Castro era to end in Cuba as Raul set to step down
It will be the first time in nearly six decades that the island country will not be led by a Castro. HAVANA - Cuba will open a session of its National Assembly on Wednesday that will mark the end of an era in the More...
Raul Castro slams Donald Trump’s Cuba policy
HAVANA - Cuba’s president has lashed out at US President Donald Trump’s harsher stance on relations with the Caribbean communist country, calling it a setback but promising to continue working to normalize More...
PDVSA’s Cuban-Venezuelan oil refinery at Cienfuegos to be partially shut
HAVANA – Cuba’s 65,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) Cienfuegos refinery will be partially shut for 120 days this year due to maintenance and produce only minimum output, a top official at Venezuelan state oil firm More...
Rutte talks with President Castro during the first visit to Cuba
HAVANA – Premier Mark Rutte was the first Dutch Prime Minister to visit Cuba. The Prime Minister traveled to the island for a summit of the Association of Caribbean countries. Rutte’s visit also included a meeting More...
US President to make historic trip to Cuba
WASHINGTON, United States – United States President Barack Obama will visit Cuba next month, the first time any sitting American president has done so in almost 90 years. “Next month, I’ll travel to Cuba More...
Cuban President Receives Prime Minister of Curaçao
HAVANA, WILLEMSTAD - Cuban President Raul Castro received the prime minister and minister of general affairs of Curacao, Ivar Asjes, who is visiting Havana, the official newspaper Granma reported on Saturday. A More...
Cuban president may return to Catholic Church after meeting with Pope
ROME, Italy – While Cuba’s constitution was amended to prohibit discrimination against religion in 1992, there had been no indication that the communist Caribbean island’s executive office may be changing More...
Cuba calls on G-77 summit to support Venezuela
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia -- Cuban President Raul Castro told a Group of 77 (G-77) + China summit in Bolivia on Saturday that Havana's closest ally Venezuela needed support amid the fallout from anti-government More...
