Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described as unforgettable the legacy of revolutionary Vilma Espín on the 16th anniversary of her death. On June 18, 2007, Cuba lost one of its most beloved and bravest daughters; a sweet, intelligent, and radical heroine. Clandestine fighter, daring, guerrilla fighter, wife, mother, and feminist leader,” the president wrote […]
Havana, Cuba.- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over a gala on Wednesday to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967). At […]
Havana, Cuba.- The José Martí Pérez University of the Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus and the Gujranwala Institute of Future Technologies University, of Pakistan, signed an international cooperation teaching agreement. The protocol on Cooperation in the Educational Sector and Scientific Research was signed at the conclusion of the Summer School for Initial and Continuing Vocational […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends the inauguration of the First International Scientific Convention of the University of Havana, Saber-UH, in the context of the 295th anniversary of this center of higher studies. The forum, which will last until June 2, will be attended by national and foreign professors and researchers, specialists in Economics, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The work Ánimo, a zootherapy project with children, adolescents and young people with special educational needs, in the complex National Zoological Park of Cuba, deserved the Special Grand Prize of the 4th International Congress of Neuropedagogy and Inclusion, held at the University of the Atlantic, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The research, whose main authors […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs today congratulated the people and Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the occasion of its national holiday. Through Twitter, the island’s foreign ministry ratified its willingness to continue strengthening ties between the non-nations. Norway’s National Day is celebrated on May 17, commemorating the signing of the […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today his country’s commitment against all forms of discrimination, in order to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The National Center for Sexual Education celebrates until next day 20 the 16th edition of the Days against Homophobia and Transphobia. This year the activities focus on […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Firefighters Corps (CBC) paid tribute today to the Martyrs of Patria Street, 55 years after counterrevolutionaries paid by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency caused a major deflagration in several of its warehouses in 1968. Iván Lugo Machado and Elías Moya Téllez lost their lives in the sabotage and an act of […]
Havana, Cuba.- The International Colloquium Jose Martí, A man of all times begins this Wednesday the first of his three days of sessions in Havana, with face-to-face and virtual attendance of scholars of his work from Argentina, Cuba, the United States, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The deliberations will take place until next Friday at […]
Havana, Cuba.- The universities of Havana and East China Normal University agreed today to open a multidisciplinary center for studies on Latin America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, which will strengthen cooperation in the educational area. That decision was made during a meeting between Lei Qili, vice president of the Chinese academy, and Marian Hernández, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Alena Douhan, will participate in Havana today in an academic event on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in Cuba. At the inauguration of the meeting, organized by the University of Havana, Douhan will offer a keynote address and talk with the […]
Havana, Cuba.- Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Foreign Trade and Investment, discussed in Havana today issues of mutual cooperation with Maxim Oreshkin, Economic Advisor to the Russian Presidency. Last November, Cabrisas attended the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic-commercial and scientific-technical collaboration, held in Moscow, in his capacity as […]
Havana, Cuba.- Capitular records of the Havana City Council and Cuban film posters aspire today to be declared a Documentary Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). As published on Twitter by Yahima Esquivel, ambassador and permanent representative of Cuba before that body, the Executive Council of UNESCO must […]
Havana, Cuba.- The 16th May Day International Volunteer Work Brigade began its program of activities on Monday to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The brigade’s activities will last until May 7, with more than 300 members from 29 countries. The first meeting of the contingent was at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), where […]
Havana, Cuba.- The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, today congratulated Cubans on Victory Day in Playa Giron, located in the south-central part of the country. This day will be also marked by the setting up of the 10th Legislature of the national parliament, which is a tribute to the heroes […]
Havana, Cuba.- The president of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), Silvia Giacoppo, highlighted in Panama City the historic ties that unite the regional legislature and Cuba. While receiving the ambassador of the island, Victor Cairo, at her headquarters in the Panamanian capital, the Argentine senator praised the active participation of deputies of the […]
Havana, Cuba.- On Tuesday, Cuban Ambassador to France Otto Vaillant met with French university students and professors to debate Cuba´s real issues, bilateral relations as well as the impact of the hostile U.S. blockade. At the School of Law, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, the Cuban diplomat made a presentation and exchanged standpoints with a great […]
Vientiane, Laos.- Laos and Cuba took another step to strengthen friendship and cooperation on Tuesday, during a meeting between Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Baykhan Khattiya and Cuban Ambassador Enna Viant. To join efforts to improve people-to-people contacts and move towards a new level in bilateral relations in general, particularly in the sphere that […]
Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday recalled the birthday of Juan Almeida Bosque, one of the Cuban leaders who are considered essential in the main events of the Revolution. On his Twitter account, the head of State wrote, “Today the man who shouted the rebel will in the first combat would be turning 95: […]
