Havana, January 6 (RHC)-- New figures show U.S. exports to Cuba probably hit one of their lowest points in a decade last year, an indication of the barriers to increased trade despite U.S. President Barack Obama's intentions to expand ties, according to the Associated Press.... More
Quito, January 6 (RHC) -– A new Ecuadorian construction brigade has headed for Cuba to support housing projects underway in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, hard hit by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.... More
Washington, January 6 (RHC)-- An assortment of agricultural groups on Thursday will announce the launching of a new coalition to support advanced agricultural trade to Cuba, according to the office of Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D, published by Rusty Halvorson at American Ag Radio Network.... More
Havana, January 6 (RHC)-- Nearly three weeks after President Obama announced that the U.S. will begin to soften a half-century-long freeze in diplomatic relations with Cuba, Peter Kornbluh, the co-author of “Back Channel to Cuba” and the director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive in Washington, D.C., spoke to “Power Players” for the ABC news during a recent trip to Havana and said that tourism will be the most immediate and obvious change.... More
New York, January 5 (RHC-PL) -- Groups of solidarity with Cuba and social organizations in New York welcomed the return home of the five Cuban counter-terrorism fighters held in U.S. prisons.... More
Las Vegas, January 5 (RHC)-- More U.S. people respond to criticism over President Obama's announcement in December to change policy on Cuba. And this is the case of William V. Lofton from Las Vegas, Nevada. “I was disappointed by the comments by one of my favorite writers, Rich Lowry. He feels President Barack Obama was wrong in loosening every economic sanction possible and offering diplomatic relations to Cuba, according to a letter sent to Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday.... More
Beijing, January 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca is in Beijing heading the island's delegation to the first Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC. ... More
Halifax, Canada, January 5 (RHC)-- In the sweet afterglow of last month’s historic rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, much has been made of the pivotal roles played by Pope Francis, the Canadian government, New York Times editorial writers, various American politicians and their aides, even “sperm diplomacy,” Canadian author Stephen Kimber wrote in an article published by Counterpunch newsletter on Monday.... More
Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- After U.S. President Barack Obama announced his administration’s change in policy regarding Cuba, many discussions of a different kind are taking place across the nations. For Randy Astle in Filmmaking, Financing and Production, while not disregarding these discussions, it is a good a moment to look at the possibilities normalized relations might create for U.S. and Cuban filmmakers, according to an article published by Filmmaker Magazine on Monday.... More
Cienfuegos, January 5 (RHC-PL) -- Cuba will graduate nearly 600 Pakistani doctors next February, announced Muhammad Essa Khan, representative of the future doctors at the Medical University of Cienfuegos.... More
Richmond, January 5 (RHC-AP) -- Officials and entrepreneurs from the U.S. state of Virginia are closely following the events related to the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations, with expectations for increased business opportunities.... More
Havana, January 5 (RHC)-- The International Habano Cigar Festival will be held February 23rd to the 27th at Havana's Conventions Palace with the usual attendance of business people, cigar distributors, specialists who will dedicate the event to the Cuban traditionally famous brand Romeo y Julieta.... More
Brasilia, January 3 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff affirmed that the recent announcement of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba will have a very positive impact on the entire hemisphere.... More
Havana, January 3 (RHC)-- In 2014, Cuba maintained the record lowest infant mortality rate in the country's history, 4.2 per 1000 live births, achieved in 2013.... More
Minsk, January 3 (RHC-NNN)-– Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko praised the high level of bilateral dialogue and cooperation with Cuba, in a message of congratulations on the 56th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. ... More
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