Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela participated Friday in the Cuba-Panama Business Forum. Varela was accompanied by Panamanian Commerce Minister Militón Arrochajunto and some 40 business executives from different economic sectors.... More


The first meeting of the Cuba-U.S. Steering Committee, a mechanism agreed by both countries to establish the agenda that will be discussed during the process towards the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States, took place on September 11, 2015. ... More


Cuba and Panama, two nations with strategic geographical position in our Hemisphere, are currently examining, on the occasion of the State visit to Cuba by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, ways to strengthen their links in such important areas as the economy, commerce, health, education and culture.... More


Cuban Tourism Minister, Manuel Marrero, and the rector of the University of Havana, Gustavo Correiro, inaugurated the new facilities of the Faculty of Tourism located on the corner of G and 23rd Streets in Vedado, a Havana neighborhood near the University of Havana campus.... More


Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñóz Valenzuela said in Havana that the newly signed cooperation agreements between his country and Cuba are an excellent example of South-South cooperation. ... More


The Guatemalan president, Otto Perez Molina resigned Wednesday night after the Public Ministry presented a warrant for his arrest for his role in the so-called “La Linea” corruption case.... More


Excerpts of a conversation of the Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega and TV presenter and musician Amaury Pérez on a televised program The relationship between the Catholic Church and the Cuban State, the visit of the Pope John Paul II in 1998, those crucial moments in which he was named bishop and cardinal, as well as the role the book “Fidel and Religion” played in Cuba, were all aspects included in a conversation with the Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega, in an interview with Amaury Pérez on his television program “Con dos que se quieran 2”. Amaury Perez is a well-known Cuban singer and songwriter who has hosted his popular TV show for several seasons, interviewing personalities from all aspects of Cuban society.... More


Cuba Supports the Declaration of Havana at Plaza Civica (current Plaza de la Revolucion) where over one million people representing the entire country gathered to constitute the General Assembly of the People of Cuba to reply on behalf of the people of Cuba and of Latin America to the Declaration of San José.... More


Cuban Students Back to School

September 1st is a very important day in Cuba because it is the beginning of the new school year and, generally, every family has at least one of its members starting school, in any of its different levels. But also this day, neighbors, relatives, and families join each other to witness the students' procession with their uniforms and backpacks, each one of them excited about the start of the new school year. ... More


Misael Batista Suárez, member of the Discalced Carmelites Congregation, is the priest of the Catholic church Nuestra Señora del Carmen located in Vedado in Havana. This Dominican has been living in Cuba for three years and offered an interview to Radio Havana Cuba, in which he talked about the preparations of the Cuban Church for the welcoming of the Pope who will be visiting Havana on the 19th of September. ... More


As the new school year is almost ready to begin, nostalgic memories emerge as the eternal gratitude of these young men and women from other nationalities is felt. Some are leaving the Villa Clara Superior Education classrooms. Others return to their countries while holding on to the love and affection, the rigor of their teachers and the pride of knowing that they are going to serve their people with a wide range of skills that they've learned here in Cuba. And still others stay to continue their specialties and studies to learn more, but they all keep in their hearts the love for our island.... More


Back to School on September 1st

The 2015-2016 school year will start on the 1st of September with over 1 million 700 thousand children and teenagers entering in all of the different levels of education. ... More


The Cuban medical mision in Venezuela supports six health programs in the seven thousand consulting offices to, among other purposes, contribute to the healthcare education of the people, improving the quality in primary care and prevention of diseases, mainly non transferable chronical illness such as cardiovascular accidents, diabetes and arterial hypertension, which are considered the first causes of death in the nation. ... More


The founding members of the FMC, the Federation of Cuban Women, recalled in Havana the eternal president, Vilma Espin, during a meeting held to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the women's organization.... More


Just a few hours after US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke in Havana about democracy and human rights in his speech at the official reopening of the US Embassy in Cuba, the New York Times revealed that a Yemeni prisoner remains on a hunger strike at the prison on the U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base.... More


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