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 MorePresident Raúl Castro of Cuba today signed the decree-law that created the island’s first Special Zone of Development, in Mariel.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreCuba’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 MoreThe 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 .
Read MoreThe Council of State of Cuba, met on Thursday in the capital and passed a Decree/Law for the Mariel Special Development Zone, destined to become the main inport/export gateway for Cuba’s foreign trade, said Granma newspaper.
Read MoreAt the beginning of the term starting Thursday we will have partly cloudy days and warm weather in general. This will change at the end of the weekend when the low pressure area that is now located in the Yucatan Peninsula turns to the northeast bringing rains to the western portion of the country.
Read MoreThe Canadian 360 Vox Corporation sued a US golf company for trying to prevent the use of the PGAL British brand in tourism projects in Cuba, Prensa Latina reported.
Read MoreThe Cuban freestyler Tuesday Reineris Salas reached the silver medal in the 84 kg division, after losing to the Ukrainian champions Ibragim Aldatov in the World Cup final taking place in Budapest, Hungary, JIT Online reported.
Read MoreRepresentatives of the US government handed Cuba a “specific proposal” for resuming direct mail service after half a century of interruption, informed the US Interests Section in Havana on Tuesday. Cuba in turn said it would respond at the earliest possible date.
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