The AZCUBA sugar industry business group and the British firm Havana Energy Ltd, have created a company to build the first 30 megawatt electric generating plant in Cuba running off of biomass. This information emerged last week during the Havana International Trade Fair.
Read MoreThe Russian government is seeking to create a new Russian-Cuban airline based at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, said the Russian Deputy Transportation Minister Sergey Aristov in a report by Russia Today.
Read MoreThe European Commission on Thursday announced an aid package of six million euros to support the victims of Hurricane Sandy in Cuba and Haiti, the two nations most affected in the Caribbean region.
Read MoreAfter having reserved it to the national public sector since 1959, the Cuban government is opening its struggling sugar industry to foreign investment, reported Reuters. Today a contract will be signed with the Brazilian giant Odebrecht to manage a sugar mill on the island.
Read MoreThe Cuban government will charge fifty percent of the cost of building materials purchased by families affected by Hurricane Sandy, as of next Monday with previous purchases receiving a retroactive credit.
Read MoreThe governments of Cuba and Russia on Monday signed ten agreements for economic cooperation, trade and scientific technology at the closing of the Tenth Session of the Intergovernmental Commission, held in Havana.
Read MoreThe French government announced on Tuesday the sending of emergency aid totaling 220,000 euros to the people of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Sandy while other assistance was pledged for the longer term.
Read MoreUS businesspeople participating in the Havana International Trade Fair said on Tuesday that the presidential elections in their country would not lead to major changes in trade policy with Cuba.
Read MoreA Venezuelan navy ship arrived in the port of Santiago de Cuba on Monday with a shipment of humanitarian aid to help mitigate the damage caused by hurricane Sandy.
Read MoreThe World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will give immediate assistance to half a million people in Cuba after Hurricane Sandy caused major devastation to the east of the island.
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