05 January 2016

Argentinean President disqualifies hundreds of doctors graduated in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- (acn) In what has been considered in Argentina another government anti-popular measure, rightist president Mauricio Macri disqualified 380 medical doctors graduated in Cuba disregarding their impact on the people.

05 January 2016

Obama could visit Cuba this year

Havana, Cuba.- (acn) US President Barack Obama is expected to meet a large international agenda this year with visits to European and Asian nations, as well as Colombia and Peru with possibilities to visit Cuba.

05 January 2016

Cabrisas Receives Visiting Governor of Virginia

HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) The Vice-president of the Cuban Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, received the governor of the state of Virginia, United States, Terry McAuliffe, who is on a working visit to Cuba.

02 January 2016

 UNICEF Acknowledges Cuba’s Achievements in Child Protection

 HAVANA, Cuba.- (acn) The representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cuba, Anna Lucia D'Emilio, highlighted on Wednesday the island’s results in the care of its children during 2015,and reaffirmed the support of her organization for that effort.

02 January 2016

   Direct Flights between Italy and Camagüey Resumed

HAVANA, Cuba.-(acn) With the arrival of 130 Italian travelers on January 1st at the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport of Camagüey, the link between that city and Italy -one of the main countries sending tourists to this eastern province- was resumed after over a decade without flights between these destinations.

30 December 2015

Raul Castro describes as Positive 4% Economic Growth in 2015

HAVANA, Cuba. - (acn) The 4% increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year is a good result, in spite of the international economic  crisis and the persistent economic, financial and commercial blockade of the  United States, asserted on Tuesday Army General Raul Castro, President of  the Cuban councils of State and Ministers.

29 December 2015

 Cuban FM Highlights 2015 Foreign Policy Results

Havana.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted the results of Cuba's foreign policy in year 2015, and announced new achievements for next year, as well as advances in the relations with the United States.

29 December 2015

Cuba Seeks Efficiency in Sugar Cane Harvest Despite Unstable Weather

Havana.- About 16 refineries in nine provinces are grinding in the 2015-16 sugar cane harvest, which seeks efficiency despite an unstable weather, informed sources of the Azcuba Sugar Group.

28 December 2015

 Guatemala Holds Second SICA Meeting on Cuban Migrants

Guatemala.- Representatives of member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA, in Spanish) are discussing today in Guatemala possible solutions for the situation around Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica.

28 December 2015

Comfort for Elderly Adults Promoted in Camagüey

Camagüey.- This year, the province of Camagüey destined more than 600 thousand pesos for the continuity of the program of repair and maintenance of nursing homes and grandparents' houses (facilities where old people stay during the day and conduct activities together), with the aim of raising the comfort and quality of life in these facilities.