Companies from Cuba, China sign deals to strengthen cooperation on renewable...
Companies from Cuba and China on Friday signed 10 agreements to strengthen cooperation in renewable energy and industry after a three-day forum. With the participation of 18 Chinese companies and 20...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines open ticket office in Cuba
American Airlines, one of the world’s biggest air carriers, on Wednesday inaugurated a ticket office in the Cuban capital Havana. The airline has been one of the leaders in direct regular commercial...
View ArticleCuba looks to attract foreign investment to its oil industry
Cuba is looking to relaunch and attract foreign investment to its oil industry, particularly in offshore explorations and drilling, to reduce its dependence on oil imports, said a top official on...
View ArticleInternational oil companies see great potential in Cuba
International oil companies believe there is still great potential to make new oil discoveries in Cuba since most of the island remains unexplored. At a three-day meeting that started Wednesday, more...
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SEOUL — A South Korean court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the heir apparent of Samsung Group, the country’s largest family-controlled conglomerate, on bribery charges linked to the corruption...
View ArticleCuba condemns “serious provocation” of OAS chief, illegal opposition group
The Cuban government condemned on Wednesday an “open and unacceptable provocation” by the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Luis Almagro, and an illegal opposition group which...
View ArticleCuba, Angola agree to boost ties in strategic sectors
Cuba and Angola agreed on Friday to strengthen ties in strategic areas after a four-day bilateral government meeting. “It is in the interests of our countries to strengthen cooperation in areas of...
View ArticleCuban humidor auction raises US$1.3 million for health service
Cuba’s annual cigar fair ended in the early hours of Saturday with the traditional auction of unique handcrafted humidors, which raised about 1.3 million U.S. dollars for the country’s public health...
View ArticleCuba to start drug trials for kidney and brain cancer
Cuba is set to begin clinical trials for Heberferon, a biotech drug for patients suffering from kidney and brain cancer, an expert from Cuba’s Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB)...
View ArticleCuba, Caribbean Community vow closer ties at joint summit
Cuba and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)announced in Havana on Saturday a joint “strategic work plan” for raising the region’s global profile and strengthen the bloc’s development in various fields....
View ArticleGrowing number of Cuban athletes signed to foreign teams
The number of Cuban athletes signed to foreign teams has been on the rise since regulations made it possible, the National Sports Institute (Inder) said on Friday. Just a handful of athletes played...
View ArticleIn cradle of Cuba’s best rum
It is difficult to imagine that the modern plant of the San Jose rum company was just 20 hectares of largely obsolete land twenty years ago, some 30 kilometers southeast of Havana. In the Cuban...
View ArticleBolivian president in “good spirits” in Cuba before throat surgery
Bolivian President Evo Morales is in “good spirits” in Cuba just hours before a throat surgery to remove a benign nodule that has affected him over the last few months, a minister said Thursday....
View ArticleCuban winery uses condoms to produce tropical fruit wines
A 65 year-old Cuban has discovered an unusual way to help ferment home-made tropical fruit wines. At his house in the southern Havana neighborhood of El Canal, Orestes Estevez and his family fill glass...
View ArticleCuba steps up efforts in fight against HIV/AIDS
Cuban scientists are continuing efforts to provide antiretroviral treatment to Cubans suffering from HIV/AIDS, with 81 percent of patients now being attended, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday....
View ArticleCuban’s Expect Much From Their New Leader
News Ghana - Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana As Cuba’s leadership undergoes transition, expectations are running high for the new president and the future of the country’s reform process....
View ArticleRaul Castro believes in Cuba’s New Leaders
News Ghana - Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana Outgoing Cuban President Raul Castro expressed on Thursday his confidence that the new leaders of the island would continue the path of the...
View ArticleCuba ought to be set up to confront severe U.S. strategy – political researchers
News Ghana - Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana The United States is closely monitoring events in Cuba, seeking to take advantage of the current transition of power to push a regime change, some...
View ArticleCuba to Offer Special Training in Natural Disaster Reduction to Caribbean...
News Ghana - Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana The Cuban government is to offer training to specialists from across the Caribbean on how to cope with natural disasters at a new meteorological...
View ArticleVintage Cars Parade Puts the Spotlight on Havana’s Rich Tradition
News Ghana - Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana More than 200 classic and vintage cars took over Havana’s famous Malecon seawall avenue as part of a colorful competition that showed locals and...
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