Ceballos Agroindustrial Company, in the province of Ciego de Avila, earned 653 380 Cuban convertible pesos (CUC) for pineapple exports to Europe from January to September this year.

In order to holistically develop tourism sector, providing good service, quality and comfort, almost a hundred self-employed are trained in different courses offered by the Hotel and Tourism School of this city.

Specialists from Guantanamo´s National Insurance Company (ESEN by its Spanish acronym) assess the losses and damage to protected property of the population affected by Hurricane Matthew, to give timely and effective response to tens of thousands of beneficiaries.

The Provincial Defense Council in Holguin is speeding up the process to access to bank credits in its different branches aimed at helping those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Numerous Cuban civil society organizations of students, scientists, religious persons and others reiterated their strongest rejection of the over-50-year US economic, commercial and financial blockade which has inflicted damage on the island calculated at nearly 754 billion dollars.

The Cuban hotel group Gran Caribe presented in Italy its tourist novelties for the winter season in Cayo Largo del Sur, considered to be one of the most attractive spots for the Italian market.

Delegations of Cuba and Slovenia reiterated on Tuesday in Ljubljana, capital of that European country, the willingness to strengthen bilateral relations in all sectors even more.

Cuban Parliament President, Deputy Esteban Lazo recently called on all actors responsible for addressing and finding solutions to the challenges and problems faced by the people to eradicate them and serve the population.

The presence of lemon, orange and grapefruit in markets of Cienfuegos province is a gauge of the gradual recovery of the citrus crops after being affected by disease and lack of resources in recent years.

More than 29 000 hectares (ha) of land are used this year in Cuba to tobacco planting, crop which began yesterday the 2016-2017 campaign at Batalla de las Guásimas Basic Unit of Cooperative Production (UBPC by its Spanish acronym).

The Cuban government announced it will use its budget to cover 50 percent of the cost of the construction materials needed for the victims of hurricane Matthew to repair their houses or build new ones in case of total destruction.

Cuban tourism keeps its growing trend, a fact proved when it reached the three million visitor mark 39 days before than in 2015.

Bruno Rodriguez and Rodrigo Malmierca, ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Foreign Trade and Investment, respectively, met on Friday in this capital with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.

Cuba's potential as tourist destination will be shown from October 10 to 12 in six Italian cities, with the purpose of consolidating positioning in that market, one of the main sources of tourists to the Caribbean island.