Havana, Cuba.-The first vice-minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, General Álvaro López Miera, received today the Minister of Defense of El Salvador, David Mungia, who is on an official visit. The solemn ceremony was carried out in The Cacahual, where the visitor paid tribute to general Antonio Maceo and his assistant captain Francisco […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba advocates today for developing a cooperation and dialogue approach to make the functioning of the Human Rights Council more effective, the representative of the Caribbean nation, Pedro Luis Pedroso, stated in Geneva. When speaking at the high-level segment of the 34th ordinary session of the Council, the head of the Cuban delegation stated […]
Havana, Cuba.- The 1st Cooperation Conference of the Association of Caribbean States, from March 8th to 11th, will give the opportunity to broaden the joint cooperation, Cuban diplomat Rafael Zamora states. ‘This event is aimed at assessing the state of cooperation programs, but we fundamentally want to manage resources for those programs which are being […]
Paris, France.-A delegation from the National Institute of Hydraulic Resource of Cuba has complied in France with a broad agenda aimed at exploring technologies that allow a better distribution and use of water, Abel Salas, the entity’s first vice president, said. Salas told Prensa Latina that the program included several activities such as visits to […]
Havana, Cuba.-First Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, met with the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Mian Raza Rabbani, who is today on his second day of official activities invited by the National People”s Power Assembly (ANPP). During the meeting held yesterday, both officials talked about the excellent state of […]
Havana, Cuba.-German Federal State Foreign Affairs Minister Maria Bohmer met here Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, in a dialogue in which both governmental officials ratified their mutual interest in strenghtening the links between Cuba and Germany. At the host building of the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry in Havana, both officials highlighted the state of the […]
Havana, cuba.-Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez welcomed today Russian First Vice Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov, who is paying an official visit to this country. According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry website, during the meeting, Rodriguez and Titov talked about the excellent state of the bilateral relations and their prospects. The visiting official also met with […]
Havana, Cuba.-The 56th National Oral Polio Vaccine Campaign has started today in Cuba in which 471,888 children will be immunized in two stages in all provinces. Of that total, about 363,778 under the age of three will receive two doses (in drops) of the vaccine, in two periods, from February 20 to 26 and from […]
Havana, Cuba.-International corporation Habanos S.A. informed today about the distribution of its Limited Editions 2016 corresponding to Trinidad Topes, Montecristo Dantes and Romeo and Juliet Capuletos, a novelty for the Premium cigar market. Limited Editions of Habanos are very much appreciated and awaited every year by cigar aficionados, said the official note. These proposals are […]
Georgetown, Guyana.-A center for the care of Caribbean children with special educational needs associated with disabilities will be opened here in March, its coordinator, Cuban professor Jorge Duvalon announced today. Interviewed by Prensa Latina, the university professor emphasized the methodological conception of the center that includes a psycho pedagogical approach for the educational, social and […]
Havana, Cuba.-Ireland”s President, Michael Higgins, will visit the ”Pedro Kouri” Tropical Medicine Institute today to learn about Cuba”s scientific progress as part of his official visit to Cuba. This scientific institution dedicated to the scientific research and innovation for the prevention, control and elimination of infectious diseases, is internationally recognized due to its relevant results […]
United Nations, United Nations.- Cuba today called on the UN Security Council for a multilateral and arranged response to the phenomenon of terrorism, which moves away from unilateral actions and double standards. In an open debate by the 15-member body on terrorist threats to vital infrastructure, Cuba’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Anayansi Rodríguez, […]
La Paz, Bolivia.-The pro-independence thinking of José Martí and Fidel Castro, as well as their love for Cuba, are lighting up today the San Francisco Museum Cultural Center of this Bolivian city through a unique art exhibition. Dissimilar photographs and pictorial works bring spectators much closer to an alluring world filled with courage and revolutionary […]
Havana, Cuba.-With the 19th Edition of the Habano Festival this month in the Cuban capital, Cuba”s quality products industry marks a very lucrative road, with many fans from all over the world. That meeting already traps thousands of people from more than 50 countries, but they are not ordinary travelers, but highly solvent, who bet […]
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-The 9th International Seminar on Canadian Studies, which will be held from April 10th to 11th, will represent a new approach to Canada, the President of Canadian Study Department (Cecan) of the University of Oriente, María Bárbara Couso stated. Speaking to Prensa Latina, María Bárbara pointed out that this event will be […]
Beijing, China.-Cuban ambassador, Miguel A. Ramirez, and the deputy head of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Jun, highlighted today here the state of relations between both countries. The Cuban diplomat offered a meeting of fraternization to the high-level party official of this Asian territory […]
New York, United States.-The New York neighborhood of Harlem hosted a tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, until Saturday night, at the emblematic Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. More than 200 people seating and dozens of spectators standing honored the revolutionary leader, who passed away […]
New York, United Sates.-Cuban Permanent Representative at the United Nations Anayansi Rodriguez expressed gratitude here for the tribute paid by New Yorkers to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in Harlem. ‘The whole work of his life, dedicated to forge that better world we believe is possible, multiplies on you, in your firm solidarity with Cuba, and […]
Havana, Cuba.-The US air company American Airlines (AA) that recently began flying to Cuba has opened its first commercial office in Havana, reported in Twitter Josefina Vidal, head of the USA General Division of the Cuban Foreign Ministry. AA’s maiden flight to the island was on November 28th last year. On it came to Cuba […]
Washington, United States.- A Cuban business delegation visiting the United States is holding working meetings in Washington, DC, the latest being with executives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC), port authorities and Members of Congress. The Cuban Embassy in Washington reports that the USCC held a roundtable discussion that was presided over by the […]
