Havana, October 14 (RHC-AIN), The Jose Vasconcelos Prize of the Hispanist Affirmation Front of the Academy of Sciences of Mexico, was presented on Saturday to Nuria Gregori, director of the Jose Antonio Portuondo Institute of Literature and Linguistics in Havana.... More


Havana, October 14 (RHC-PL) -- Aimed at providing a space for the presentation and debate of the latest developments in that area, the Eighth Cuban Congress on Microbiology and Parasitology got underway today at Havana's Conference Center and will run until October 16th.... More


New Delhi, October 14 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba presented an overview of its new Foreign Investment Law on Tuesday to a group of business representatives in India, a country where there is great interest in positioning products and brands in the Latin American and Caribbean market.... More


La Paz, October 13 (RHC) -– Following his electoral victory with a preliminary 60.5 percent of the votes on Sunday, Bolivian President Evo Morales dedicated his triumph to Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. ... More


Havana, October 13 (RHC) –- A recent forum held in Lincoln, Nebraska, in which over 100 participants addressed Washington's wars on Iraq and Syria and environmental issues, had the case of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in US jails at the center of discussions of the Nebraskans For Peace event. ... More


Vienna, October 13 (RHC) -– The exhibit of pictures “Fidel es Fidel,” in homage to the Cuban Revolution leader, was inaugurated during the 9th Encounter of Cuban Residents in Europe, held in Austria this week.... More


Dublin, October 13 (RHC) -– A Dublin-based firm has become one of the world’s largest mobile phone top-up providers after a major deal in Cuba.... More


Havana, October 13 (RHC) – Following a month of calm, the current hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean has gained momentum with the formation of tropical storms Fay and Gonzalo, according to weather reports. ... More


Havana, October 11 (RHC) -- The President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has welcomed the 165 Cuban medical personnel -- including doctors and nurses – at the State House, the local Sierra Express Media reported.... More


Havana, October 11 (RHC) -- The U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba for over half a century is not just a bilateral matter, as it affects relations with the world, said Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pedro Luis Pedroso. Washington uses such a pretext but nothing is further from the truth, said Pedroso in remarks to Prensa Latina.... More


Santiago de Cuba, October 11 (RHC-PL) -- Men, women and children in the city of Santiago de Cuba paid tribute Friday to Carlos Manuel de Cespedes at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery on occasion of the 146th anniversary of the start of the pro-independence wars against Spain´s colonial rule in the 19th century.... More


Tampa, October 11 (RHC) -- Members of the Florida Aquarium’s fundraising arm will travel to Havana next week for meetings with the National Aquarium of Cuba, as part of mutual efforts to establish a research partnership. ... More


Freetown, October 10 (RHC) -– Sierra Leone's Health and Sanitation Minister, Dr. Abu Bakarr Fofanah, has praised the Cuban Government for aiding his country in the fight to contain the Ebola outbreak. ... More


New York, October 10 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba has called on the United Nations to encourage countries to work together to eliminate the root causes of terrorism, drug and human trafficking, as well as money laundering.... More


Havana, October 10 (RHC) -- The social and cultural connotation of Cuba's geological heritage will be the focus of discussions during the 2nd Meeting on Geology and Society that will session in Havana next October 23rd and 24th, the organizing committee announced.... More


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