Cuba's First Deputy Tourism Minister Alexis Trujillo said on Thursday in Havana that March ended with an increase of 14 per cent in tourism to Cuba. This outcome is encouraging for the sector that is looking to surpass historic figures in 2015.
End of Blockade of Cuba Should be a Unilateral Act by the U.S., Says FM
Bruno Rodriguez, Minister of Foreign Affairs (FM), stressed on Tuesday in a telephone interview with the public media of Ecuador that the lifting of the blockade should be a unilateral act of the United States.
New Technical Individual Studies in Cuba
Agro Industrial Process is a new individual university career which will begin as an experimental initiative next September, announced the Ministry of Higher Educastion (MES).
Cuban farmers increase direct sales to hotel chains
An annual increase superior to one thousand tons of food were sold by farmers in Villa Clara province to hotels across the country.
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An annual increase superior to one thousand tons of food were sold by farmers in Villa Clara province to hotels across the country.
Cuba and the U.S. Sign Memorandum on Maritime Navigation
Representatives of Cuba and the United States signed in Havana on Friday a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in areas of hydrography and geodesy to improve the safety of maritime navigation.
Cuba and Finland Sign Agreement on Cuban Debt
Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice-president of the Council of Ministers, received Pirkko Hämäläinen, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland.
Cuba to Eliminate 10 Percent Tax on U.S. Dollars
Cuba will no longer apply the 10 percent tax on U.S. dollars to their entry to the country, announced today in this capital Foreign Minister (FM) Bruno Rodriguez.
First Cuba-U.S.A. Direct Mail Service Flight in Decades Lands in Havana
Cuba and the United States reestablished direct mail service with the arrival of the inaugural flight that landed on Wednesday at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport from the U.S. city of Miami.
Cuba and the U.S. to Re-establish Direct Mail Service on March 16
After nearly five decades without direct mail service between Cuba and the United States, the inaugural flight of the Pilot Plan agreed between the two countries for postal exchanges will be carried out on Wednesday, March 16.
ETECSA and Verizon Sign Agreement for Direct Voice Traffic
Cuba's Telecommunications Company S.A. (ETECSA) and Verizon Partner Solutions, the wholesale unit of the U.S. company Verizon Communications Inc., have completed negotiations and signed an agreement on direct interconnection for the exchange of international voice traffic between the U.S. and Cuba.
Ciego de Avila: First province in producing 100 thousand Tons of Sugar
Ciego de Avila has become the first province in Cuba to produce 100 thousand tons of sugar in the current harvest despite the severe drought first and then excessive rain.
Cuban tourism upward trend not slowing
Despite dire forecasts on the possibility of Cuban tourism to keep the upward trend shown in the last years, the leisure industry posted a 14.6 percent growth in the first 71 days of 2016.
Amistur Cuba S. A. leading agency in specialized tourism
Amistur Cuba S.A., a specialized tourism agency, is the favorite among visitors interested in learning "first hand" the reality of the Caribbean island through people to people programs.
Cuba agriculture prioritizes rice in Holguin
Rice production is among the prioritized programs in the eastern province of Holguin as an example of the integral potential of the region's soil perfect for different crops.