Numerous shows of US citizens support to the decision of the Presidents of Cuba and the United States to restore diplomatic relations between the two nations have been published in The New York Times.»
With an occupancy rate in 2014 of over 90 percent and customer recognition, the Iberostar Grand Hotel Trinidad, only five-star facility in the province of Sancti Spiritus, is reaffirmed as the preferred destination for foreign visitors.»
Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro was awarded on Thursday China´s Confucius Peace Prize in acknowledgement of his efforts to solve international crisis and conflicts.»
The Panamanian government on Thursday officially invited Cuban President Raul Castro to the Summit of the Americas, which will be hosted by that Central American nation April 10-11, 2015, the Panamanian Foreign Ministry announced.»
Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, met on Tuesday afternoon with Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of the Republic of Congo, who is on an official visit to Cuba.»
Cuban Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow slightly higher to 4 percent in 2015, as it was predicted in the last meeting of the Council of Ministers, Granma daily reported.»
The US Semester at Sea academic program is paying its second visit to Havana on Saturday since the trips resumed on December 2013 after nine years of absence as a result of travel restrictions imposed by the George W. Bush administration.»
The New York Times editorial writer Ernesto Londoño visited the venue of the Cuban Granma newspaper where he had the opportunity to share ideas and experiences with Cuban journalists.»
Cuban anti-terrorist fighter Fernando Gonzalez met in Managua with members of the Cuban brigades of doctors and teachers and representatives of the diplomatic mission of his country in Nicaragua.»
Cuba reiterated at the UN General Assembly on Friday the urgent need to reform the Security Council to turn it into a transparent, representative and democratic body.»
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