Cuba

The Republic of Cuba consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles), Isla de la Juventud and several adjacent small islands.

 

Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. Better known smaller towns include Baracoa, which was the first Spanish settlement on Cuba, Trinidad, a UNESCO world heritage site, and Bayamo.


Cuba is the most populous insular nation in the Caribbean. Its people, culture and customs draw from several sources including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of African slaves, and its proximity to the United States.

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    • Cuba and Saudi Arabia expand commercial bonds

      HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — Cuba and Saudi Arabia ratified their intention to increase commercial relations by way of the signing of a bilateral agreement to contribute to the restoration of water mains in Havana.
      The agreement between the Ministry for Foreign Trade and Investment and the Saudi Development Fund includes the granting of $30 million to [...]

    • Cuba Celebrates World Water Day

      HAVANA (PL) — Cuba is celebrating World Water Day with its immersion in collaborative projects with other countries and international organizations, to solve problems in the management of water resources.

      The country has the help of UN agencies and other countries, said Vladimir Cabranes Alpizar, of the International Relations Department at the National Institute of Hydraulic [...]

    • Q&A: Climate Change Front and Centre in Cuban Development Model

      By Ivet GonzálezReprint |     Ivet González interview with RICARDO BERRIZ, environmental educator
      Ricardo Berriz. Credit: Ivet González/IPS

      HAVANA, Feb 27 2013 (IPS) - Each of Cuba’s 168 municipalities faces the challenge of designing its own strategic development which, as well as economic and social progress, minimises the impact of extreme weather and other problems caused by global warming.
      “One cannot [...]

    • Cuba to Host Int´l Conference on Impact of Hurricane Sandy

      The 6th International Conference on the Comprehensive Management of Coastal Areas, Caricostas, to be held here in May, 2013, will discuss the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the coasts, which are the most vulnerable environments to the effects of climate change.
      In remarks to Prensa Latina, Dr. Ofelia Perez, Director of the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies [...]

    • Cuba for Energy Sustainability on World Tourism Day

      HAVANA (PL) — Implementing a strategy including a creative, increasingly environmental-friendly industry that favors energy sustainability, the Cuban authorities are marking World Tourism Day today.

      A communiqué by the Tourism Ministry (MINTUR) said the slogan for the occasion is Tourism and Energy Sustainability: Driving Forces behind Sustainable Development, aimed at highlighting on of the most relevant [...]