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14 November, 2022 Havana trade fair FIHAV 2022 opens in Cuba

Havana city, Cuba.- The 38th edition of the Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2022, Cuba’s major trade and exhibition event, brings together more than 60 countries at the Expocuba fairgrounds this Monday. Top-level delegations headed by ministers, high-level government officials, entrepreneurs, and other foreign actors from nations such as China, Russia, Spain, France, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, […]

10 November, 2022 The blockade imposed on Cuba is unjustifiable, says Syrian FM

Damascus, Syria.- The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal al-Mekdad, today condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba and described it as unjustifiable, unjust and cruel. This siege, like the one imposed against my country, affects innocent people and their basic needs, he said in statements to Prensa Latina after […]

9 November, 2022 Cuba FM urges for new mechanism to fight climate change

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday urged for establishing a new mechanism for financing losses and damages caused by climate change. On Twitter, the Cuban foreign minister stated his nation, alongside the G77 + China, champions the right of developing countries to a fair “compensation for being the scenario where climate change […]

8 November, 2022 Cuba is a paradigm for the Laotian people, collaborator says

Vientiane, Laos.- For the Laotian people, Cuba is an example of resistance and also in the levels of schooling and health achieved, MSc. Mario Zamora said here on Monday . The only Cuban collaborator currently serving in this Asian nation, Zamora, director of Communication at the Confucius Institute in Havana, also said that local educational […]

7 November, 2022 Iran calls for the end of U.S. blockade against Cuba

Tehran, Iran.- The Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter called for the U.S. government to put an immediate and unconditional end to its hostile blockade against Cuba, diplomatic sources informed Sunday. According to a report from the Cuban embassy in Iran, the member states expressed their unwavering solidarity with the Cuban people […]

4 November, 2022 Overwhelming support for Cuba at UN against the US blockade

United Nations, United Nations.- Cuba scored a new victory on Thursday in its struggle against the United States blockade by achieving overwhelming support at the United Nations (UN) for a resolution passed by 185 votes in favor. The resolution was only opposed by the United States and its staunched ally Israel, while Brazil and Ukraine […]

3 November, 2022 Cuba’s removal from US list of sponsors of terrorism demanded at UN

United Nations, United Nations.- Various countries and international organizations described Cuba’s inclusion on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism as unjust and inhumane and denounced the damage it causes to its citizens at the United Nations. Cuba’s removal from that list became a unanimous demand on the opening session of the two-day debates taking […]

2 November, 2022 Classic Havana Festival will show luxury edition in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- From November 5 to 20, the Classic Havana Festival will welcome musicians from Cuba and Europe to share the best of that genre in a luxury edition, its organizers confirmed here. More than 50 soloists, conductors, music, theater and dance groups representing Germany, Canada, the United States, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, the United […]

1 November, 2022 US blockade against Cuba is a crime, Sandinista congressman affirms

Managua, Nicaragua.- The head of the Sandinista bench in the National Assembly (unicameral parliament) of Nicaragua, Edwin Castro, affirmed that the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US against Cuba is a crime. The congressman said that the unilateral measure is anti-human from the popular lexicon´s point of view and a crime against […]

31 October, 2022 Cuba and Argentina talks on migration issues

Buenos Aires, Argentine.- Representatives of Cuba and Argentina hold in Buenos Aires on Monday the First Round of Talks on Migration to guarantee a regulated, orderly and safe flow of travelers. Ernesto Soberon, Director General of Consular Affairs and Attention to Cuban Residents Abroad, heads his country’s delegation. Meanwhile, Argentina’s team is headed by the […]

27 October, 2022 Cuba attends CELAC foreign ministers’ meeting

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez participates in the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Argentina this Wednesday. Upon announcing on his Twitter account about his presence in this meeting on Tuesday, the head of Cuban diplomacy said that he would ratify his country’s commitment […]

26 October, 2022 Cuban President refers to historic condemnation of blockade

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today recalled the almost unanimous condemnation before the United Nations (UN) of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States for six decades. From his profile on the social network Twitter, the leader of the Caribbean nation alluded to the reinforcement of that unilateral measure and […]

25 October, 2022 St. Vincent and the Grenadines reject blockade against Cuba

Kingstown, Jamaica.- The Association of Cuban Residents in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Juan Almeida Bosque, the SVG-CUBA Solidarity Movement and government officials rejected in an event the U.S. blockade against the island. The participants in the activity for the National Culture Day in Cuba also condemned other destabilizing attempts of the U.S. government against […]

24 October, 2022 Cuban families have lived under the US blockade for over 60 years

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban families have been living for more than 60 years under the negative effects of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by successive governments of the United States. The shortcomings and damage caused by this policy have limited the development of Cubans’ lives and the fulfillment of their human rights. The international […]

21 October, 2022 Cuban president checks recovery in province most-hit by Hurricane Ian

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday visited the western province of Pinar del Rio to check the recovery works in that territory, which was the most affected by Hurricane Ian. Upon arrival, the head of State met with local authorities, who informed him that the recovery of the power system is at 66.91 […]

20 October, 2022 US blockade causes millions of dollars in losses to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The estimated damage caused by the United States blockade against Cuba during the 14 months of the Joe Biden administration amounts to 6.3 billion dollars, an official from the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. On his Twitter account, the director general for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry of Foreign […]

19 October, 2022 President Díaz-Canel urges for globalizing solidarity, collaboration

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday reiterated the pressing need to globalize solidarity in an increasingly less equitable world. On Twitter, the Cuban leader stated that “we must continue globalizing solidarity, collaboration; we cannot lose our way towards a better world”. He also added that the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel […]

17 October, 2022 Western Cuban province recovers more than 53% of electric service

Havana, Cuba.- The first secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party in Pinar del Rio, Yamile Ramos, reported today the reestablishment of 53.09 percent of the electric service in that western territory of Cuba, the most severely hit by Hurricane Ian. From her profile in Twitter, the official thanked the support and solidarity of the brigades involved […]

14 October, 2022 Cuban Gov’t constantly checking recovery efforts

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero insisted today on continuously checking recovery works being done to overcome damages caused by Hurricane Ian that severely hit the western part of the country at the end of September. On Twitter, the official highlighted the continuous work for the reestablishment of the services most demanded by the […]

13 October, 2022 Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Cuba begins visit to Italy

Rome, Italy.- The First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba (Mincex), Ana Teresita González Fraga, arrived today in this capital to participate in the 8th Binational Committee between her nation and Italy . González Fraga will carry out an intense work program during her visit, which includes meetings with […]