It is very important for New Orleans to construct a the relationship with Cuba, focusing primarily on the progress made in the area of education and health, LaToya Cantrell, the mayor of that US city, said in Havana.

Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell expressed to the United States the concern of his Government and the European Union (EU) at the intensification of US economic sanctions against Cuba.

Cuba is an absolutely vital ally for the United Nations, said María Fernanda Espinosa, president of the General Assembly of that multilateral organization, on her arrival in Havana on Wednesday.

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, arrived in Havana on Wednesday afternoon, on an official visit to Cuba.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, rejected the announcement of Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on the two-week postponement of the application of the Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

The U.S. blockade of Cuba limits cooperation in the branches of geology, said PhD Robbie Rice Gries, President of the American Geological Society and Priority Oil & Gas.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, will arrive in the capital this Wednesday in an official visit to Cuba.

Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the UN General Assembly will arrive this Wednesday in Cuba for an official visit, whose program includes high-level meetings with the country's authorities.

Kenya's Minister of Health, Sicily Kariuki, said on Monday that there are broad prospects for increased collaboration between her country and Cuba.

A donation of 24 solid waste collection trucks was delivered on Monday to Cuba by Japanese companies Hino Motors and Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo, with the purpose of helping the capital arrive at its 500 years cleaner and renewed.

Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), received Shao Hong, Vice President of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CCPPCh), and the delegation that accompanies him on his official visit to Cuba, at the Capitol in Havana on Monday.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, will make an official visit to Cuba from April 3.

As of March 29, 1,615 births have been reported in the central Cuban province of Camagüey, 216 fewer than those registered on the same date the previous year, which continues to be one of the incidences of the aging of the territory's population, with 20.3 percent of people over 60 years of age.

The Cuban Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) and the U.S. company Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin the negotiation of a subsequent Internet traffic exchange service agreement (technically known as "Peering"), with the aim of improving the quality of access to Internet content.

The Cuban national soccer team, coached by Raul Mederos, was enlisted in Group A after completion of the draw for the First Division of the CONCACAF Nations League.