Authorities of Cuba and of the U.S. State of Louisiana signed on Havana on Tuesday, for the first time, memorandums of understanding in the agricultural and port sectors.

Cuba and the United States work on the negotiation of six new cooperation agreements in areas such as the implementation and enforcement of law, seismic monitoring and the exchange of meteorological information, said Josefina Vidal, general director for the United States of the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

Zimbabwe and Cuba will increase exchange and cooperation in sport, following the signing by authorities from both countries of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in this city.

Financiera Cimex S.A (FINCIMEX), a Cuban non-banking institution, denied reports that on October 1st, a US corporation will launch a prepaid card that can be used in Cuba.

Havana Club seven years, known for placing Cuban rum as a leader in the super premium category worldwide, is ready to be marketed in the domestic and international market with a new image.

The governments of Cuba and Ecuador gave new steps on Thursday in Quito towards the deepening of bonds in the sphere of water resources with the signing of joint cooperation agreements, Prensa Latina reported.

The Mayor of Houston, Texas, Sylvester Turner, arrived Sunday in Cuba heading a 30-member trade mission aimed at exploring opportunities to expand bilateral links following the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana.

The European Union on Thursday proposed its member states to consider approval of a political and cooperation accord with Cuba aimed at normalizing relations with the Caribbean nation.

The airlines Cubana de Aviacion and Air Caraibes signed on Tuesday in Paris an agreement that will make it possible to operate flights of both companies in a joint way, during the Top Resa Professional Tourism Meeting under way in France, Prensa Latina reported.

In the presence of Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, and the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hasan Rohani, a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in various sectors was signed on Monday in this capital.

Havana's Hotel Nacional de Cuba has just added another prize to its long list of achievements, after being selected as leader of the Caribbean island in the 23rd edition of the Word Travel Awards, considered being the Oscars of tourist industry.

Cuban Oil Company´s assistant director Roberto Suárez Sotolongo said that some on-line media began on July 29 distorting information released on July 7 by MEO Australia Oil Company about its latest report on exploration works at a zone on the northern central Cuban territory known as Bloc 9.

The Cuban Oil Company CUPET considers that increasing oil and gas production is its main challenge as the country´s power output depends to a large extent on diesel and fuel oil imports, according to directives with the local company.

Representatives of Czech companies of sectors such as renewable energy, sugar, food and agriculture, construction and transport, will hold a meeting with their Cuban counterparts on September 21 in this capital, in order to identify business opportunities.