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9 March, 2023 Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment arrives in India

New Delhi, India.- Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, arrived today in India at the head of a delegation that includes the agriculture, renewable energy and biopharmaceutical sectors. The Cuban Foreign Minister and the group accompanying him arrived at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport from Doha, Qatar, where they participated […]

7 March, 2023 The people as a priority of parliamentarians in Cuban province

Havana, Cuba.- In Cuba’s largest province, several problems are prioritized today more than ever by 35 candidates to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament), who are traveling throughout the province of Camagüey. For the group that aspires to bring the concerns of its constituents to the highest legislative body in the country, meeting with them […]

6 March, 2023 Cuban President receives CEO of Russian oil company Rosneft

Havana, Cuba.- They also meet during the visit of the Head of State to the Russian Federation in November 2022. Photo: Estudios Revolución. Havana, Mar 5 (RHC) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received Igor Sechin, CEO of Russian oil company Rosneft, on Saturday afternoon. They also met during the visit of the Head of State to […]

2 March, 2023 Army General Raul Castro and Cuban President receive Russian high-ranking official

Havana, Cuba.- Army General Raul Castro and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel received on Wednesday in Havana the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a working visit to our country. At the meeting, the dignitaries discussed the excellent state of relations between the two nations and their future development, according to […]

28 February, 2023 Over 2,000 participants attend Habano Festival in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- More than 2,000 tobacco professionals and lovers from 100 countries are attending the 23rd Habano Festival, which from today until Saturday will take place after two years of inactivity due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another expression of the interest the prestigious event continues showing is the coverage that will be […]

28 February, 2023 Díaz-Canel recognizes fire mitigation efforts in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged on Monday the work of firefighters, forest rangers, and villagers working to mitigate the fire in the mountainous area Pinares de Mayarí, in the eastern province of Holguín. Through his Twitter profile, […]

27 February, 2023 Preparations continue for elections in central Cuban province

Havana, Cuba.- While preparations for the elections on March 26 make progress, the meetings between parliamentary candidates to the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) with students and economic institutions continue today and are social. The publication of the photos and biographies of all 20 candidates from Sancti Spiritus has already begun in more than […]

23 February, 2023 The project between Cuba and Italy contributes to product development

Matanzas, Cuba.- Founded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the CubaFruta project in the western province of Matanzas contributes to developing production and achieving food sovereignty. According to the website of the local station Radio 26 (www.radio26.cu), Project Manager Jose Perez commented that the essential idea of the program is to improve the […]

22 February, 2023 Young man injured in U.S. accident treated in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- A team of specialists is helping a young Cuban Ernudis Echeverría, who suffered a serious accident in the United States and thanks to the contribution of the Bridges of Love project was able to return to the Caribbean nation. According to the Caribe TV channel, the young man is being treated at the […]

21 February, 2023 Cuban president keeps a close eye on the fight against forest fires in the east of the country

Havana, Cuba.- We are constantly monitoring the situation, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday, referring to the relentless combat offered by the country’s Fire Brigade and Forest Ranger forces against a fire in Pinares de Mayarí, in the eastern province of Holguín. Through the social network Twitter, the president commented that the area is affected […]

16 February, 2023 More young people among candidates to new Cuban Parliament

Havana, Cuba.- The presence of young people among the candidates for lawmakers in the National People’s Power Assembly (Cuban Parliament) has increased by nearly 7 percent compared to the previous legislature, prior to the elections in March. According to statistics released by the National Nominations Commission, 94 young people aged 18 to 35 are on […]

8 February, 2023 Parliamentary candidates tour Cuban provinces

Camagüey, Cuba.- All 35 candidates for deputies to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) from Camagüey have arrived to distant places and villages in Cuba’s largest region. The schedule of visits began at the University of Camagüey, a crucial space to forge the country’s future and that catapults in its essence of young people’s will. […]

8 February, 2023 President Diaz-Canel meets with professors at Cuban university

Santa Clara, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel began his second day of meetings on Tuesday as a candidate to the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament) with a visit to the Marta Abreu University in central Villa Clara province. The head of State, who is also the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) […]

25 January, 2023 Cuba will not be intimidated by aggressions, Díaz-Canel states

Buenos Aires, Argentine.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed at the 7th Celac Summit on Tuesday that Cuba will not be intimidated by attacks nor will it betray the history of resistance, dignity and defense of social justice. When speaking at the Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is taking place in this capital, the […]

23 January, 2023 Cuba committed to Latin American and Caribbean unity

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel will attend the 7th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC, in Spanish) to be held in Argentina, to convey the island’s strong commitment to regional integration efforts. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the meeting, to be held on Tuesday in Buenos Aires, will be an […]

18 January, 2023 Hungarian Foreign Minister visits Cuba to boost relations

Havana, Cuba.- The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Peter Szijjártó, began a visit to Cuba in which he will hold official talks with Cuban authorities. Szijjártó arrived in Havana for the second time since his appointment. In this occasion he is following a tour through several countries in the American continent. The […]

17 January, 2023 Saharawi Foreign Minister assesses Cuba’s support for his people

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba is for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) part of the family; and an incentive in the struggle for the right to self-determination, a senior official of the Polisario Front stressed on Monday. Mohamed Salem Salek, Foreign Minister of SADR and a relevant figure within the Polisario organization, told Prensa Latina that […]

17 January, 2023 ICAP convenes a virtual conference against the US blockade of Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) today convened a new virtual day of solidarity against the blockade for today at 09:00, Cuba time, under the label #SolidarityVsBloqueo. This time we stop to summarize the most important moments in the fight against the US siege in which friends from all over […]

16 January, 2023 Cuba suffers longest economic war in history

Santiago de Chile, Chile.- The blockade maintained by the United States against Cuba is the longest economic war in history, Pedro Bronzic, member of the Chilean solidarity movement with the Caribbean country, recalled today. As is already a tradition, the group -with its different committees- participates in the O’Higgins Park of this capital in the […]

11 January, 2023 Cuban PM praises Julio Antonio Mella’s legacy

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday praised the student leader Julio Antonio Mella´s legacy, whose 94th anniversary of his death is being commemorated. On Twitter, Marrero said Mella is “an encouraging, exemplary, victorious and invincible striking man for Cuba’s socialist Revolution”. According to the Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of […]