Cuba Has New Bottled Water Plant
With the opening in the eastern province of Guantánamo of a new factory for the production of bottled water, Cuba “could gain a place in the Caribbean basin market,” notes Trabajadores weekly.
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Cuba Publishes Laws to Attract Foreign Investment to Mariel
Cuban authorities issued new rules on Tuesday to regulate the special economic zone around the port of Mariel, west of the capital, seeking to boost foreign investment and the nation’s depressed economy.
Read MoreCuba: Fewer People, Older Population
Cuban authorities confirmed the aging trend on the island, with a current figure of 18.3 percent of the population over 60, according to census data released today by the official Granma newspaper.
Read MoreCorrea Wants 1,000 Cuban Doctors to Work in Ecuador
After returning from a visit to Cuba, Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa announced Saturday that he hopes to bring 1,000 Cuban physicians with different specialties to Ecuador, reported El Universo online. He said the cost would be US $30 million a year, averaging US $30,000 per doctor.
Read MoreRafael Correa and Fidel Chat in Havana
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro for a couple hours on Friday. One of his chief objectives in the visit was to obtain information on the Cuban health system, reported dpa news.
Read MoreCritical Cuban Musician Plays Again
Cuban jazz musician Roberto Carcasses, punished a week before for asking the authorities for free access to information and a direct vote for president during a televised public event, returned Friday to perform on a Havana stage.
Read MoreRaúl Castro signs decree for Mariel Development Zone
President Raúl Castro of Cuba today signed the decree-law that created the island’s first Special Zone of Development, in Mariel.
Read MoreUS Reverses Decision on Maduro Flyover
The United States government said today that after an “extraordinary effort,” it granted last night the authorization of the plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to fly over a portion of its airspace, despite claiming that Caracas failing to meet the requirements for this type of permit.
Read MoreUN Human Rights Council Presents Cuba Assessment
Cuba’s deputy attorney general, Rafael Pino will appear today before the UN Human Rights Council, in the second and final part of the Universal Periodic Review, launched last May.
Read MoreEcuador’s Rafael Correa Visits Cuba
The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, arrives in Havana on Friday for a working visit, reported the Cuban government media. During his stay, the Ecuadorian president will hold official talks with Cuban President Raul Castro .
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