Homophobia,Transphobia,Cuba,Mariel CastroHAVANA, May 4th The 10th Campaign against Homophobia and Transphobia initiated in Cuba on Wednesday with the premise of educating the population on the respect of a free and responsible sexual and identity of gender Read more

foreign tourists,Cuba,FITCuba 2017HAVANA, May 4 (PL) Two million foreign tourists have arrived in Cuba in the first four months of the year for a record number and a 15% increase, recorded 39 days earlier than Read more

Venezuela,Cuba,Russia,oil,Rosneft,PDVSA,HAVANA, May 3 (Reuters) – Russia has begun shipping large quantities of oil to Cuba for the first time this century, sources said, as supplies to the island from crisis-wracked Venezuela have dwindled.

A Russian oil tanker with 249,000 barrels Read more

Cuba,President,Raul Castro,Mariel Castro,Miguel Diaz-Canel,CENESEXHAVANA,May 3th (Reuters) – With Cuban President Raul Castro set to step down next year, his daughter said on Wednesday she would never want to be a contender for the presidency.

Raul, 85, who took the reins from his older Read more

 Jean Pierre Melville,Melville Foundation,Cuba, film restaurationHAVANA, May 2 (PL) The projection today in Cuba of films restored by Jean Pierre Melville is a great tribute to the centenary of his birth and allows the celebration of the Read more

FITCuba 2017.Tourism Fair,Cuba,Mintur,HAVANA, May 3th (PL) The 37th International Tourism Fair of Cuba (FITCuba 2017) begins today in this eastern city with delegations from dozens of countries and the interest to Read more

Frank Del Rio,Norwegian Cruise Line,Cuba,HavanaHAVANA, May 2th Norwegian Cruise Line makes inaugural call in Havana and marked Norwegian Cruise Line’s very first call on the Caribbean nation.

The Norwegian Sky arrived in Havana Harbor this morning to moor alongside Terminal Read more

Us,Cuba,tourism,Caribbean countriesHAVANA, May 2th The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that fears by Caribbean countries that the opening up of United States-Cuba tourism could seriously impact the sector in the region may be misplaced. Read more

 PDVSA,Cuba,oil,Venezuela,Electric Car, PetrocaribeHAVANA, May 2th Cuba received Venezuelan light oil for the first time in eight months in March, according to shipping documents from government-run PDVSA .

The eight-month halt had caused Cuba’s Cienfuegos refinery to stop Read more

HAVANA,May 1th Raul Castro was also accompanied by leaders of grassroots organizations, and some 1,690 representatives from 349 workers unions from 89 countries, Read more

International Jazz Day 2017,Havana,Bobby Carcasses,Chucho Valdes

American singer Esperanza Spalding and Cuban musician Chucho Valdés (C), during the International Jazz Day in Havana on April 30, 2017 (AFP)

HAVANA, May 1, 2017 Following thousands of events taking place in over 190 countries, International Jazz Day 2017 culminated in a phenomenal concert streamed worldwide Read more

King Mohammed VI,Cuba,Michel Mirabal,modern art,HAVANA, April 30th  King Mohammed VI did not leave empty-handed his visit to Cuba. The sovereign bought 18 works from Cuban artist Michel Mirabal during his trip to the Read more

Military plane,crashes,Cuba,Artemisa,Antonov AN-26HAVANA, April 29th (Reuters) – A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba’s north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, Read more

Spain,Santiago de Cuba,Consulate,Bruno Rodriguez,HAVANA, April 29 (PL) The Spanish government is planning to open a new consulate in Santiago de Cuba, an issue debated during the Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Read more

Viglacera,Cuba,joint venture,Mariel Special Economic ZoneHAVANA, April 28th (VNS)  The company plans to set up a joint venture in ceramic and porcelain tiles with chartered capital of nearly US$40 million and total investment of some Read more

20th French Film Festival,Cuba,Charles Chaplin,Riviera,Yara,La Rampa, HAVANA, Apr 27 (PL) An exhibition of the best French motion pictures will take place in Cuba”s movie theaters in May, when the 20th French Film Festival will take place.

