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 […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday praised the student leader Julio Antonio Mella´s legacy, whose 94th anniversary of his death is being commemorated. On Twitter, Marrero said Mella is “an encouraging, exemplary, victorious and invincible striking man for Cuba’s socialist Revolution”. According to the Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País (SEAP), the oldest NGO in Cuba, currently has among its leading projections and challenges, the promotion of its history and legacy of more than two centuries of existence. Sprung from the renewing ideas of the European Enlightenment, during the 18th century, SEAP, which marked its 230th […]
Brasilia, Brazil.- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today decreed the intervention in the Federal District (FD) after throngs of followers of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the headquarters of the three branches of government in Brazil. In his urgent address to the nation, Lula affirmed that there was a lack of security in the […]
Havana, Cuba.- A more rational policy on the part of the United States and the integral fulfillment of the migratory agreements, contribute to drastically diminish irregular, disorderly and unsafe migration, a source of the Cuban Foreign Ministry said. A more normal migratory relationship, which includes temporary visits between the two countries, would also contribute to […]
