Havana, Cuba.- The main challenges facing national culture today were addressed in a meeting of the leadership of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), with the President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel. In the exchange, the highest representatives of UNEAC in all the country’s territories, as well as the Board of Directors […]
Washington, United States.- Some members of the Council of the District of Columbia, in the United States, submitted a resolution that calls for an end to the blockade against Cuba, a long-standing policy that today causes unjustified damage to the Cuban people. The document also calls to remove Cuba from the list of State Sponsors […]
Havana, Cuba.- The weekly meeting of the country’s top leadership with scientists and experts linked to health addressed the response that science and technology seeking to address population aging, an issue that the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, described as present and future. […]
New Delhi, India.- The work of Cuba’s Henry Reeve Medical Brigade in Türkiye to help the population of that country affected by strong earthquakes is highlighted today by the Indian portal Peoples Dispatch. Between February 12 and 19, the Cuban health workers helped more than 260 patients, providing services from primary care to intensive care […]
Havana, Cuba.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today reiterated Cuba’s gratitude to the heads of governments of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for their continued rejection of the US blockade against this nation. Our sincere gratitude for their support and renewed call for the lifting of the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade against the people and […]
Havana city, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday recalled the explosion of the battleship Maine, an event that 125 years ago triggered the intervention of the United States in the war for Cuba’s independence. On his Twitter account, the head of State noted that “125 (years) ago today of the Maine explosion in the Bay […]
Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel reiterated Cuba’s solidarity with the Syrian people and Government on Tuesday, when he signed the book of condolences at that nation’s Embassy due to the tragic earthquake that shook the African country a week ago. On his Twitter account, the president expressed, “For Syria all the love, friendship and solidarity. […]
Mexico City, Mexico.- Mexico will lead a more active international movement against the inhuman blockade of the United States against Cuba, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced today in a ceremony with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel. At the closing of the opening ceremony of a bilateral meeting for the IMSS-Wellness Health plan in the […]
Santa Clara, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel began his second day of meetings on Tuesday as a candidate to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) with a visit to the Marta Abreu University in central Villa Clara province. The head of State, who is also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) […]
Ciego de Avila, Cuba.- The Mi Costa (My Coast) international project, aimed at rehabilitating and protecting coastlines from the effects of climate change, involves Ciego de Avila’s south coast. The initiative will strengthen coastal resilience by improving the availability and quality of water, the healthcare and welfare of communities in areas highly vulnerable to the […]
Vientiane, Laos.- In a further demonstration of support and solidarity with the Caribbean nation, students of the “Amistad Laos Cuba” school, on Monday honored the 170th birthday of National Hero José Martí, in front of the bust built there in his memory, . Taking advantage of the occasion,Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Enna Viant expressed her […]
Havana, Cuba.- A little publicized aspect today is the presence of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti in international philately, as a tribute to his life and work. Cuban lawyer and researcher Emilio Cueto told Opus Habana magazine that at least 12 countries and 27 stamps honor the Cuban Apostle’s legacy. According to the expert, most […]
Buenos Aires, Argentine.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed at the 7th Celac Summit on Tuesday that Cuba will not be intimidated by attacks nor will it betray the history of resistance, dignity and defense of social justice. When speaking at the Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is taking place in this capital, the […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) reiterated today its complaints about the discriminatory treatment suffered by its players to take part in the V World Classic of the discipline In particular, the FCB criticized the license granted by the United States Government to the organizers of the event, banning players of Cuban origin residing […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel will attend the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, in Spanish) to be held in Argentina, to convey the island’s strong commitment to regional integration efforts. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the meeting, to be held on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, will be an […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday received Russian businessmen to follow up on agreements reached in Moscow past November. The Cuban leader praised the accelerated business progress. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas, and the Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca. Today we welcomed an important […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Peter Szijjártó, began a visit to Cuba in which he will hold official talks with Cuban authorities. Szijjártó arrived in Havana for the second time since his appointment. In this occasion he is following a tour through several countries in the American continent. The […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) today convened a new virtual day of solidarity against the blockade for today at 09:00, Cuba time, under the label #SolidarityVsBloqueo. This time we stop to summarize the most important moments in the fight against the US siege in which friends from all over […]
Santiago de Chile, Chile.- The blockade maintained by the United States against Cuba is the longest economic war in history, Pedro Bronzic, member of the Chilean solidarity movement with the Caribbean country, recalled today. As is already a tradition, the group -with its different committees- participates in the O’Higgins Park of this capital in the […]
Washington, United States.- After a two-year halt, Western Union (WU) has quietly resumed family remittance to Cuba through a pilot program with the hope of expanding its operations in the future, the company says, a much-anticipated step that provides Cuban-American families with a more reliable way to aid their families in Cuba. “It is with […]
