Matanzas, June 13 (RHC)-- The Cuban beach resort of Varadero is among the top ten Caribbean destinations, says Ivis Fernandez, a Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) representative for the western province of Matanzas.... More


Paris, June 13 (RHC)-- A top executive of France’s BNP Paribas Bank has been forced into retirement amid a dispute involving a 10 billion dollar fine that Washington intends to impose on the financial institution in an extraterritorial action for having violated U.S. sanctions against Cuba, Sudan and Iran. ... More


Holguin, June 13 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President and Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes corroborated on Thursday the advancement of a project to set up a 184-megawatt power plant in eastern Cuba. The plant, replacing two old electric generation facilities, will provide energy to a nickel processing plant, the population and other facilities in the eastern locality of Moa, located 180 kilometers east of the city of Holguin.... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC) –- Cuban authorities found the dead bodies of four persons who were murdered presumably in an attempt to illegally leave the country, in the western province of Artemisa.... More


Quito, June 12 (RHC) -– Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño said in Quito that without Cuba’s full participation, there will be no Summit of the Americas in Panama next year. ... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC) -– Cuba ratified at the UN General Assembly its commitment to fight all acts and forms of terrorism.... More


Santiago de Cuba, June 12 (RHC) –- Experts from the U.S. Geology Service are visiting the eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba, where they met with specialists from the local university and the National Seismological Research Center. ... More


Port au Prince, June 12 (RHC) -– Haiti opened on June 11th its third community hospital with the support of Cuba and Brazil, after the earthquake that hit the nation in January 2010.... More


Havana, June 12 (RHC) -- The final declaration to be adopted by the upcoming Summit of the Group of 77 plus China will condemn Washington’s unilateral and offensive actions against Cuba, including the most recent and subversive Twitter program Zunzuneo.... More


Damascus, June 11 (RHC) -- Cuban President Raul Castro sent a message of congratulations to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his victory in the recent presidential elections.... More


Washington, June 11 (RHC) -- The struggle for the release of the three members of the Cuban Five who are still serving long sentences in U.S. jails received a new impetus with a day of solidarity actions this Tuesday in Washington, DC, where activists and personalities have gathered for a week to give their support to the cause.... More


Havana, June 11 (RHC) -- The risk of getting infected by a blood transfusion in Cuba is less than one percent, a rate similar to that of developed nations, an expert said Tuesday in Havana.... More


Santiago de Cuba, June 11 (RHC) – British ambassador to Cuba Tim Cole met with local authorities in eastern Santiago de Cuba and expressed his interest in learning more about the cultural traditions of the region.... More


Tokyo, June 11 (RHC) –- Cuba’s ambassador to Japan, Marcos Rodríguez Costa, met in Tokyo on Tuesday with Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Midori Matsushima, to assess the current state of bilateral relations in those sectors,” Prensa Latina news agency reported.... More


Havana, June 10 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro has sent a message of congratulations to Egyptian head of state Abdel Fattah El Sisi for his electoral victory.... More


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