Philippe Bayard, president of Sunrise Airways, which inaugurated a new air route between Havana and Santo Domingo, said in this capital its intention to promote and encourage open skies for the Caribbean.

Resolution No. 904/2018 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba, approves modifications in the operation of the business accounts of the holders of six of the self-employed activities approved last June.

Margarita González Fernández, Minister of Labor and Social Security, stressed in Havana that changes in the legal rules for self-employment do not mean setbacks, but part of a process of improvement.

The country is immersed in an unprecedented economic battle, amidst the tense financial situation it faces, worsened by the aggressiveness of the empire, said Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on Thursday in Guantanamo city.

American Airlines Inc. awarded Varadero International Airport with the Customer Service Cup, the most important award for efficient and quality performance in the company's operations.

Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, is making an official visit to Canada until Thursday, November 22, to participate in official meetings with politicians and representatives of the business sectors in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

The website of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes a statement by Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, U.S. Director General, in which he questions the expansion of the list of Cuban entities restricted to North Americans, to which 26 new sub-entities will be added.

Cuba will reach the four million tourist mark on November 10 and is expected to end the year with 750,000 more, said Manuel Marrero in a meeting with tour operators, travel agents, airlines and media in Milan, Italy.

Although far from meeting the country's demand, the Livestock Business Group (GEGAN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, is on track to surpass in seven million liters of milk plan for 2018, announced one of its directors.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, described as excellent the meetings with the highest Vietnamese authorities, in which the will to raise the level of economic relations to the level of political relations is ratified.

Cuba is participating in the International Exposition of Imports from China with a delegation of more than 30 companies and institutions, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba and the Embassy in Beijing.

The French Development Agency (AFD by its French acronym) and Cuba signed an agreement for a project for recovery in the water sanitation sector after the damage caused by Hurricane Irma on September 2017.

The 36th International Fair of Havana, FIHAV 2018, closes its doors today after hosting during five days meetings and agreements focused on increasing trade and economic links between Cuba and businessmen from other nations.

A new and overwhelming NO to the policy of hostility, aggression and economic war that the U.S. government has maintained against the people of Cuba for almost 60 years was reaffirmed today at the headquarters of the United Nations, when an absolute majority of countries voted in favor of the resolution Need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.