ALBA Summit Creates New Model for Latin American Integration

The Fifth Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) finished Sunday with important agreements to form a new model of integration for Latin America. Heads of state from Bolivia, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti left Venezuela today after signing several strategic agreements and establishing a formal organizational structure for ALBA. Read More

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Spanish court favors Havana Club rum in Bacardi claim

The provincial court of Madrid, the Spanish capital, rejected Bacardi's claims over the property of the Havana Club Rum. A Havana Club International Incorporated enterprise report says that the Spanish institution ruled against a suit filed by the famous Bacardi rum company over the property of the Havana Club brand in Spain. Read More

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World, Cuba firms to Bolivia Fair

The central Bolivian city of Cochabamba welcomes about 750 companies from over 20 countries, among them Cuba as debutant, to attend starting today an important trade fair. Read More

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Cuba not Alone in US-WTO Challenge

Eight countries supported Cuba s demands over the US failure to comply with decisions of the World Trade Organization s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). Read More

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Cuba protests bank's decision on service

Cuba on Wednesday protested the decision by an Austrian bank recently bought by a U.S. consortium to stop serving Cuban customers. Read More

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Cuba moves toward oil self-sufficiency

With help from Venezuela, Cuba is working on a modernized refinery to make it operational by December in a bid to increase the islands energy self-sufficiency. Read More

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Cuba builds Aeolic Park in Gibara, Holguin

The aeolic park under construction in north east of Gibara, Holguin, is making good progress Read More

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Cuba's growing economy a springboard to global partnerships diversity

Quietly and with great care, Cuba has been enlarging the economic space within which it operates. Read More

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Ties with Cuba to be strengthened

China and Cuba yesterday pledged to strengthen their friendship on their rapidly growing cooperation in various fields. The commitment was made during an-hour-long meeting between Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and his Cuban counterpart Felipe Roque in Beijing. Read More

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More than 2,000 cigar aficionados will participate in the Cuban Partagas Cigar House anniversaries

More than 2,000 cigar aficionados from all over the world will participate in the Cuban Partagas Cigar House anniversaries next week, official spokesmen announced. Read More

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