Cuba

Cuban President Raul Castro leads his country’s delegation to the First Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to take place on January 27th and 28th in Santiago de Chile.»

Venezuelan intellectual Luis Britto is one of the five members of the international jury for the ALBA Literature and Arts Award, whose winners will be announced on January 30.»

A fiber-optic cable that links Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica is up and running since August 2012, being used initially for voice traffic, the Cuban Telecommunications Company ETECSA S.A. said on Wednesday.»

The Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said Wednesday before thousands of people in the capital that he will shortly travel to Havana, Cuba, to visit President of the Republic, Hugo Chávez.»

Venezuelan foreign minister Elias Jaua said on Monday that he met with President Hugo Chavez, who took decisions related to the upcoming Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).»

Havana will host the First Forum of Education Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).»

The members of polling stations and other authorities in charge of the February 3 general elections in Cuba are prioritizing their training for the polls, the National Electoral Commission (CEN) reported.»

Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro and President Raul Castro met Sunday afternoon with Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro, and other high ranking officials from that South American country.»

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has shown a favorable general clinical evolution over the past few days, as the respiratory infection is under control, the minister for Communication and Information, Ernesto Villegas, said on Sunday.»

The new immigration measures in Cuba came into force yesterday to ease and facilitate travel between Cuba and other nations of the world.»