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24 July, 2023 Cuba’s economy in 2023 focuses debates in Parliament

Havana, Cuba.- The performance of Cuba’s economy in the first half of 2023 is the focus of the third and last day of the First Session of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP, parliament) in its 10th Legislature. At the Palace of Conventions in the capital, the deputies will also discuss the liquidation of […]

20 July, 2023 First Ordinary Session of Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power begins today

Havana, Cuba.- The First Ordinary Period of Sessions of the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) begins today with the analysis of key issues for the socioeconomic development of the country. After two days of debates in its different commissions, the parliamentarians will discuss issues such as the draft Law on […]

20 July, 2023 Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel attend sessions of Cuba’s Parliament

Havana, Cuba.- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, and President Miguel Díaz-Canel are attending today the First Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) in its 10th Legislature. On this day, the deputies will analyze the draft law of the Military Penal Code, which aims to protect the rights and […]

19 July, 2023 Cuba’s deputy prime minister arrives in Nicaragua

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia has arrived in Nicaragua to participate in the central act for the 44th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista People’s Revolution. The high-ranking Cuban leader arrived in this Central American country together with the director for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean of the Cuban […]

19 July, 2023 Cuban president returns to his Homeland after participating in III CELAC-EU Summit

Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has arrived back home, after his visit to Portugal and his participation in the CELAC-EU Summit, held in Belgium. He was met at the airport by Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa and the Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda. At the III Summit, an […]

18 July, 2023 Cuba highlights condemnation of U.S. blockade against Cuba at Peoples’ Summit

Brussels, Belgium.- The president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Fernando González, today highlighted the broad presence of the condemnation of the U.S. blockade against the island during the Brussels-2023 Peoples’ Summit. The day before, on the first day of the forum of social movements and progressive forces, a panel was […]

18 July, 2023 Cuban president calls for building better EU-Latin America relations

Brussels, Belgium.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel issued a call at the Third Summit of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to build better bi-regional ties for the benefit of the peoples. In the plenary session of heads of state and government of the forum that ended on […]

17 July, 2023 Cuban president expresses gratitude for solidarity in Belgium and Europe

Brussels, Belgium.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel held a meeting today in Brussels with representatives of Belgian associations and political forces, Cuban residents, diplomats and the delegation of the Antillean nation to the People’s Summit, where he thanked the solidarity with the island in Belgium and Europe. On the eve of his participation in the III […]

13 July, 2023 MEP slams EP resolution against Cuba

Brussels, Belgium.- Spanish MEP Manu Pineda on Wednesday strongly condemned a resolution against Cuba approved in the European Parliament. Despite the infamous insulting resolution, the peoples of the world are with you (Cuba), he said in a message of fraternal greetings to Cuba. According to the Left Group member, the European Parliament (EP) has become […]

12 July, 2023 Díaz-Canel: US naval base and nuclear submarine outrage Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel expressed his rejection of the illegal presence of the United States in the Cuban eastern province of Guantánamo and that of a nuclear submarine in that naval enclave. “The United States is not only illegally encroaching on a portion of our territory in Guantánamo, but is compounding the outrage […]

10 July, 2023 Cuba denounces US responsibility in 2021 riots

Havana, Cuba.- Granma newspaper, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, publishes an article today denouncing the direct responsibility of the United States Government in the riots of July 11 and 12, 2021. The newspaper highlighted as causes the intensification of the blockade in the context of Covid-19 and the incitement and financing […]

6 July, 2023 Workshop on cooperatives held in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- During the weeend, the Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEAP) held a workshop on cooperatives and social and solidarity economy, co-sponsored by the University of Havana. In a press statement, SEAP said that the objective of the event was to exchange and socialize opinions and proposals on these topics. The Varona […]

4 July, 2023 Raul Castro Ruz recognizes prestige of Cuba’s military academy

Havana, Cuba.- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz highlighted the prestige and contribution of the military art of the Academy of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) ‘Máximo Gómez’, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this Monday. In a letter read at the commemorative ceremony for the anniversary, Raul Castro Ruz congratulated […]

4 July, 2023 Bolivia’s president thanks Cuba for its hospitality and strength

Havana, Cuba.- Luis Alberto Arce, President of Bolivia, thanked Army General Raúl Castro, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the Cuban people, for the hospitality and revolutionary strength conveyed during his recent visit to Cuba. On Twitter, Arce described his work agenda in Havana as intense, while assuring the progress of both countries in areas that strengthen […]

29 June, 2023 Cuban prime minister presides over governmental visit to Guantanamo Bay

Guantánamo, Cuba.- Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz presides this Wednesday over the fourth government visit to Guantánamo, to evaluate the progress of the main economic and social programs, a continuation of those carried out in November 2018 and 2019 and February 2022. The arrival of the leader to Guantanamo territory took place through the […]

29 June, 2023 Cuban president regrets deaths caused by fire in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today regretted the human losses caused by a fire in a house in the capital and sent condolences to the families and friends of the victims through his Twitter account. The Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero, also regretted the incident in the capital’s Centro Habana municipality, which caused the […]

29 June, 2023 Cuba continues review of provincial development strategies

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero continues today to check the strategies implemented for development in eastern provinces of the island, as well as their recovery after heavy rains and floods. The head of government began the day before the fourth governmental visit to Guantánamo, in a tour that will also take him to […]

20 June, 2023 Pope Francis receives Cuban president at The Vatican

Vatican City, Vatican.- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was received today in audience by Pope Francis at the Holy See, during which both discussed various issues in the interest of strengthening the positive relations between the two States. Díaz-Canel arrived at 09:50 local time at the Auletta Paolo VI, where the meeting was held, […]

19 June, 2023 Cuban president arrives in Italy

Rome, Italy.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived today at Leonardo da Vinci airport in this city, where he was received by Italian Foreign Ministry authorities. The Cuban head of state will meet tomorrow with Pope Francis, and his work agenda also includes a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and with the director general of […]