Cuba

Nine U.S. governors sent a letter to Congress asking for the lifting of travel, financial transactions, and trade restrictions codified in the over 50-year blockade against Cuba.»

Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita González met in Havana with his visiting counterpart from the Czech Republic, Martin Tlapa.»

Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, concludes today his official visit to Cuba, which he considered a very important step to strengthen relations between the two countries.»

Slovakia Prime Minister, Robert Fico, who is on an official three-day visit to Cuba, will hold talks today with President Raul Castro, and pay tribute to National Hero Jose Marti.»

The visit to Cuba of U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, showed the enormous opportunities for both countries in trade and investment, after the restoration of the diplomatic relations in July.»

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) named Cuba the second leading tourist destination in the Caribbean in the first quarter of 2015.»

Secretary of Commerce of the United States Penny Pritzker visited today the facilities of the Special Development Zone and the port of Mariel as part of her official visit to Cuba.»

Cuban sports movement and the entire country remembered this October 6th the bombing of a Cubana airplane in Barbados that killed 73 people, including the youth fencing team.»

Visiting Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan signed a cooperation agreement on air services with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez.»

Cuban Heroes Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, René González, and Orlando Cardoso Villavicencio, were awarded Marcelo Quiroga Order by Evo Morales.»