The Dominican Republic could become a provider of chicken and eggs to Cuba and other Latin American nations after the country was given on Wednesday green light by the World Animal Health Organization by declaring it territory free of bird flu.

Italian Giustino Di Celmo, a close friend of Cuba and its socialist revolution passed away September 1, at 94, in Havana.

Cuban First vice-president Miguel Diaz Canel is in Beijing to participate in commemorations for the 70th Anniversary of China´s victory at the World Anti-fascism War.

Deepening on the rights and opportunities of women in Cuba became the main focus of the meeting held on Tuesday between a group of U.S. women and representatives of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC).

The member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in Moscow in transit for Beijing.

The member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted on Monday the historic bonds of friendship, family and true fraternity existing between Cuba and Russia.

On September 1st, schools will begin its new academic year with better material and organizational conditions that will facilitate over one million 700 thousand children in primary and secondary levels and some 170 thousand students in higher education.

A 16-strong Cuban medical brigade departed this morning for Dominica, a small Caribbean island hit by Tropical Storm Erika last week.

Russian and Cuban authorities evaluated the current state and prospects of bilateral collaboration in the field of civil aviation during MAKS-2015 International Aerospace Fair, in Zhukovski city, some 30 kilometers from Moscow.

Panama's head of state, Juan Carlos Varela, announced on Thursday that he will travel to Cuba on September 9 with a delegation of businessmen of his country, with the main objective of boosting trade between the two nations.

Experts with the Cuban Water Resources Institute announced a cloud seeding program as of September 15 as part of measures to relieve hard hit areas by the prolong drought and lack of rainfalls.

Cuba will expose its most significant achievements in the area of sexual health and education during the 7th Cuban Congress on those subjects to take place September 14 to 18 at Havana´s Conventions Center.

The quality of the works underway at Havana´s Revolution Square for the visit of Pope Francis to Cuba is excellent, said Monsignor Rodolfo Loiz, who is in charge of preparing the trip of the Holy Father to Cuba, scheduled for September 19-22.

As foreign tourists continue visiting Cuba at an impressive rate mainly encouraged in the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the island and the US many are asking themselves the question: Is the Cuban tourism industry ready to take on the "wave" of vacationers expected in the upcoming season?

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Cuba's Ambassador to that country, Emilio Lozada, assessed the progress of bilateral relations, especially economic and trade.