Peru: Peoples' Summit will be an act of continental solidarity

The alternative People's Summit that will take place in this capital April 10-14 will be a great act of continental solidarity, said Gerónimo López Sevillano, secretary general of the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP).

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Minrex: Cuba expresses solidarity and support for Lula

Declaration from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' director general for Latin America, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez

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Cuba: imminent detention of Lula da Silva a serious act

Cuba expressed its solidarity with Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following the rejection by Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court of a Habeas Corpus presented by Lula’s defense attorney and considered his possible detention a very serious action.

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Retail e-commerce soon in Cuban national currency

The Cuban shopping network Tiendas Caribe, formerly TRD, will open an e-commerce service in summer, in Cuban pesos, the national currency which currently runs parallel to the convertible pesos which equals the value of dollars.

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Summit of the Americas, a 2018 hostile scenario

The Summit of the Americas to take place next week in Lima Peru, would present a scenario more hostile than that held in Panama three years ago, to which Cuba was invited for the first time after having been excluded for over two decades.


Cubans drill the deepest horizontal oil well in Latin America

 Using the extended-reach drill, Cuba is developing what has been considered the deepest horizontally-drilled oil well in LatinAmerica as deep as 8,240 meters.


Mariel development zone calls investment for construction

The Special Development Zone on the western Cuban Mariel harbor (ZED) is calling national and foreign investment to foster construction material production.


Five big US airlines to increase their flights to Havana

Five big U.S. airlines might add flights to Havana after some carriers dropped service to Cuba's capital.


International Construction Fair gets underway in Havana

Cuba´s International Construction Fair – Fecons- is kicking off this Tuesday with exhibitions of products, technologies and services from companies from 25 countries.