Cuba has been prevented from receiving 117 billion dollars in profit because of the US economic blockade imposed for more than half a century, according to ECLAC, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.»

Specialists from a number of countries will discuss the epidemiological situation of dengue worldwide during a meeting in Havana from August 10th through the 21st.»

The weather event that affected Tuesday afternoon the central Cuban territory of Jatibonico, in Sancti Spiritus, was indeed an F 1 category tornado, according to the classification scale for tornadoes.»

Cuba President Raul Castro expressed the deepest condolences to Vietnam for the death of 17 people until now, and material losses, after heavy rains in the northern province of Quanh Ninh.»

President Dilma Rousseff appreciated the contribution of thousands of Cuban doctors to improve health care in this South American nation.»

The agreement announced to reestablish diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba is a step forward, but is just the beginning of a complex process towards bilateral normalization of relations, experts and media outlets said.»

The Cuban sports delegation that will participate in the V Para-Pan American Games Toronto 2015 and comprising 96 people, left today from Terminal 3 of José Martí International Airport in Havana.»

Sancti Spiritus Botanical Garden, located just a few kilometers away from the historic center of the city, owns a singular collection of species and unique specimens of the island’s flora.»

Highly effective pregnancy tests produced by the Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Center (CIGB) of Sancti Spiritus, are available since this week in the network of pharmacies of this central Cuban province.»