Important issues such as increased production yields and its impact on food prices and the economy, will be addressed from today until February 17 during the 11th Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP).

President Raul Castro received in the Palace of the Revolution in Havana his pair of France Francois Hollande, who is on official visit to Cuba from Sunday.

The visit of Pope Francisco to Cuba will take place between 19th and 22nd of September as part of a tour that will take him then to the United States, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba (COCC) reported.

French President, Francois Hollande, today highlighted the contributions of Cuba to the peace process in Colombia and called for an end to the US embargo against the Caribbean Island. In his speach, he mentioned this is the first visit to Cuba of a President from the French Republic.

Cuba expects 2015 to surpass the record number of tourists and revenues it attracted in 2014, a year when the island's tourism industry reaped $US 2.7 billion.