Mexico City, Mexico.-The demonstration made by millions of Cubans in a tribute to Fidel Castro was amourning, but also, it was a sample of hope, said an article written for Mexican newspaper La Jornada Sunday. The endless rows by people of all kinds in Cuba, reflect sorrow, concern, seriousness, before the death of a man […]
New York, United States.-Cuban ambassador, Ana Silvia Rodriguez, has thanked today the examples of sorrow, admiration and solidarity received from the five continents at the island”s Permanent Mission to the UN on the death of Fidel Castro. The interim charge d’affaires told Prensa Latina that representatives of more than 140 UN members, senior officials of […]
Rome, Italy.-The Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today paid tribute with a minute of silence to the memory of the Cuban Revolution”s historic leader, Fidel Castro. The tribute, paid at the opening of the 155th regular meeting of the executive body of FAO’s top management body, was a […]
Havana, Cuba.-News media and personalities of the continent continue highlighting today the significance of Fidel Castro for the region, the multitudinary good-bye of his people and the funeral service of the historic leader whose decease is not only mourned in Cuba but in many other parts of the world. Argentinean media reflect today the multitudinary […]
New York, United States.-Ambassadors and officials accredited to the United Nations (UN) continued signing today the condolence book, opened by the Cuban Permanent Mission”s headquarters here, to honor the recently deceased revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Permanent and temporary representatives for countries in the five continents went to the Cuban diplomatic mission in New York, during […]
Sao Paulo, Brazil.-Brazilian leaders Dilma Rousseff and Luis Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in the funeral homage to Fidel Castro on Saturday and Sunday in Santiago de Cuba. Rousseff called that the Cuban leader one of the most important figures of contemporary politics and “a visionary who believes that a fraternal and just society, […]
Paris, France.-UNESCO Executive Council President Michael Worbs has said that Fidel Castro was one of the most emblematic statesmen of the 20th century and given his condolences on the death of the historic leader of the Cuban revolution. ‘The Cuban revolutionary leader has been, for more than 50 years, one of the most emblematic statesmen […]
Havana, Cuba.-Presidents and personalities from the five continents arrived here on Tuesday to participate in the posthumous tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. At the José Martí International Airport, South African President Jacob Zuma assured that Fidel’s death caused sadness and consternation in his country. Namibian President Hage Geingob, speaking […]
New York,United States.-The United Nations members paid tribute to the recently deceased leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro. The President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson, requested a minute of silence before the beginning of the meeting in order to remember Fidel, who died on Friday aged 90. Thomson […]
Havana, Cuba.-Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa extolled here today the life commitment made by the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, to the noblest causes in Latin America, the Caribbean and the world. Speaking at the political-cultural event to pay posthumous tribute to the Cuban revolutionary leader, who passed away ‘undefeated; only beaten by […]
Beijing, China.- Comrade Fidel Castro is the architect of Cuban socialism who left an outstanding imprint in the cause of the island”s national liberation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Tuesday with consternation. When visiting the Cuban Embassy in this capital to express his deep sorrow in the book of condolences, the Chinese president […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.-Vietnam”s top leaders have today paid tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, in the book of condolences which has been opened at the Cuban embassy in Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary-General of the Communist Party, began the tribute, followed some minutes later by President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen […]
Rome, Italy.- Pope Francis sent a letter of condolences for Fidel Castro”s death to the President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, Raul Castro, the Vatican informed on Saturday. ‘When receiving the sad news about the death of your dear brother, His Excellency, Mr. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, ex president of the Councils […]
United Nations, United Nations.-UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has reiterated today that gender violence represents a serious violation of human rights and has called for an end to it through a collective action. ‘This violence is a public health pandemic and a serious obstacle for sustainable development,’ Ban warned in his message on the International Day […]
Santiago, Chile, Chile.-Cuban media executives have expressed thanks today for the promotion of cooperatiion with the Chinese press, regarding a summit meeting held in this capital. The president of the Prensa Latina News Agency, Luis Enrique Gonzalez; and the general director of Granma newspaper, Pelayo Terry, have offered their comments on the final day of […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 24th Session of the Inter-Government Commission between Cuba and Vietnam concluded today in the capital, with the signing of important agreements to consolidate the bilateral relations in the economic and technological-scientific areas. Before business people from both countries, the Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Investment and Economic Collaboration, Rodrigo Malmierca, asserted that […]
Ankara, Turkey.- A delegation of officials from the Cankaya City Council in Ankara presented today an assessment of local management following a trip to Cuba where they held a meeting with representatives of various Cuban municipalities. The delegation visited the municipality of Playa, in Havana, and proposals were issued to implement a twinning between both […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Italian Culture Week in Cuba is now paying tribute to the prestigious director Ettore Scola (1931-2016), with the premiere of his film ”The Dinner”. The Fresa y Chocolate Cinematographic Cultural Center will host the screenings of Scola’s films The Terrace and The Family. The Dinner tells the stories of several regular and sporadic […]
Havana, Cuba.-The International Festival of New Latin American Cinema has issued a special supplement that includes information on the five Cuban films in competition. In the fiction feature films are ‘Ultimos dias en La Habana’ by Fernando Perez, ‘Ya no es antes’ by Lester Hamlet and ‘Sharning Stella’ by Enrique Alvarez. Two Cuban films will […]
Havana, Cuba.-he Natural History Museum of Paris and its Cuban counterpart signed today here an agreement of collaboration destined to legalize the exchanges between both institutions. On the French part the director of the French scientific entity in Paris, Bruno David; and the director of the National Museum of Natural History of Cuba (MNHN), Esther […]
