Cuba’s ‘revolutionary icon’ Fidel Castro turns 87

Fidel Castro held power from 1959, when he toppled US-backed Cuban president Fulgencio Batista, to 2006 when he handed the reins of power to his brother Raul. Though he remained president in name for two more years. Read More

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Cuba Performs Digital TV Test with Good Results

A team of Cuban specialists in this capital performs transmission tests to eight channels of digital television and six radio stations with satisfactory results. Read More

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Cuban baseball players arrived in Miami

A group of veteran Cuban baseball players arrived in Miami Sunday night, though it's still uncertain if they'll play in South Florida. Read More

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Cuba Hosts Int’l Course on Dengue

Prestigious domestic and foreign teachers are participating as of today in the 12th International Dengue Course, being held at the “Pedro Kouri” Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in Havana. Read More

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Cuba to mark Fidel Castro's birthday with book release

Cuba celebrates the 87th birthday of its "historical" revolution leader Fidel Castro with the release of a book dedicated to him, local media said Thursday. Read More

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Archaeological Census Reveals Human Presence in Cuba 8,000-10,000 Years Ago

An archaeological census performed by the Anthropology Institute within the Cuban Science, Technology and Environment Ministry has found that the human presence on the island hypothetically dates from between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago Read More

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Cuban jazz legend Arturo Sandoval awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Cuban-born jazz legend Arturo Sandoval was named by President Barack Obama Thursday as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read More

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Sweet Fifteen in Cuba: A Dizzying Merry-Go-Round

Turning fifteen stirs up conflicting emotions in Cuban teenagers. Every young girl knows that her family will throw her a party no matter what the cost, even if this family, as is most often the case, doesn’t have the financial means to do so Read More

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Panama grants asylum to 19 Cubans held by Bahamas

Panama’s government is granting asylum on humanitarian grounds for 19 Cuban migrants who are being detained in the Bahamas Read More

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Colombia peace talks with Farc in Cuba make progress

Former vice-president Humberto de la Calle expressed optimism after the latest round of talks Read More

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