Accra, May 21 (RHC) -- Two hundred and fifty students from Ghana have left for Cuba, where they’ll be completing their degrees in medical sciences during the next six years.

Havana, May 21 (RHC) -- Foreign Minister of Seychelles, Jean Paul Adam, kicked off an official visit to Cuba on Sunday, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties with Cuba.

Havana, May 21 (RHC) -- Cuban residents in the former Soviet Union exchanged ideas in Moscow to enhance the international call for the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the U.S. since 1998.

Paraguay, May 20 (RHC)—Over 5 000 people gathered on Sunday in the Paraguayan department of Itapúa to acknowledge the work of the Cuban medical brigade in the free-eye-treatment program in this South America nation.

Havana, May 18 (RHC)—Havana’s historian Eusebio Leal described as irreversible the economic transformations underway in Cuba.

Havana, May 18 (RHC)—The permanent secretary of Saint Lucia’s Health Ministry Barnabas Annius highlighted Cuban medical cooperation with his country, which was strengthened over the past few years.

Havana, May 17, (RHC), -- Sultan Kosen, the world’s tallest man, is schedule to arrive in Cuba next Saturday, local newspaper Juventud Rebelde said.

Havana, May 18, (RHC), -- Luis Julian Laffitte, Cuba's ambassador to Timor Leste, and Olimpio Branco, his Timorese counterpart in Havana, reviewed the development of bilateral ties and cooperation agreements between both countries.

Washington D.C., May 18, (RHC), -- The Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, kicked off a two-day visit to Washington D.C., where he will give several lectures and tour facilities of historical and artistic relevance.

Santi Spiritus, May 17 (RHC) -- Roberto Verrier, the president of the Cuban Association of Economists and Accountants (ANEC), said that the organization is debating the adaptation of the Social and Economic Guidelines approved at the 6th Communist Party Congress to each work place.

Havana, May 17 (RHC) -- The Cuban Ministry for Foreign Affairs urged the U.S. government to allow Cuban company Cubaexport to renew its registration of the world-known trademark Havana Club, according to a statement published by the Cuban daily newspaper “Granma.” 

Mexico City, May 17 (RHC) -- The local government of the Mexican capital announced that the Cuban teaching method “Yes I Can” will be used to teach indigenous area residents to read and write.

Beijing, May 17 (RHC) -- Cuba vowed to strengthen its economic and trade relations with China, granting special importance to joint actions of the bi-national management committee.

Havana, May 17 (RHC) -- Cuban President Raul Castro has congratulated the new Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe, over the ratification of his newly appointed cabinet by the country’s parliament.

Brasilia, May 16 (RHC) -- The movement of solidarity with Cuba and the Five Cuban anti-terrorists jailed in the US since 1998 gained momentum with the creation of the Brazil-Cuba Friendship Committee in the State of Goias, in Brazil's central-west region.  Committees of Solidarity with Cuba and the Cuban Five now exist in 15 out of Brazil’s 27 States.