Havana, June 30 (RHC) –- Havana’s Provincial Court has declared a penal process against Canadian entrepreneurs and former Cuban officials ready for sentencing with the prosecution demanding from eight to 20 prison years for the accused, plus a 91-million dollar compensation for the damage inflicted to Cuban economic and tax entities. ... More


New York, June 30 (RHC) -- BNP Paribas' board of directors approved over the weekend a settlement with US authorities to pay a record $9 billion fine to avoid being tried for violating U.S. economic sanctions of third countries.... More


Havana, June 30 (RHC) -– The Cuban people and government pay tribute today to Reserve Army Corps General Sixto Batista Santana, who passed away Sunday in Havana at the age of 82.... More


Havana, June 30 (RHC) – The Argentinean school boat Liberty Frigate will call at Havana harbor on official visit Tuesday, July 1st, Granma newspaper reported.... More


Havana, June 30 (RHC) –- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has praised the national program known as More Doctors, being implemented by 14,462 medical doctors. She noted that more than 11,000 of those doctors are Cubans, offering their services in the South American nation following an accord signed between the Pan-American Health Organization and the Brazilian government.... More


Havana, June 28 (RHC) – Cancer is considered the main obstacle for Cubans in reaching 80 years of age, said the director of the Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center Doctor, Agustin Lage.... More


Havana, June 28, (RHC), – The First International Convention of Cuban Industry closed on Friday after achieving strategic alliances to develop new local products that will replace costly imports, said Jorge Luis Suarez, member of the organizing committee.... More


Havana, June 28, (RHC), – Cuban hero, Fernando Gonzalez, who was recently released from a US Federal prison, said in Havana that he will keep on with the struggle for the freedom of three of his compatriots still imprisoned in the United States.... More


Malabo, June 27 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes has met in Equatorial Guinea with the president of the Commission of the African Union, Nkosazana Zuma. ... More


Havana, June 27 (RHC)-- Cuba has expressed its support of Argentina against the so-called vulture funds and warned of using such speculative mechanisms against Latin American and Caribbean integration.... More


Havana, June 27 (RHC)-- Argentinian Vice President Amado Boudou is meeting an official agenda in Cuba, which includes visits to scientific centers and projects related to the economic transformations underway in the country, with the aim of further boosting bilateral relations between Havana and Buenos Aires.... More


Madrid, June 27 (RHC)-- Cuba and Spain have signed in Madrid an association agreement in the framework of international cooperation for development. ... More


Tehran, June 27 (RHC)-– Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina has ratified the excellent state of political links between his country and the Islamic Republic of Iran, during an ongoing visit to the Persian nation.... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro has met with visiting Belorussian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei to address the current state of diplomatic relations between both countries. ... More


Havana, June 26 (RHC) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Denzil Douglas wrapped up his official visit to Cuba this Thursday, after completing a busy agenda of diplomatic activities which included official talks with Cuban President Raul Castro. ... More


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