An airplane financed by the World Food Program (WFP) arrived on Thursday at this city’s Antonio Maceo International Airport with the first international help received from this organization for the victims of Hurricane Matthew.

Caracas - Venezuela has today sent more than 300 tons of supplies to help Cuba overcome the ravages of Hurricane Matthew, according to Housing Minister, Manuel Quevedo.

The Cuban hotel group Gran Caribe presented in Italy its tourist novelties for the winter season in Cayo Largo del Sur, considered to be one of the most attractive spots for the Italian market.

Originally named San Severino y San Carlos de Matanzas, the city was founded on October 12, 1693 by 30 families from the Canary Islands.

Located 100 km. away from Havana, it was later known as the Athens of Cuba. Matanzas was even called the Venice of the Americas by its rivers, bridges and canals. The urban area gained momentum in the 19th century for its rich commercial and cultural life.

Havana - Delegations of Cuba and the United States will hold the 2nd Round of the Human Rights Dialogue, said the Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs and International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Pedro Luis Pedroso.

It’s going to be a great trip, announced Doctor Jill Biden, a U.S. pedagogue with more than three decades of experience, in an article published on Thursday in Medium, while referring to the visit to the island she began in the afternoon of October 6.