Bioelectric plant to be built in Cuban province of Ciego de Avila
HAVANA - The foundation stone for the construction of a bioelectric plant in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Ávila, 423 kilometers from Havana, was laid last week. According to Invasor newspaper, the work More...
Lack of freedom of expression in Cuba criticised at human rights meeting
WASHINGTON - Miguel Henrique Otero, editor of the Caracas, Venezuela, newspaper El Nacional, represented the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) at a meeting on Wednesday before the Inter-American Commission More...
Spirit Airlines to drop Cuban operations
MIAMI - South Florida-based Spirit Airlines announced that they would be pulling service to Cuba, joining fellow ultra-low cost carrier Frontier Airlines and regional carrier Silver Airways in leaving the island More...
Venezuela president arrives in Cuba for ALBA meeting
HAVANA - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived in Cuba’s capital Havana shortly after 9 pm on Sunday night to participate in Monday’s meeting of Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples More...
Cuba signs tourism cooperation agreement with Portugal
Last year, 4,035,577 tourists visited Cuba. HAVANA – Cuba and Portugal have signed a protocol of cooperation that stands to benefit tourism development in both countries. Cuba’s head of tourism Manuel Marrero More...
Local solutions to rebuild oldest Cuban city in Hurricane Matthew’s wake
BARACOA – Clearings with fallen trees in the surrounding forests, houses still covered with tarpaulins and workers repairing the damage on the steep La Farola highway are lingering evidence of the impact of More...
They’ve only just begun, but two airlines are already saying adios to Cuba
HAVANA – It appears to be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth – at least for two US airlines which are dropping its planned routes because they say with so many other airlines adding flights to the Spanish-speaking More...
Labor Right and World Economic Crisis discussed in Jurists Forum
HAVANA - The 11th International Meeting of Labor Lawyers and Unions kicked off on Wednesday in Havana with debates centered on the world economic crisis and challenges of labor rights. The President of the Cuban More...
Cuba seeks to revitalize Association of Caribbean States at upcoming meetings
HAVANA - Cuba is seeking to revitalize Association of Caribbean States (ACS) as ACS' First Cooperation Conference to be held on March 8, Cuba's foreign ministry announced on Tuesday. At a press conference, Carlos More...
China helps Cuba’s special economic zone fulfill potential
HAVANA - Giant Chinese-built cranes briskly unload shipping containers from cargo ships at Cuba's deep-water port of Mariel, a fledgling special economic zone the country hopes will drive development over the coming More...
