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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Montevideo, Uruguay.- The blockade the United States exercises against Cuba could not prevent the sending of aid from the Uruguayan solidarity movement with the island, a well-known promoter of that cause said on Wednesday. Gabriela Cultelli, an activist of the Uruguayan Anti-imperialist Committee of Solidarity with Cuba and the Peoples of the World, denounced in […]
Havana, Cuba.- A donation of 400,000 bags of food, electrical equipment and roofs arrived in Cuba today from Venezuela as a contribution to the recovery of the severe damages caused by Hurricane Ian. The cargo was received at the port of Mariel, 45 kilometers from the Cuban capital, by the ambassador of that nation, Adan […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cubans on Monday recall the 154th anniversary of the date that marked a new course, October 10, 1868, for the then jewel of the Spanish crown in America. That day in history not only marked the beginning of the war of independence that would last ten years and ended without the insurrectionists, exhausted […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuba continues recovery efforts in the provinces affected by Hurricane Ian. During a meeting held on Thursday on the review of recovery tasks, the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, stressed that all actions must be carried out as soon as possible. In Pinar del Río, the hardest-hit province, 75,994 houses and buildings suffered […]
Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Cuba’s ambassador to Argentina, Pedro Pablo Prada, thanked the solidarity of this South American country with the island in the face of the damages caused by hurricane Ian. ‘We deeply thank the government and people of Argentina who are sending humanitarian aid to Cuba to support the communities most affected by the […]
Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Sunday that Cuba grew up in the process generated by the new Family Code, and expressed confidence in its approval in today’s referendum. In statements to reporters after exercising his right to vote, the president pointed out that although there should not be a unanimous vote, he does […]
Washington, United States.- The city hall of Willimantic, Connecticut, passed a resolution condemning the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the U.S. government on Cuba for over 60 years. The new resolution is aimed at calling the Joe Biden Administration and Congress for the end of all punitive measures against Cuba, according to a […]
United Nations, United Nations.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez will speak at the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Cuba will ratify its commitment to peace and multilateralism, in an effort to achieve a more democratic, fair and equitable international order, based on full respect for the UN Charter and International Law, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The new Family Code, which will be submitted to a popular referendum on September 25, responds to an evolving Cuban society. In statements to Prensa Latina, Arab Union of Cuba’s Administrative Vice-President Yaime Proveyer said that taboos, male chauvinist behaviors, misinterpretations, and subversive campaigns negatively influence the “Yes” vote. Proveyer said that the […]
La Habana, Cuba.- In a meeting with students of the Quinnipiac University School of Business, in the state of Connecticut, Pedroso gave a speech entitled ¨The Winds of Change¨, in which he defended a peaceful and prosperous economic association between both countries. The Cuban diplomat condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the […]
Washington, United States.- Cuban diplomats before the UN received from the City Council of the US city of Hartford, capital of Connecticut, a copy of the resolution that demands the end of the blockade against the island, an activist reported today. According to José Oro, member of the board of directors of the Global Anti-Blockade […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.- The donation made by two medical entities of Vietnam to Cuba is seen as another sign that currently ratifies the precious solidarity existing between these two nations. Nguyen Viet Thao, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, made this remark during an act in which a donation of 17,000 dollars were delivered, […]
La Paz, Bolivia.- The Vice President of the Bolivia-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, Juana Amanda Iriarte, assured that the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba must cease. “It is admirable how the Cuban population, despite living for 60 years in oppressed conditions due to that blockade, continues to stand up with […]
