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Raúl Castro Praises Results Attained in Cuba-U.S.A. Relations

President Raúl Castro acknowledged today that concrete results have been achieved in the 15 months since the decision of his country and the United States to resume diplomatic relations was announced. During a press conference at the Revolution Palace in this capital along with his US peer Barack Obama, the Cuban president cited the resumption of direct postal service and »

Cuba President Raul Castro Welcomes US Counterpart Barack Obama

President Raul Castro officially received his US counterpart Barack Obama at the Revolution Palace in Havana and both leaders held official talks. After the ceremony, Raul and Obama greeted the members of both delegations before starting their talks, that will end with statements to the press that gathers at the site. Barack Obama Honors Cuban National Hero Jose Marti U.S. »

U.S. President Barack Obama Tours Havana’s Historical Center (+photos)

Under a persistent light rain, U.S. President Barack Obama today visited the historical center of Havana, declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1982. Accompanied by his wife, and two daughters Malia and Sasha, Obama began his tour of Havana at Plaza de Armas (Arms Square), guided by Havana City’s Historian Eusebio Leal, who leads a comprehensive and sustainable restoration project »

US President Barack Obama Arrives in Cuba

US President Barack Obama arrived in Havana today, thus becoming the first president of that country to travel to the island after the triumph of the Revolution in January, 1959. Obama was welcomed at the José Martí International Airport by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Ambassador to the U.S. José Ramón Cabañas and the Charge d’affaires of the »

Obama: Three Days in Cuba

The visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba has been considered by experts as an event of great significance in the international political scenario. Since this Sunday, President Obama will fulfill a busy agenda of activities that have led to expectations both inside and outside the island. Barack Obama Starts Official Visit to Cuba this Sunday Official Biography of »

Raul Castro Holds Meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister

Cuban President Raul Castro received Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez in an occassion in which both exchanged on the excellent relations between Cuba and Venezuela and ratified the will to keep on empowering them. The Cuban President reaffirmed the Cuban demand that the Executive Order 13692 is eliminated and reiterated unconditional support from the Cuban people to the Bolivarian Republic »

The Visit to Cuba of U.S.A. President Barack Obama

Cuban news outlet Granma published an op-ed Tuesday highlighting Barack Obama’s historic visit to the island, saying that despite the U.S. president’s efforts to normalize relations with the Caribbean nation, there was still a very long road ahead for this to come true and told Washington to abandon all intentions to push for a change of government and all plans »

Raul Castro Calls for More Discipline to Fight Aedes Mosquito

Cuban President, Raul Castro, called for additional vigilance in response to the increased spread of diseases transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. During the meeting held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health to discuss the prevention of these diseases, the Cuban president called for discipline and close attention to hygiene and urged the authorities to act vigorously, within »

Silence Becomes News in Sancti Spiritus Hearing Clinic (+photos)

Young Raul Rojas did not know how to explain it. He did not even understand why he acted different from others. His mother, Virginia Alarcon, didn’t comprehend why her child had learned only a few words and was only dedicated to imitate people. “He was born normal. After he was one year old, he only said the words milk, yogurt, »

His Holiness Kirill Pays Courtesy Visit to Fidel Castro (+photos)

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, paid a courtesy visit to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the penultimate day of his official visit to Cuba. According to a statement, the meeting between them took place in the afternoon, yesterday. Fidel Castro had words of recognition for the leader of the Russian Orthodox »