Cuban Ambassador Elio Savón Oliva was received this morning by the Vice-President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa. During the meeting the Cuban diplomat spoke about the good state of the relations and the positive of his stay in Zimbabwe. The vice president continued the conversation naming several of the programs that were implemented in the last 4 years. He also spoke about how important the Cuban country has been for Cuban aid in sectors such as health and education since its independence.

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabwe condemned the US economic sanctions on Cuba, saying his country knows what it's like to be under sanctions they has been suffering for 17 years. This happened during the farewell meeting of the Cuban ambassador Elio Savón Oliva in the headquarters of the government of the African country.

Operators of tours to Cuba are concerned that the picture presented in the major media of the hurricane damage to the island will discourage travel to Cuba.

“Unfortunately, there has been quite a bit of misreporting on conditions in Cuba,” said Bob Drumm, president of Alexander + Roberts. “The all-inclusive resorts on the Cuban keys are not relevant to American travelers, for example.”

On September 29, 2017, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the decision to significantly downscale the diplomatic staff of the US embassy in Havana and withdraw all their relatives, claiming that there had been “attacks” perpetrated against US Government officials in Cuba which have harmed their health.

We inform all customers that next 26 October 2017 the consular offices of the Republic of Cuba will be closed due to National Holiday. Customer´s service will be resumed on 30 October 2017 at 9:00 hours.

From the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla denounced the decision "unfounded and unacceptable" that the State Department took today by ordering the departure of 15 Cuban diplomats from the United States.

The minister said in Havana that "there is no evidence" of the occurrence, causes and origin of the  alleged "incidents" against US government officials in Cuba, which supposedly caused an array of varying health issues.

Press conference with national and international media presented by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the Ministry headquarters, October 3, 2017, Year 59 of the Revolution

On September 29, 2017, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the decision to significantly downscale the diplomatic staff of the US embassy in Havana and withdraw all their relatives, claiming that there had been “attacks” perpetrated against US Government officials in Cuba which have harmed their health.

New York, 4 October 2017.Cuban Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mrs.Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, during her statement at the joint debate on items 107: Prevention of Crime and Criminal Justice and 108: International Drug Control, of the Third Committee of the United Nations, highlighted that crime prevention remains a major task in the current international context, taking into account that all countries, regardless of the