Havana, June 3, (RHC), – French foreign minister Laurent Fabius described as unfair, unilateral and irrational the 10-billion-dollar fine that Washington intends to impose on BNP Paribas bank for the alleged violation of the US economic sanctions against countries such as Cuba, Sudan and Iran.... More


Havana, June 3 (RHC), – Cuban vice-president, Salvador Valdes Mesa, ratified his government and people’s willingness to further strengthen friendship and cooperation relations with El Salvador, stressing the good prospects for such development now that President-elect, Salvador Sanchez Cerén, of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has stated his mandate.... More


Havana, June 3, (RHC), – The 2013-2014 Cuban sugar campaign winds up this week, though sugar mills in eastern Holguin province will continue operating in order to meet their production schedules.... More


Havana, June 3 (RHC-XINHUA), -- Cuba exported 64.7 million machine-made cigars from January to May 2014, generating nearly 10 million U.S. dollars in revenue.... More


Havana, June 3 (RHC), -- An mild earthquake struck the eastern Cuban provinces of Granma and Santiago de Cuba on Monday, the National Seismological Service reported.... More


Havana, June 2 (RHC) – The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent fraternal greetings to the government and people of El Salvador following the swearing-in ceremony for new Salvadorian president Salvador Sanchez Ceren.... More


Havana, June 2 (RHC) -– Fernando Gonzalez, one of the five anti-terrorist fighters given unfair prison sentences in the United States and who is in Cuba after having fully served his prison term, highlighted the significance of the international solidarity campaign for the release of his three compatriots still held in U.S. jails and the upcoming Five Days for the Five action to take place, from June 4th to the 11th, in Washington, DC.... More


Havana, June 2 (RHC) – President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz kicked off on Monday a two-day official visit to Cuba.... More


Havana, June 2 (PL-RHC) -- Several courses are in session in Havana today as a prelude to the VIII Cuban Congress of Cardiology, which will be inaugurated tomorrow at the Convention Palace in the presence of experts from some 20 nations.... More


Havana June 2 (NNN-RHC) --- Cuba opened its first wholesale market for farmers in decades on Sunday, an experiment limited to agricultural supplies in one area and the latest market-oriented reform for the communist-run island.... More


Havana, June 2 (PL-RHC) -- A report from the National Bureau of Statistics and Information showed that in April, Cuba received 287,000 international visitors, which exceeded the 273,000 for the same period last year.... More


Havana, June 2 (RHC) – Cuba exported its first 35-cubic-meter lot of gray marble from the Isle of Youth to Venezuela as part of an accord reached between entities of the two countries at the latest Havana International Trade Fair, held here in November.... More


Havana, May 31, (RHC), – Cuban vice president, Salvador Valdes Mesa, arrived Friday in San Salvador, heading a Cuban delegation to the upcoming inauguration of President-elect, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, this Sunday, June 1st.... More


Havana, May 31, (RHC9, – The Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo Hernandez held talks in Havana with Guillermo Teillier, national chairman of the Communist Party of Chile, who pays an official visit to Cuba.... More


Paris, May 31, (RHC), – The United States government intention to impose a multi-billion dollar fine on French bank BNP Paribas over its alleged dealings with sanctioned countries including Cuba, has caused outrage in French media and economic sector... More


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