Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– Cuba has temporarily reduced the hourly charge for using state-run Internet cafes. The decision will see rates cut by 50 percent until April 10th. Internet centers previously charged $4.50 CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso) an hour. The promotion gives users two hours and 16 minutes for $5.00 CUC. ... More


San Francisco, February 19 (RHC)-- Apple Inc. has removed Cuba from its restricted country list for foreign trade, reflecting the fact that some of its hardware and software are now legally eligible to be exported to the Caribbean country, according to an AppleInsider news report on Wednesday.... More


Havana, February 19 (RHC-ACN)-- The documentary Chávez y Fidel para siempre (Chavez and Fidel Forever) by Roberto Chile and Fabiola López will have its premiere on February 21st at the La Cabaña Fortress, one of the venues of the International Book Fair 2015 in Havana.... More


Cuba Shares Experiences on Ebola

Geneva, February 19 (RHC)-- Cuban Health First Deputy Minister Dr. José Ángel Portal stated that Cuba's rapid response to the World Health Organization's appeal to fight the Ebola outbreak is part of the solidarity history the country has maintained for more than five decades.... More


Geneva, February 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Cuban authorities reported on national television Wednesday that their operation to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone was having success. ... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) –- U.S. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi arrived in Cuba on Wednesday heading a congressional delegation. This is the first official House of Representatives delegation to the country since Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced the beginning of a process to re-establish bilateral diplomatic relations.... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– The United States and Cuba will hold their second round of negotiations to resume diplomatic relations on February 27th in Washington. ... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– Cuban presidential advisor and scholar Abel Prieto said that Washington's Cuba policy has an impact on the island, but it also bans U.S. citizens from having rich cultural contacts with the Cuban people.... More


Miami, February 18 (RHC) -– Jose Ramon Cabañas, the current head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC was the keynote speaker at a Manatee County Chamber of Commerce meeting in the U.S. state of Florida.... More


Madrid, February 18 (RHC) -- Maria Cristina Russo, director for International Cooperation at the European Community, has called for increasing collaboration with Cuba in the field of research and development.... More


Moscow, February 18 (RHC-Sputnik) -– Cuban President Raul Castro may visit Russia sometime in 2015, the Cuban Ambassador to Russia Emilio Lozada Garcia told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.... More


Orlando, February 18 (RHC)-- Thousands of U.S. citizens could soon begin traveling to Cuba for medical treatment if the U.S. government ends the blockade or allows travel to receive health care, said Anuja Agrawal, chief executive of the Orlando-based Health Flights Solutions.... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– Initiatives deployed by the Government of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to support the inclusion in society of the vulnerable sector of citizens with physical or mental disabilities have received important support from Cuba.... More


Havana, February 18 (RHC)-- Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five, has been nominated for the “28 de Septiembre” Award during one of the assemblies for the 55th anniversary of Cuba's Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) taking place as part of the political process and strengthening of the mass organization.... More


Auckland, February 17 (RHC) – New Zealand has signed a cooperation arrangement with Cuba to support Cuban medical assistance in the Pacific islands. ... More


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