Cuba's ambassador to Japan, Marcos Rodriguez, and Deputy Shinako Tsuchiya, president of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the lower house of Japan's parliament met on Monday in the Diet, headquarters of the supreme body of the political power of that Asian nation.
Challenge for Latin America in Telecommunications Highlighted
Sergio Scaravino, head of the Regional Office of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Latin America, expects that the conference on information and communication technologies results in more and better cooperation between all countries.
Arab Emirates and Cuba consider expansion of bilateral cooperation
Authorities from the United Arab Emirates and Cuba expressed interest in considering opportunities in their respective countries to increase economic and commercial exchange and boot sustainable energy development.
US House trying to block Obama´s Cuba Policy
In what has been considered a defiance of the Cuba rapprochement policy undertaken by President Barack Obama, the US House of Representatives adopted a clause within the 2016 Transportation budget to keep the Cuba-travel ban.
U.S. Declassified Memo Points at Author of 1976 Terrorist Bombing of Cuban Plane
A U.S. State Department's recently declassified document, dating from 1976, fingers at Luis Posada Carriles as the most probable mastermind behind the terrorist bombing that year of a Cubana airlines jet, which claimed all 73 lives on board.
Removal of Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Confirmed
The US government confirmed on Thursday the removal of Cuba from the list of alleged state sponsors of international terrorism, with the publication of the decision in the Federal Register, the official newspaper of the U.S. government, reported Prensa Latina.
Raining season starts in the Caribbean but drought could stay
June 1 marked the beginning of the hurricane season for the Caribbean Area, which came along the rainy season, but forecasts say that rain will continue to be scarce.
Dominican Republic hosts continental Solidarity-with-Cuba forum
The 8th Continental Encounter in Solidarity with Cuba will take place July 28-30 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
We will continue working so Congress Eliminates the Blockade, Says Rev. Winkler
We will continue working with people of good will in the U.S. so Congress eliminates the blockade against Cuba and we normalize relations, said Reverend Jim Winkler, President of the National Council of Churches of that country (NCC).
Russia and Cuba consider nuclear energy cooperation
The president of Russia´s Rosatom Corporation, Serguei Kirienko and Cuban Science minister Elba Rosa Perez considered in Moscow opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the nuclear energy field.
Hurricane season starts in Atlantic basin
Characterized by not being very active, the hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, starts today and will run until November 30.
Cuba No Longer on U.S. List of States Sponsoring Terrorism
The U.S. government removed Cuba from the list of states sponsoring international terrorism, according to an official note by the State Department.
US continues to encourage illegal departures from Cuba despite thaw
Despite current efforts towards the future normalization of bilateral relations between the United States and Cuba, the US´s dry-wet feet law continues to encourage dangerous and illegal departures of Cuban citizens to the US.
Withdrawal of Cuba from US blacklist on countdown in Washington
The countdown to withdraw Cuba from the US list of countries sponsor of international terrorism is running in Washington as Friday marks the deadline for the Congress to issue a resolution that could oppose the presidential decision.
Growing Support in U.S Congress for Blockade Lifting
There is growing bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress for bills that lift restrictions to travel and agricultural trade with Cuba, asserted in Havana the Democrat senator for the state of New Mexico, Tom Udall.