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29 July, 2016 History of Africa Would Be Incomplete Without Mentioning Fidel Castro

Pretoria, South Africa.-The story of Africa cannot be written today without mentioning the name of Fidel Castro and the contribution of Cubans to the liberation of the continent, South African activist, Clever Banganayi has said. In an interview with Prensa Latina, in which he detailed the activities planned to celebrate the 90th birthday of the […]

29 July, 2016 Cuban Youth Celebrates 62nd Anniversary of Hugo Chavez´s Birthday

Havana, Cuba.-Cuban youth are celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the birth of Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, as part of tributes to the leader of the Venezuelan Revolution, who died in 2013. A cultural evening and talk began on Thursday night with the traditional 9:00pm cannon fire ceremony at the capital’s historical Morro-Cabaña military complex in […]

26 July, 2016 Cuba Will Introduce Whatever Changes Necessary to Consolidate Socialism

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba will introduce whatever changes necessary to consolidate its socialism to make it more prosperous and sustainable, assured today the second secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the island, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura. Pronouncing the key speech at the act on occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the assault on […]

26 July, 2016 Social Networks Celebrate Cuban National Rebellion Day

Havana, Cuba.-Cuba and other latitudes internet users were involved today in a big twitter connection in honor of the National Rebellion Day, which main ceremony was held this year in this city, in recognition of its economic and social achievements. The label # Cuba, # SanctiSpiritusEn26, # SiempreEs26 and #FidelEntreNosotros, were at the top in […]

26 July, 2016 Sancti Spiritus Honors Fidel Castro on Day of National Rebellion

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.-The central ceremony for the Day of National Rebelliousness held in this city also served as a tribute to the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro, who will turn 90 years old next August 13th. The political ceremony at the Mayor General Serafín Sánchez Revolution Square presented images of the assault […]

26 July, 2016 Cuban Olympic Delegation Celebrates National Rebellion Day

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban delegation to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro-2016 sent today, from the Olympic village, a message to the people for the July 26, Day of National Rebellion. In the letter, the members of the Caribbean group assured to be celebrating from the distance this commemorative day, only a few hours for […]

21 July, 2016 US Blockade Hampers Progress of Relations with Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The persistence of the U.S. blockade on Cuba hinders today the progress of the process to normalize bilateral relations, the general director of the United States Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Josefina Vidal, said. In interview with Granma newspaper, the official stated that after one year of the restoration of diplomatic relations, […]

21 July, 2016 US Blockade Hinders Progress of US-Cuba Relations

Havana, cuba.-The US blockade against Cuba hinders the progress of the process of normalization of bilateral ties, the director general of the United States division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Josefina Vidal, said. In an interview with the Granma newspaper, the official said that a year after the start of the rapprochement […]

20 July, 2016 Cuba-US Ministerial Visits Promote Bilateral Exchange

Havana, Cuba.-Nearly one year after the resumption of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, the visits made by senior US officials to Cuba and senior Cuban officials to the United State, are contributing to ensuring the continuity of the process. The visits to the United States by the Cuban Ministers of Foreign Affairs, […]

20 July, 2016 An Essential Alliance

Havana, Cuba. – The most recent meeting of the International Economic Forum sponsored by the Russian authorities, held some days ago in St. Petersburg confirmed the key alliance between Moscow and Latin America and the Caribbean. An understanding that, without a doubt, is not well accepted or assumed by the hegemonic forces seeking to rearrange […]