The Spanish hotel chain Melia reported a 10.3 percent growth in 2017 in its operations in Cuba, largely attributed to improved rates, mainly in the cities of Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

With the traditional cutting of the ribbon, Cuba´s Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca inaugurated on Monday the Business Fair at the 19th International Habanos Festival underway at the Havana´s Conventions Center.

The AZCUBA Business group, which runs all sugar facilities in Cuba, announced the country already passed the one million tons mark in the current harvest that started last November.

The first 100 Cuban LT 1060 electric bikes are already rolling in the country and are assembled by the Angel Villarreal Bravo Industrial Company in the central city of Santa Clara.

Cuba and Japan signed a memorandum of understating for the construction of infrastructure, transportation and tourism, and to strengthen cooperation.

Delegates from more than 50 countries will meet in this city from February 27 to March 3 next, at the 19th International Habano Festival, which will offer an update on the latest news on Cuban cigars, which have great prestige worldwide.

Port authorities from Cuba and the US state of Mississippi signed two memoranda of understanding to explore business opportunities despite the US blockade of Cuba.

Cruise trips from the United States to Cuba could experience a significant increase when Carnival Cruise Line, biggest branch of the American company Carnival Corporation, begins its operations towards the Caribbean island next June.

Ciego de Ávila´s beekeepers achieved their most productive campaign of the last six years by collecting in 2016 a total of 393 tonnes of honey, for an overfulfillment of 111 percent, despite the lack of flowerings due to drought.

Sancti Spíritus´ Paraíso distillery produced 2.2 million liters of alcohol last January, highest figure in its history for a month, said José Perna García, head of production.

the province of Villa Clara has begun an investment process in the cattle sector with the installation of 50 turbines to extract deep water sites with an investment process in the cattle sector which includss 86 new pumps.

More than three thousand tons of tomato have already been processed in industries of Ciego de Ávila and converted into pastes, Vita Nuova and sauces for the local markets.

From April Cubans that work in foreign companies operating in the island nation will pay taxes on their personal income, as decreed by the 2017 State Budget Law.

The Cuban-Brazilian joint cigarette company Brascuba has introduced the popular British Dunhill cigarette brand in the Cuban market, in another initiative to keep increasing and diversifying its local offer.