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Brian de Palma at Havana Film Festival: “¡Viva Cuba!”

Surrounded by Cuban filmmakers and students, the American director Brian de Palma spoke about the challenges of making films, his stories and the elements that, in his opinion, directly influence on the psychology of characters and interpreters. Read More

Southwest starts regular commercial flights to Havana

Southwest Airlines made its first regular commercial flight to Havana bringing 156 passengers thus joining JetBlue, Silver Airways, Delta and American Airlines, which were the first to reopen the US-Cuba connection closed over the past fifty years. Read More

Google and Cuba Sign Bilateral Accord

Cuba’s Telecom Company ETECSA and Google signed a bilateral accord Monday in Havana through which the US company offers the island its Google Global Cache service allowing Cuban users to connect faster to the contents on that popular browser. Read More

Cuban and US officials to meet in Havana on Wednesday

Delegations from Cuba and the United States will meet in Havana tomorrow, December 7, for the fifth session of the Bilateral Commission, Cubaminrex site reported. Read More

American filmmaker Oliver Stone to participate in Havana Film Festival

The renowned American filmmaker Oliver Stone will present his latest film "Snowden" (2016) during the 38th edition of the Havana Film Festival, to be held from December 8 to 18 in this city. Read More

US ballerina Misty Copeland visits National Ballet of Cuba

Misty Danielle Copeland, first African-American principal ballerina of the American Ballet Theater (ABT), one of the most prestigious companies of the United States, arrived in Cuba to conduct a visit until next Saturday, as part of the Program of Cultural and Sports Ambassadors of the State Department. Read More

US-based multinational company punished for trading with Cuba

The US-based multinational company National Oilwell Varco and its subsidiaries Dreco Energy Services and NOV Elmar joined the long list of companies punished by the OFAC for having violated the over-50-year embargo on Cuba. Read More

Visits by US citizens to Cuba grow 80 percent in 2016

By the end of the first half of this year, 136 913 Americans visited Cuba, 79.7 percent more than in the same period of 2015, although none of them traveled as tourists due to restrictions imposed on Cuba. Read More

Cuban president sends congratulations message to Donald Trump

Cuban President Raul Castro sent a message to US President-elect Donald Trump this November 9 congratulating him for his victory at the elections. Read More

US Silver Airways start flying directly to Santiago de Cuba

Flight 098 of the US airline Silver Airways landed on November 3 in Santiago de Cuba with 34 people onboard to open this eastern Cuba city to direct commercial flights from the United States. Read More

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