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Cuba has not forgotten Haiti

<p style="text-align: justify;">SIX months have passed, but it seems like yesterday when, on that January 12, the faces of this agitated, forgetful world turned toward Haiti, the poorest nation of the American continent. Then the earth was shaking infernally and the international community lamented the tragedy that had befallen the nation of Toussaint L’Ouverture. Read More

Second High Level Cuba Venezuela Economic Meeting ended

THE 2nd High Level Cuba-Venezuela Economic Union Meeting, established under the auspices of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), signed by the presidents of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Cuba on December 14, 2004 in the city of Havana, Cuba, took place in the city of Caracas, Venezuela from July 15 -19, 2010. Read More

Ballet Company Sets a Trip to Cuba

American Ballet Theater announced Thursday that it will travel to Cuba to dance in the International Ballet Festival of Havana in November. The company last visited Cuba in 1960, at which time ABT was celebrating its 20th anniversary. Read More

Cuba: Deficit lower than expected for 2010

HAVANA – Cuba says its budget deficit came in far below forecasts in the first half of 2010, evidence that tax increases and deep spending cuts on food imports may be helping the Cuban government weather a severe economic crunch. Read More

Sales of U.S. agricultural goods to Cuba show steep decline

U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba fell 35 percent in the first five months of this year compared with the same period in 2009, largely because of the island's shortage of hard currency, according to a recent report. Read More

Celebration of the Cuban Orchestra Aragon

<br> Founded in 1939, and performing continuously to sold-out audiences worldwide, Orquesta Aragón plays authentic Cuban music with a multi-generational appeal and has recorded over 100 albums. Read More

Cuba Closely Monitoring Gulf Oil Spill

Cuba is closely monitoring the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and taking measures to deal with any possible impact. Read More