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September 10th

Fathom starts its trip to Cuba in May 2016

Carnival Corp and Fathom, its new cruise line will start its trip to Cuba in May 2016. With the slogan "The horizon is just the beginning," the company announced on its Web site, the opportunity to travel to the island in the form of cultural exchange and promoting Cuban society and culture. Read More

First US-Cuba commission meeting to be held in Havana

The first meeting of the US-Cuba Bilateral Commission will take place September 11 in Havana to define an agenda to be considered following the reestablishment of bilateral relations between the two countries. Read More

Tourist arrivals to Cuba grew 17% in the first semester

Cuban Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero said amount of visitors has grown 17 percent so far this year, thanks to the favorable performance of the main source markets. Read More

Cuban fuels trading company nominated for the 2015 Latin American Quality Award

The Camaguey fuels trading company, belonging to Union Cuba Petroleo is one of the institutions nominated for the 2015 Latin American Quality Award of the Latin American Foundation for Quality Management. Read More

Cuban musician Guillermo Rubalcaba dies in Havana

Guillermo Rubalcaba, pianist, composer and orchestra director died on Monday night in Havana and was buried at Colon Cemetery, confirmed national media. Read More

Cuba and the EU hold in Havana the fifth round of talks

The European Union and Cuba are holding in Havana the fifth round of talks September 9 and 10 towards a political and cooperation accord. Read More

President of Panama pays an official visit to Cuba

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela arrived in Havana today on an official visit which includes talks with President Raul Castro. Read More

Usher visits Cuba

The singer, songwriter and dancer Usher is in Cuba. This has been made known by himself, who has published photos and videos on his social network accounts, which show some of the most representative symbols of Cuba. Read More

September 8th

Cuban Art to be shown in Los Angeles

The work of Cuban artists as Abel Barroso, Kcho, Roberto Diago, Manuel Mendive, Sandra Ceballos and Mabel Poblet, will arrive in the Santa Monica Art Studios in Los Angeles on October 17. Read More

Cuba suffers the most severe drought of the last 115 years

From September 2014 to last August, Cuba has suffered a drought that has affected 75% of its territory. Of this percentage, 25% was classified as weak drought, 26% as moderate drought, but about a quarter are considered severe to extreme, said Weather Center. Read More