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27 April, 2023 Cuban president receives counterpart from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received this Tuesday at the Palace of the Revolution his counterpart from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Željka Cvijanovi?. During the official talks, the president of our country assured Cvijanovi? that her visit was long awaited. He also ratified the willingness to expand political, economic, trade and cooperation relations between the […]
27 April, 2023 Cuban president receives members of the Catholic Bishops Conference

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received representatives of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba at the Palace of the Revolution on Wednesday. As reported by the Twitter account of the Presidency, the meeting is part of the different exchanges that the Head of State carries out with different sectors of society. “The First […]
25 April, 2023 News about Cuba as a tourist destination will be exhibited in Argentina

Havana, Cuba.- The values ??and novelties of Cuba as a tourist destination will be exposed today in Argentina during an exchange with tour operators and representatives of hotel groups. As part of the appointment in Buenos Aires, those present will learn details of the restart, on May 2, of Cubana de Aviación’s operations between Havana […]
25 April, 2023 Cuba calls elections for governors and deputy governors

Havana, Cuba.- The Council of State of Cuba agreed on Monday to provide that the election of provincial governors and deputy governors be held in the Caribbean nation on May 28. The National Assembly of People’s Power noted on its website that the governors and deputy governors are elected by the delegates to the municipal […]
25 April, 2023 U.S. actor and activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96

New York, Cuba.- Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting, Day O, in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96, the New York Times reported. The cause of Belafonte’s death was congestive heart failure, his longtime spokesperson […]
25 April, 2023 Cuba ratifies commitment to multilateralism

Havana, Cuba.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez reiterated on Monday Cuba’s commitment to multilateralism and respect for the Charter of the United Nations and International Law. The General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN) approved on December 12, 2018 by resolution, to set the day for each April 24, in a registered […]
25 April, 2023 Vietnamese Parliament president departs from Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.- The president of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Voung Dinh Hue, left the Antonio Maceo international airport, in this city, on Sunday, after a visit to Cuba that strengthened bilateral ties. Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power President Esteban Lazo and Santiago de Cuba’s top authorities bid […]
25 April, 2023 Díaz-Canel welcomes arrival of US youth delegation to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel welcomed today through his Twitter account, a delegation of 150 young leaders of social organizations from the United States, who will participate in the May Day celebrations. The head of state greeted the delegation and stressed that the Caribbean nation welcomes them with open arms, despite shortages and difficulties. […]
24 April, 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina’s president to visit Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Željka Cvijanovi?, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will arrive in Cuba on Monday for an official visit. It will be the first visit of the president of that country to Cuba since diplomatic relations were established. During her stay here, Cvijanovi? will meet with Cuban authorities and carry out other activities of interest. […]
24 April, 2023 Cuba dismantles drug trafficking operation

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban authorities have reportedly dismantled an organized group that smuggled drugs into the country. Lieutenant Colonel Rigoberto Cordoves, an official with the Ministry of the Interior, explained that the investigation began after border guards discovered 114.33 kilograms of marihuana in Bahia Honda, Artemisa province. He informed that the air route used were people […]
24 April, 2023 Cuban party leader tours China’s historic sites

Beijing, China.- Roberto Morales, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), toured places of historic interest in this capital, at the beginning of his visit to China on Sunday. The party leader and the delegation accompanying him visited the mausoleum that keeps […]
24 April, 2023 Good state of Cuba-Singapore relations highlighted

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on stated on Saturday that there are possibilities to continue to expand collaboration with Singapore in several sectors. At a meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the Palace of the Revolution, the Cuban president highlighted the good state of bilateral relations, the Presidency of the Republic reported […]
24 April, 2023 Vietnamese Parliament president departs from Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.- The president of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Voung Dinh Hue, left from the Antonio Maceo international airport, in this city, on Sunday, after a visit to Cuba that strengthened bilateral ties. Cuba’s National People’s Power Assembly President Esteban Lazo and Santiago de Cuba’s top authorities bade […]
20 April, 2023 Esteban Lazo is ratified as president of the Cuban Parliament and the Council of State

Havana, Cuba.- The National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba in its 10th Legislature ratified this Wednesday in a constitutive session, Esteban Lazo Hernández as president of the body and of the Council of State to exercise the position for a period of five years. 79-year-old Lazo Hernández is a deputy to Parliament for […]
20 April, 2023 New deputies to the Cuban Parliament assume their function with honor

Havana, Cuba.- Of the 470 deputies who constituted today the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba, 303 assume this responsibility for the first time. Among them, the deputy for the capital city of La Lisa, Oricel Richard, stated it is a great honor to perform this function. A law […]
20 April, 2023 President of Cuba appoints head of government and his cabinet

Havana, Cuba.- After his reelection as president of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel proposed this Wednesday to ratify Manuel Marrero Cruz as prime minister. In the constitutive session of the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power, his proposal was approved by a majority of votes, taking into account that Marrero Cruz’s […]
20 April, 2023 Miguel Díaz-Canel is reelected President of the Republic of Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The deputies to the Cuban Parliament today reelected Miguel Díaz-Canel as President of the Republic for the next five years, and Salvador Valdés to occupy the vice presidency. The president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro, pointed out that all of the 462 parliamentarians present at the constitutive session of the 10th […]
19 April, 2023 Extended renewal in Cuba’s Council of State proposed

Havana, Cuba.- The president of Cuba’s National Nominations Commission, Consuelo Baeza, informed that among all 21 proposals to be members of the Council of State, 10 are new lawmakers. Among the new proposals are the deputy director of the Finlay Vaccines Institute, Yuri Valdés; the second head of the Social Workers Unit, Yurisa Lahera, and […]
19 April, 2023 Diaz-Canel congratulates Cubans for the victory of Playa Giron

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 […]
19 April, 2023 Cuba to ratify the Parliament leadership

Havana, Cuba.- The president of the National Candidacy Commission, Consuelo Baeza, explained today to the deputies of the Cuban Parliament that, after consulting the legislators, it was proposed to reelect the current leadership of that body. Baeza said that the members of the Legislative recognized the professional experience of the current president, Juan Esteban Lazo, […]