This year, the United States adopted again a stance that was believed to be a thing of the past: it voted at the United Nations against Cuba”s resolution condemning the economic, commercial and financial blockade that Washington has imposed on the Caribbean island since 1962.
Legal institutions reported today to Cuban deputies and ratified their commitment to work towards achieving greater levels of speed and quality in the processes.
The Cuban Parliament today agreed to modify its schedule due to exceptional conditions created by Hurricane Irma, and postponed the constitution of the 9th Legislature for April 2018.
Havana’s Conference Center is hosting today the tenth regular session of the eighth legislature of the People’s Power National Assembly, at which lawmakers will debate, among other issues, the execution of the State budget.
Cuban President Raúl Castro arrived here today to participate in the 6th Cuba-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit, focused on strengthening bilateral relations and the search for joint solutions to high-incidence problems in the region.
Cuba has reiterated its commitment to the Safeguarding and Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, during the general debate of the 12th Session of the Intergovernmental Council of Intangible Heritage, sponsored by UNESCO in Seoul, South Korea.Cuba Reiterates Commitment to Protection and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Municipal Assemblies of People”s Power will be set up in Cuba on December 17 for a new mandate that will run for two and a half years, Granma newspaper reports today.
On the first anniversary of the physical departure of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro, a political-cultural evening that conveyed the pride of a people to have that man-history forever was held at the Heredia Theater in Santiago de Cuba.
The second round of the elections of delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of People´s Power in Cuba concluded Sunday in 1,103 districts distributed in 153 municipalities of the island.
Thousands of people marched to the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba Monday morning to pay tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his burial.
The president of Viajes Cuba travel agency, Jose Manuel Bisbe, said that until last Sunday, Cuba received some 4.2 million visitors.
With the placement of a floral offering from Army General Raul Castro in the memorial to the fallen in the armed uprising of Santiago de Cuba, began this Thursday the ceremony of remembrance of the historical feat led by Frank Pais in support of Granma yacht’s landing.
Artists from the Cuban province of Villa Clara will pay homage to the historic leader of the Revolution Cuban, a year from his physical disappearance, with a soiree in the Ernesto Che Guevara historical monuments in Santa Clara city.
Army General Raul Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received in this Monday afternoon f Colonel General To Lam, Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, who pays a work visit to Cuba.
More than seven million Cubans exercised their right to vote in the elections of municipal delegates of the People’s Power, representing 85, 94 percent of the total summoned to the ballot box.
The President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, Raul Castro, led the farewell ceremony to the prominent revolutionary intellectual Armando Hart, which took place in the Center of Studies on Jose Marti, where he worked until the end.
At 7 am Sunday, polling stations across Cuba´s 168 municipalities opened their doors. A message read on national radio and television called voters to participate in the election of 12 515 delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of People’s Power.
Less than 24 hours for the beginning of general election in Cuba, the National Electoral Commission (CEN) is putting the finishing touches to ensure the success of the voting. More than eight million Cubans are registered to vote on Sunday to elect the delegates to the People”s Power municipal assemblies.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez met Wednesday in Havana with his visiting counterpart from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Ri Yong Ho.
Puerto Rican independence Oscar Lopez Rivera, visits this Wednesday the municipality of Caimanera, after honoring heroin Mariana Grajales in the city of Guantánamo, in the Revolution Square named after her.
