Havana, January 17 (RHC-PL) – The Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Hanna Serwaah, highlighted today her nation's strong ties with Cuba. In statements to the press, Serwaah pointed out that the objective of this visit to Havana is to strengthen the links with the island, which are already strong in itself.... More
Chicago, January 16 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The U.S. carrier United Airlines announced Thursday it is planning to fly to Cuba with services from Houston, Newark and New Jersey, however this plan is subject to government approval, the company said.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Cuban counter-terrorists René González and Ramón Labañino expressed Thursday their condemnation of the attack against the weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, when signing the condolence book at the French Embassy in Havana.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The Foreign Ministers of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez, and Ghana, Hanna Serwaah Tetteh, advocated in Havana for the continuance of friendly relations and collaboration between Cuba and Ghana. At the Cuban Foreign Ministry in Havana, both diplomatic representatives coincided on the need to join together to face common challenges, and expressed the interest to strengthen the links established on December 23, 1959.... More
Cairo, January 16 (RHC-PL) –- Egyptian Health Minister Adel El Adawy appraised the relevant departments of that institution to review the collaboration proposals presented by Cuban ambassador in Cairo, Laureano Rodriguez, diplomatic sources reported. The ambassador also conveyed his government's desire to develop and strengthen bilateral relations in the health sector, included dissemination in Egypt of proven medicines manufactured by Cuban biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL)-- Actual size bear sculptures are on display in the San Francisco of Asis Plaza in Havana, to send a message of tolerance and comprehension among all the peoples, cultures and religions of the world. Germans Eva and Kalus Herlitz began creating these bears of approximately two meters high in 2001, with the collaboration of the Austrian sculptor Roman Strobl.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The Central Bank of Cuba (CBC) will put into circulation high-denomination banknotes beginning on February 1st with a value of 200, 500 and 1000 Cuban pesos (CUP), according to Granma daily newspaper. The measure aims to facilitate CUP operations carried out in the stores that sell their products in convertible pesos (CUC).... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The sugar group Azcuba reported today that so far positive results are being achieved in the present sugarcane harvest, in terms of industrial performance and the volume produced of that sweetener. A report by the Office of Institutional Communication of that entity also said that what has been achieved in these indicators is similar to the plan, and quantitatively superior to the same period last year.... More
Brasilia, January 16 (RHC) -— The Brazilian government announced the expansion of its health program with more doctors from other countries, particularly from Cuba, to work in another 424 remote areas of the country.... More
United Nations, January 16 (RHC) -— Cuba has called for efforts at the UN Security Council to achieve fair and lasting peace in the Middle East.... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC) -— Congolese National Defense Minister and Division General Charles Richard Mondjo expressed in Havana his interest in strengthening relations with Cuba, particularly in the military sector. ... More
Washington, January 15 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration on Thursday announced the details of new regulations that will ease travel and trade restrictions with Cuba as part of President Obama's bid to normalize relations with Cuba for the first time in a half century. The rules, announced by the Treasury and Commerce departments, will take effect on Friday, the Hill newspaper reported. ... More
Washington, January 15 (RHC) –- U.S. companies are ready to support new regulations announced by the White House with the aim of easing restrictions on trade with Cuba, according to U.S. media reports.... More
Havana, January 15 (RHC) -– Religious leaders gathered in a joint initiative known as the Cuban Inter-religious Platform have called an International Meeting for inter-religious dialog and world peace in Havana from October 16th to the 18th. ... More
Havana, January 15 (RHC) -– Cuban doctor Felix Baez, who overcame the Ebola virus which he contracted in Sierra Leone, has returned to that Western African nation to continue fighting the disease along his comrades with the Henry Reeve international medical brigade.... More
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