President Michelle Bachelet traveled to northern Chile this Tuesday to assess the damage from an earthquake last night that registered 8.2 on the Richter scale, causing at least six deaths and still uncalculated damage.»

French activist Jacqueline Roussie denounced the ongoing and obstinate media silence and distortion in the case of the Cuban anti-terrorist fighters unjustly condemned in the United States for defending their country.»

Rules adopted for the income of Cuban elite athletes are already effective, Granma newspaper reported.»

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet called congress people to approve as soon as possible her tax-reform proposal, which she said will allow collecting more funds for social projects, especially education.»

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica rejected the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba and warned about the attempts to impose sanctions on Venezuela.»

Eighty-four percent of Cubans with diabetes mellitus have a life expectancy of nearly 78 years, similar to that of those who have not suffered the disease, the Granma newspaper reported.»

Cuban film Conducta, by Ernesto Daranas won the awards for best film, best director and best actress for Alina Rodriguez in the Latin American section of the Malaga Film Festival.»

The European Union and the African Union plan to agree on actions against illegal immigration and traffic of people in the summit that will be in session on April 2 and 3 in Brussels.»

The Coordinator of the Council on Communication and Citizenry, Rosario Murillo, highlighted the preparation and organization of institutions and citizens of Nicaragua to face the occurrence of earthquakes.»

Cuban Parliament today passed a new Foreign Investment Law to allow access to foreign capital, technologies and new markets as well as insert national products and services in the international market. The legislation, approved with the unanimous vote of the Cuban deputies, also seeks to yields positive effects in the domestic industry for national economic growth. Cuba Encourages Foreign Investment »