In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the event, Read more

HAVANA, Apr 26 (PL) The Seychelles embassy in Cuba is the first of that African nation in the Latin American and Read more

renewables energy,project,Cuba,Biopower,Havana Energy

The Biopower plant will burn sugarcane waste January to May, and marabu chips June to December. Photo supplied by Biopower.

HAVANA, April 27th A UK company led by two Scots will today deliver Cuba’s first major renewables project in a bid to cut the country’s heavy reliance on oil imports from Venezuela.

A ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled at Read more

 Google servers,Cuba,fast internet,submarine cable,HAVANA, April 26th  Google servers inside Cuba are now live on the internet, marking a major milestone in the Read more

Trade,Foreign Investment,CubaHAVANA, April 26th The webinar will be held May 10th Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. U.S. CST  with focus on Cuban business law, the legal framework for foreign investment and the specific aspects thereof, including the different modalities Read more

Turkish Exporters Assembly,Cuba,HAVANA, April 26 (PL) The Vice President of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Mustafa Cikrikcioglu, described today the results of a bilateral business forum in Cuba as fruitful.

Mustafa Cikrikcioglu, accompanied by several TIM Read more

 HOSTELCUBA 2017,Trade Show,Havana, HAVANA, April 26th HOSTELCUBA 2017  featuring 100 exhibiting companies from 20 countries, 8 Cuban, 48 Read more

 Bay of Pigs,crab invasion,HAVANA, April 25th (Reuters) Cuba’s Bay of Pigs has been invaded again, this time not by U.S.-backed anti-Castro forces, but by millions of red, yellow and black land crabs.

Each year, after the first spring rains, the crabs march for Read more

Jazz day,Cuba,Chucho Valdes,Gonzalo Rubalcaba,Pancho Amat,Cesar Lopez,Bobby Carcasses,Harold Lopez-Nussa,Orlando ValleHAVANA, April 25 (PL) The Cuban celebration for the 2017 International Jazz Day has been opened with a meeting between students from the Higher Institute of Art and Jazz Thelonious Monk, United States.

Cuba was elected as the host country for this celebration, which has been annually organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Read more

Empress of the Seas,Havana,Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.,Carnival Cruise Line, Pearl Seas Cruise,Norwegian Cruise Line Holding.HAVANA, Apr 24 (PL)  The arrival in Havana of the Empress of the Seas cruise ship is a further sign of the favorable image the island has as a destination and the growing interest of US companies in doing business on this activity. Read more

Jetblue,Havana,Cuba,frequencies,American Airlines,Frontier,Spirit,SilverHAVANA, April 24th Barely a month after JetBlue and American Airlines scaled back on the number of seats and flights to Cuba, while Frontier, Spirit and Silver completely cut service to the island nation—all reactions to a gross Read more

Dior,Givenchy,Hermés, Loewe,Issey Miyake,Gucci,Hotel Manzana Kempinski,Havana,Versace,Armani,Montblanc and L'Occitane en Provence,

The Italian businessman Giorgio Gucci (2d), representative of the third generation of the Gucci dynasty, poses with the Cuban athlete Ana Fidelia Quirot (2i) and the regimentalists Yomil (d) and El Dany (i), in one of the new Luxury stores opened at Manzana Kempinski hotel in Havana EFE

HAVANA, April 22  Italian entrepreneur Giorgio Gucci opened his boutique “Giorgio G. VIP” at the Manzana Kempinski Hotel in Havana this Saturday.

The luxury industry takes positions at a fast pace in Cuba with the official Read more

Delta airlines,Miami,Cuba,Havana,flightsHAVANA, April 22th Delta plans to expand its service between Miami and Havana, Cuba, offering an additional daily nonstop flight between the cities. Read more

Morocco,Cuba,Rodolfo Reyes Rodriguez,diplomatic relations,Polisario

King Mohammed VI leave the Hotel Saratoga in Havana

HAVANA, April 22th The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Ambassador to the United Nations Omar Hilale and his Cuban counterpart Rodolfo Reyes Rodriguez Read more

CIMEX Corp,gasoline,shortage,Cuba,Venezuela,OPEC HAVANA,April 21th (Reuters) Cuban media on Friday confirmed a three-week-old shortage of premium gasoline that has left embassies, tourists and others scrambling for fuel, and said it was not clear when it would end. Read more