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The President of the councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro, met on Monday afternoon with Havana’s Archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Ortega.»

Media outlets in the US State of Vermont stress recent statements by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy who said that US ideals must be promoted by lifting the travel ban and the blockade against Cuba.»

For those journalists who closely followed the struggle for the liberation of Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez, and Rene Gonzalez, it was no surprise at all to receive the announcement that the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 would be now called International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity for the Peoples, in order »

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, presided today the flag hoisting ceremony at the US embassy in Havana, which for manyy is a prediction of better times in the links between both nations. In a ceremony charged with symbolism, the head of U.S. diplomacy saw the flag floating in the wind, a ceremony that follows long months of talks between »

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is carrying out today a brief visit to Cuba, to preside over the official ceremony of the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana. Kerry will hoist his country’s flag in the afternoon over the official residence of the head of the Washington diplomatic mission in Havana.  This is the first time in 70 »

The accompanying delegation of Secretary of State John Kerry to Cuba consists of 19 persons, including government officials and congressmen, who will be tomorrow at the official opening ceremony of the US Embassy.»

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) moves towards the development of the Caribbean region.»

Dr. Mario Alberto Triana Estrada (Mayito) tells about his work at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, in Timor Lorosa’e National University.»

Cuban President, Raul Castro, met with his Salvadoran peer, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, occasion in which the two statesmen verified with satisfaction the good progress of bilateral relations.»

The official re-opening of the Cuban and the USA embassies in Washington and Havana, respectively, are very significant events on the way to the rapprochement already began last December 17th, between the northern superpower and our country.»