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The US and Cuba will on Wednesday announce the opening of embassies in each other’s capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic ties severed in 1961, a senior US official has said.
US officials said President Barack Obama would make a formal announcement from the White House at 15:00 GMT on Wednesday.
It is still not clear exactly what the date will be for opening the embassies, but it is likely to be in mid-July, says the BBC’s Cuba correspondent Will Grant.
The US State Department must give Congress two weeks’ warning before the embassy can open, he adds.
It is the latest major milestone in a thawing process between the two countries’ relations, which started with secret negotiations and was announced last December.
Published by BBC
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
The head of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, called it one of the greatest public health achievements possible.
It follows years of efforts to give pregnant women early access to prenatal care, testing and drugs to stop these diseases passing from mother to child.
The WHO hopes other countries will be able to achieve the same.
Published by BBC World News
Cuba will sign this week the agreement that will leave officially constituted the second joint venture aimed at developing a large building complex linked to the activity of golf, east of the capital.
Jose Daniel R. Alonso, Director of Business of the Tourism Ministry, confirmed on Monday that the association between state Cuba Golf and Chinese firm Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited to implement the project in the area Monte Bello will be subscribed on Wednesday.
The official explained reporters from 12 nations present at the 10th edition of the International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism that the project is valued at 462 million dollars and that it’s the second of its kind approved in the country to date.
He recalled that the first joint venture for the development of real estate associated with golf courses was created in early 2014 with the British company Esencia Hotels and Resorts, which will boost an investment estimated at 360 million dollars near the island’s main tourist resort, Varadero.
Daniel Alonso also told journalists that they expect to constitute the third joint venture by the end of 2015.
Published by ACN News
Foreign ministers Bruno Rodriguez, from Cuba, and K. Shanmugam, from Singapore, signed visa exemption agreement between the two nations.
The agreement, which covers the reciprocal exemption from this requirement for holders of diplomatic, official, service and ordinary passports, is an expression of the interest of both countries to facilitate the free flow of their citizens and promote bilateral cooperation.
Published by ACN News
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A new of thick ring gauge vitola in one of the most historic brand within the Habanos portfolio.
Por Larrañaga Picadores, a vitola aimed exclusively at Habanos Specialists and La Casa del Habano franchise stores, will be available to all markets worldwide in the next weeks.
Por Larrañaga is one of the most historic Habanos* (D.O.P) brands, founded in 1834, it enjoys a well- earned reputation for its good presentation. The brand is characterized by a light to medium flavour and aromatic blend. All the Habanos have been made “Totalmente a Mano con Tripa Larga”, Totally handmade with long filler, with leaves selected the Vuelta Abajo* (D.O.P) Zone, in Pinar del Río.* (D.O.P) Cuba.
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Habanos introduces the Selección Petit Robustos presented in an elegant travel retail case: of just produced 5.000 boxes, that will surely become a valuable and special gift appreciated by Habanos enthusiasts, will be available in the different points of sales for Duty Free and Travel Retail in a couple of weeks.
This beautiful case contains 10 Petit Robustos (50 ring gauge x 102mm in the length), a vitola widely accepted by the Cuban cigar lovers in those late years.
This Selection includes five of the most prestigious Habanos brands: Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, Partagás and H. Upmann.
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