At least six people have died during torrential rainfall in Haiti, according to media reports on Wednesday, dpa reported.
Three children from the same family were among the dead, said reports citing the Haitian Interior Ministry.
The six people were (...)
AlHijjah 1, 1432, Oct 28, 2011, SPA -- Saudi Embassy in Cuba has received condolers on the death of late Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The condolers expressed condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (...)
Saeed bin Hasan Al-Jamee'a, the Charge D'affaires of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Havana, held today a reception party to mark the 81st anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A number of Cuban government members, Arab, (...)
A career U.S. diplomat with more than 30 years' experience has taken up his post as Washington's top envoy to Cuba, AP reported.
John Caulfield is the new chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana. Washington does not have an embassy there (...)
Cuba reaffirmed today its full support for the Palestinian state and the historical struggle (of the Palestinian people) and their inalienable right to self-determination and a sovereign independent state.
A report of the Cuban news agency "Prensa (...)
Saudi Embassy in Cuba held a reception party here on Thursday on the occasion of opening the Embassy.
The party was attended by a number of senior Cuban officials and Arab, Islamic and friendly Ambassadors.
In his speech, Saudi Chargé D'affaires (...)
Cuba will broaden private retail service beyond beauty parlors and barbers in October to include everything from coffee shops to locksmiths, and may even rent space on busy streets, an official told parliament, according to Reuters.
The measures, (...)
Washington has begun issuing travel licenses that promise to bring thousands more U.S. visitors each year on legal trips to Cuba, just 90 miles off Florida but off-limits to most Americans, AP reported.
Nine tour operators have been granted (...)
A 15-year effort to improve Communist Cuba's shoddy bookkeeping and root out corruption has made progress but there is still much to be done, a national audit published on Sunday showed, according to Reuters.
Corrupt state managers and (...)
The Saudi Embassy in Cuba has held a reception ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Cuba.
The occasion was attended by a number of ambassadors (...)
The Council of Ministers in Cuba said self-employed workers could now hire non-family members, as the government seeks to expand private sector jobs, UPI reported.
The government under Raul Castro intends to lay off 1.3 million public sector (...)
Cuba is evaluating a move to end restrictions on
Cubans' tourist trips abroad, according to a reform plan drafted in
last month's Communist Party congress and published Monday, according to dpa.
Cuba has limited its citizens' trips abroad for (...)
Cubans will soon get their first look at the details of highly anticipated economic changes that were approved at last month's Communist Party Congress, AP cited official news media as saying Saturday.
An announcement in party newspaper Granma said (...)
Akhir 22, 1432 H/March 27, 2011, SPA -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will begin a three-day visit to Cuba on Monday for what is described as a "private, non-governmental mission" where the main topic may be the fate of a U.S. aid contractor (...)
Akhir 07, 1432 H/March 12, 2011, SPA -- U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the Cuban state, state-run television reported on Saturday, in the latest setback to relations between two Cold War (...)
Awwal 30, 1432 H/March 5, 2011, SPA -- The trial of a U.S. government contractor detained for more than a year and accused of seeking to undermine Cuba's government entered its second _ and likely decisive _ day Saturday, with testimony and closing (...)
Awwal 29, 1432 H/March 4, 2011, SPA -- A U.S. government contractor was going on trial in Cuba on Friday in a case sure to have a profound impact on relations between the Cold War enemies, as Ap reported.
Alan Gross faces a possible 20-year (...)
Awwal 26, 1432 H/March 1, 2011, SPA -- Cuban President Raul Castro has admitted a delay in
plans to eliminate more than 500,000 state-sector jobs by the end of
March, a key element in his plans to reform Cuba's socialist economy.
During a (...)
Awwal 16, 1432 H/Feb 19, 2011, SPA -- Cuba has freed another political prisoner, leaving only six still behind bars from a group of 52 that President Raul Castro has promised to release, the Catholic Church said on Saturday, according to (...)
Awwal 10, 1432, Feb 13, 2011, SPA -- Two political prisoners who had refused to leave prison were freed against their wishes on Saturday as Cuba released more jailed government opponents.
Hector Maseda and Angel Moya were among the last of 52 (...)
Awwal 09, 1432 H/Feb 12, 2011, SPA -- A well-known Cuban dissident has returned home a day after saying he would not leave his jail cell until other opposition leaders were freed.
Hector Maseda's stepdaughter Laura Maria Labrada Pollan tells The (...)
Awwal 03, 1432 H/Feb 06, 2011, SPA -- A leader of the Ladies in White opposition group says she will urge a colleague to end a 10-day old hunger strike she launched to demand freedom for her jailed husband.
Laura Pollan tells The Associated Press (...)
Cuba opened a trial on Monday against the authorities of a psychiatric hospital where 26 patients died of cold a year ago in a scandal that revealed cracks in the tropical island's famous free health system, according to Reuters.
The trial comes at (...)
Cubans will soon have to pay more for soap,
toothpaste and other hygiene items after the government said
Wednesday it would eliminate subsidies on the products in the new
year, according to dpa.
The items had previously been included as part (...)
Cuba expects its economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2011, up from 2.1 percent this year, as it slowly emerges from an extended slump, Cuban officials said on Saturday in a meeting of the National Assembly, according to Reuters.
Osvaldo Martinez, the (...)
