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.

The United Nations (UN) system in Cuba expressed its solidarity with the country, with Cubans affected by Hurricane Matthew, which with Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale hit the easternmost side of the island.

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.