The IKEA corporation has ordered an investigation into allegations that in the late 80’s some of its goods were manufactured by Cuban prisoners on the island, said Mike Ward, the president of the company in North America.
Read MoreNuclear physicist Noriel Pavon Hernandez, a Cuban resident in Spain, in Valencia on Tuesday received the “Entrepreneur Prize” as part of the 2012 King Jaime I Awards.
Read MoreRenowned Cuban filmmaker Fernando Perez is about to start filming his new film La pared de las palabras, reports the website Noticine.
Read MoreA postage stamp with the image of Pope Benedict XVI and Raul Castro was presented on Wednesday at the Foreign Ministry office here in the capital, beginning the circulation of the stamp nationally and internationally.
Read MoreA nine-year-old girl underwent a kidney transplant on Wednesday in the central province of Villa Clara, the first such procedure ever performed in Cuba with a living donor.
Read MoreRains associated with a cloud-covered zone in the eastern Gulf of Mexico are expected to occur until Sunday. During the remainder of period, rain will occur mostly in the afternoon due to high daytime heating. The high temperatures will be between 31°C (88°F) and 32°C (90°F), while the minimum temperatures will drop to around 25°C (77°F) until Monday, and then dip to 24°C (75°F).
Read MoreThe final bouts of the 42nd edition of the International Giraldo Cordova Cardin Memorial Boxing Tournament will be held today in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreBrazil’s Odebrecht construction company formally challenged a Florida law that prohibits governments from contracting with companies that have business ties with the Cuban government.
Read MoreBerta Soler, the spokesperson for the Ladies in White, confirmed on Tuesday to US-funded Radio Marti that Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega will receive them on Thursday, according an official with the Archdiocese of Havana.
Read MoreReporting almost three weeks after results were made known internationally, Cuba’s state-run oil company (Cubapetroleo, or CUPET) announced today that the drilling of the exploratory Jagüey 1X well, conducted by the Spanish company Repsol, ended unsuccessfully.
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