Details concerning the life of Dalia Soto del Valle Jorge, the current wife of Fidel Castro, will be revealed at the end of this year in the book La compañera (Comrade), written by US-based journalist Nancy Perez Crespo.
Read MoreMore than $48 million in contracts have been negotiated at the ninth International Construction Fair, which will be open through Saturday at the Havana PABEXPO center.
Read MoreStarting today, the US State Department will begin charging new, consular fees for visa applications, reported the Washington’s Interests Office in Havana on Wednesday. The measure is worldwide at all US consulates.
Read MoreCuban authorities convened a court hearing this past March to liquidate the real property assets of Chilean businessman Max Marambio in his absence.
Read MoreAbout 200 delegates will participate in the Second International Conference of Young Workers to be held Havana on April 29 and 30. The meeting is being convened by the World Federation of Trade Unions.
Read MoreA total of 36,452 Cubans became permanent US residents in 2011, which makes this the sixth largest national group among those who have managed to legalize their immigration status in that country.
Read MoreThe Mexican state-owned oil giant, Pemex, moved closer to Cuban waters on Wednesday after talks held between presidents Felipe Calderon and Raul Castro.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned home from radiotherapy treatment in Cuba on Wednesday evening and promptly held a midnight meeting recalling exactly 10 years earlier when his country was amid a coup attempt.
Read MoreThe maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (88°F), reaching 32°C (90°F) at times. The minimum temperatures will drop to around 21°C (70°F). The sea surface temperature will be 26°C (79°F).
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, or OAS), on Monday included Cuba in its annual list of countries that “seriously affect the enjoyment of fundamental rights.”
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