Cuba is mentioned among those countries that continue to violate human rights, according to the 388-page Human Rights and Democracy Report released in London earlier this week by the UK’s minister of Foreign Affairs, William Hague.
Read MoreAfter two days of discussions and exchanges, today concludes the Thirteenth Inter-Parliamentary Meeting between Cuba and Mexico, whose outcome will be compiled in a final statement.
Read MoreLarge investments are being implemented in Cuba’s Varadero beach resort to expand the room capacity of hotels and to receive foreign visitors. The program seeks to strengthen the preference for the island’s principal beach and its international positioning.
Read MoreClinical trials of a Cuban vaccine against pneumococcus will begin this year, said the director of the Finlay Institute, Concepcion Campa, during the 16th International Seminar of the Caribbean Medical Association.
Read MoreThe Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development on Monday signed several agreements with the Cuban government to finance a project for the rehabilitation of the Havana water and sewer system.
Read MoreThe influence of a high pressure system will result in good weather over the upcoming period. Still, on Thursday and Friday we can expect some scattered showers associated with daytime heating. High temperatures will be between 30°C (86°F) and 31°C (88°F), while the minimum temperatures will fluctuate around 21°C (70°F).
Read MoreThe University of Salamanca and Patrimonio Nacional today honored the Cuban poet Fina Garcia Marruz, the winner of last year’s Reina Sofia Prize for Ibero-American poetry, reported the local newspaper Tribuna de Salamanca.
Read MoreThe Cuban government will not increase wages until “labor adjustments” are completed across the country and unnecessary subsidies are eliminated, said union head Salvador Valdes on Monday when speaking to the Trabajadores (Workers) newspaper.
Read MoreMore than three million Cubans – over a quarter of the entire population – marched on May 1 across the 15 provinces of the island during parades organized to celebrate International Workers Day, reported the Cuban Communist Party through its official Granma newspaper.
Read MoreOn Tuesday in Miami, Florida governor Rick Scott signed a law that prohibits state agencies from contracting with any companies that trade with Cuba, reported the Lainformacion.com website.
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