The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) informed on Saturday that the audit to be conducted on the April 14 election procedures will not affect the outcome that saw Nicolas Maduro win a close race. Maduro was sworn in as president on Friday.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES — Nicolas Maduro, 50, who considers himself the son of Hugo Chávez, took the oath on Friday afternoon
Read MoreAlfredo Guevara, founder of the Havana Film Festival, and an old friend of Fidel Castro, died today in Havana from a heart attack at age 88. Guevara was also the founder of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) created two months after the revolution triumphed in January 1959.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas, Venezuela on Friday morning to attend today’s inaguration of president-elect Nicolas Maduro. The Cuban delegation also includes Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.
Read MoreThe Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has demanded respect for the results of the recent Venezuelan elections and applauded the country’s electoral authorities for deciding to hold a full audit of the votes.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES — Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has applauded the National Electoral Council’s decision to hold a complete audit
Read MoreVenezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) announced today that it would broaden the requested electoral audit to one hundred percent of the votes cast at Sunday’s elections, when Maduro defeated opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by less than two percentage points.
Read MoreBrazil is weighing granting the construction company Odebrecht a $150 million credit to remodel airport terminals in Havana and other Cuban cities, reports the Reuters news agency, citing unidentified official sources. The credit would be issued by the Brazilian Development Bank, BNDS.
Read MoreThe famous Spanish singer and actress Massiel, will perform in Havana on May 11, during the main gala in the local campaign against Homophobia, organized every year by the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX).
Read MoreA total of twenty persons were charged Wednesday in South Florida for forgery and sale of false Cuban birth certificates, which, thanks to the Cuban Adjustment Act, would have facilitated processing hundreds of undocumented persons to illegally obtain permanent residency status in the United States.
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