Havana, July 18 (RHC) Ecuador´s Foreign Ministry today stressed the advancement of trade and cooperation relations with Cuba, particularly in the sectors of tourism, healthcare and agriculture, following the recent visit to Havana by foreign minister Ricardo Patiño.

Havana, July 18 (RHC) -- The Permanent Commission on Health and Sports of the Cuban Parliament will meet July 20^ththrough the 22^ndto debate a report by the Cuban Health Ministry on its performance over the past 12 months.

Managua, July 18 (RHC) -- Social movements from Latin America and the Caribbean have expressed their strong solidarity with Cuba and the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, who remain unjustly held in the United States since 1998.

Bayamo, July 18 (RHC-ACN) -- Historians in the eastern city of Bayamo have denounced that young people on the island are the target of an ongoing ideological campaign, which seeks to evoke nostalgia for an allegedly ideal pre-revolutionary Cuba.

Havana, July 18 (RHC-ACN) -- Numerous actions took place Monday and Tuesday in Chile, organized by the Chilean Solidarity-with-Cuba Movement, to demand the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters held in the United States.

McAllen, Texas, July 18 (RHC) -- Organizers of a humanitarian aid caravan that uses civil disobedience to challenge the U.S. blockade and travel ban of Cuba announced their plans to cross the U.S./Mexico border with nearly 100 tons of humanitarian aid at a press conference Wednesday.

Mexico City, July 18 (RHC) -- Mexico’s Solidarity-with-Cuba Movement called for a march on July 26^thin Mexico City to express support to the Caribbean nation on the 59^thanniversary of the beginning of the revolutionary struggle by Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Havana, July 18 (RHC-AIN) – The Japanese government donated modern equipment to Cuba to encourage the production of rice. The donation, which was received in Havana on Monday, is part of the ongoing cooperation program between the two nations.

Havana, July 18, (RHC), -- Cuba opened on Monday its first bio-diesel factory designed to turn the oil-rich jatropha seeds into green fuel.

Havana, July 18, (RHC), -- Japan has donated to Cuba about $3 million worth of machinery to grow and harvest rice, as part of a new cooperation project with the Asian nation, which will also provide technical support and training for farmers, Granma newspaper said Tuesday.

Havana, July 18, (RHC) – Cuba will raise taxes on non-commercial goods brought in by travelers and packages shipped in from abroad beginning as of September, the Cuban government announced on Tuesday.