HAVANA

The 36th International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2016, began in Havana with a wide expectation in the travel market for this island»

Spanish airline Iberia has named its latest Airbus A330-200 “La Habana”, to mark the 70th anniversary of its first flights to Latin America, the company reported on April 4»

There are strong swellings on the sea in the Cuban western region and there have been moderate flooding in coastal areas including the Havana’s Malecon»

Raul Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, bid farewell to Pope Francis at Santiago de Cuba’s International Airport “Antonio Maceo” after four days of His Holiness stay in Cuba, where he held Masses in Havana, Holguin and in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. Pope Francis in Santiago de Cuba: The Church »

US President Barack Obama today asked Congress to lift the unilateral sanctions imposed against Cuba for over half a century, because that policy failed and resulted counterproductive for the United States.»

  The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Marcelino Medina, today received a letter from the United States President, Barack Obama, addressed to his peer Raul Castro. The letter was delivered at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry by the head of the Interests Section of the United States in Havana, Jeffrey DeLaurentis. Growing Interest in Cooperation Between Cuba »

Two casualties and material damage yet to quantify is the balance of heavy rains in the capital, according to Granma newspaper.»

Delegations from Cuba and the United States held an unprecedented dialogue on human rights, framed in the rapprochement process announced on December 17 by Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama.»

Cuban President Raul Castro, called on Sunday to improve the programs of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of Our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) convinced it is an alternative to the hegemonic model sinking in a crisis with no visible way out.»

The 13th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the peoples of Our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) was concluded this Sunday in Havana, with the approval of a Final Declaration which was read by Nicolás Maduro, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The document, which was endorsed by the heads of state and government and by guests invited »