Economy and Planning Minister Marino Murillo confirmed that Cuba’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow above 4 percent in the first semester of 2015.»

Traveling to Cuba for tourism continues to be banned in the United States. Getting there for approved purposes remains needlessly difficult and expensive according to a New York Times Editorial.»

The Cuban Five, who arrived in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, expressed gratitude for the support during their imprisonment in the US.»

Cuba denounced today in Geneva the illegal actions on the brand Havana Club in the United States, where they are commercializing a rum with that brand that is not Cuban.»

The Deputy International Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), Zanele Matebula, said everything is ready to receive the five Cubans imprisoned in the USA for fighting terrorism.»

The Minister of Oil and Mining of Venezuela, Asdrubal Chavez, said that the country expects to produce about six million barrels a day in 2019.»

Cuban artist Jesus Lara is to reveal a piece dedicated to Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, within a personal exhibition at the 12th Biennial of Havana.»

Cuba was selected by the Caribbean Tourism Organization as the 2nd most relevant tourist destination in the start of 2015, behind the Dominican Republic, press media reported here Wednesday.»

Cuba and the European Union (EU) made progress in negotiating a trade agreement during the fourth round of talks in Brussels ended on Tuesday, diplomatic sources reported.»

Sergio Ramos, star of the Spanish team and Real Madrid, traveled to Cuba as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), confirmed local press.»