The French government announced on Tuesday the sending of emergency aid totaling 220,000 euros to the people of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Sandy while other assistance was pledged for the longer term.
Read MoreThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday called on Cuban authorities to continue implementing reforms so that all citizens can freely enter and leave the island.
Read MoreUS businesspeople participating in the Havana International Trade Fair said on Tuesday that the presidential elections in their country would not lead to major changes in trade policy with Cuba.
Read MoreThe restoration of electrical service in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, one of area of the island the hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, is at 99 percent functioning capacity.
Read MoreThe Criterios Theoretical and Cultural Center has begun preparing for the celebration of its tenth anniversary set for next year, according to a news note released by its director, essayist Desiderio Navarro.
Read MoreThe Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodriguez received in Havana the prize of the Eighth Alicia Alonso Ibero-American Choreography Competition for her work “El crimen fue en Granada.”
Read MoreResidents of Havana can make donations to the hurricane victims in eastern Cuba starting Wednesday, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Provincial Government of Havana.
Read MoreBrazilian singer Ana Luiza and pianist Luis Felipe Gama will perform together with Cuban singer Haydee Milanes this Thursday at the National Fine Arts Museum in the capital.
Read MoreA Venezuelan navy ship arrived in the port of Santiago de Cuba on Monday with a shipment of humanitarian aid to help mitigate the damage caused by hurricane Sandy.
Read MoreThe World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will give immediate assistance to half a million people in Cuba after Hurricane Sandy caused major devastation to the east of the island.
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