The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives has called a hearing for November 18 on the subject: “Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba? Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman, (D-Calif) announced that the hearing is open and will take place at 10:00 a.m. at Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Read MoreTime Magazine runs a feature on Wednesday that shows a shift in sentiment about the US travel ban on Cuba from Cuban-Americans.
Read MoreRussia’s state-run Zarubezhneft Company will carry out oil exploitation operations in four blocks in Cuba during the next 25 years, according to a contract signed by the governments of both nations. This is the first agreement of its kind established since the disappearance of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Read MoreThe government of Ecuador will purchase from Cuba equipment for the installation of thermoelectric units with a capacity for 150 megawatts, announced official sources in Quito. The South American country will specifically purchase power generation sets with internal combustion motors.
Read MoreMexico’s Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa will travel to Cuba in December, announced a top government official. Espinosa is expected to discuss with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez plans for a possible visit by President Felipe Calderon to the island.
Read MoreThe funeral for Carmen Nordelo, the mother of Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo (Cuban Five), was held on Tuesday at Colon Cemetery in Havana with President Raul Castro in attendance.
Read MoreCuba’s foreign trade registered a 36 per cent drop in the first nine months of this year.
Read MoreCuba’s health authorities will try to reduce the number of abortions, estimated at 85,000 a year, through the use of Levonorgestrel or “morning-after-pills”. Cuba is the only country in Latin America where women have freedom of choice and abortions are carried out with no restrictions.
Read MoreCuba’s health authorities will administer 900,000 doses of the vaccine against the winter flu virus starting next November 9. The medicine, which does not protect against the A H1N1 influenza, will be administered to persons over 75 and others suffering from diabetes, kidney failure and asthma.
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