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26 October, 2016 Association of International Educators Denounces Blockade

Cienfuegos, Cuba.-The Association of International Educators (NAFSA) urged the lifting the US blockade against Cuba during a scientific event that takes place in Cienfuegos. Marlene Marie Johnson, executive director of the organization, urged the lifting of the blockade at the 1st International Scientific Conference of the University of Cienfuegos, in which participate professors and researchers […]
26 October, 2016 Cuban Scientist Calls to Analyze US Blockade in Sciences

Havana, Cuba.-Pedro Velis, a Cuban scientist and now director of the Cuban National Council for Scientific Associations (CNSC) stated Tuesday that the relation between Cuba and the US, is quite interesting, if it is scientifically analyzed. ‘We see that US President Barack Obama reestablihes the diplomatic relations with Cuba, but although he has the power […]
26 October, 2016 Attack on Cuba, Is an Attack on Us All: Pérez Esquivel

Buenos Aires, argentina.- Argentina”s Nobel Peace Prize, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, asserted that while the U.S. continues the economic, commercial and financial blockade on Cuba, all peoples are under attack. The activist and defender of human rights, issued a communique stressing that the problema was not only between two countries to become a problem for all […]
25 October, 2016 Cuba Confident of New UN Rejection of US Blockade

New York, United States.-The Cuban Permanent Mission at United Nations has expressed confidence today that the General Assembly will reject tomorrow the U.S.-imposed blockade to the island. ‘Cuba and its people have once again relied on the support of the international community in its legitimate claim of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade,’ the […]
25 October, 2016 US Blockade Stops Cuba’s Sport Development

Havana, Cuba.-The US economic, commercial and financial blockade against the island of Cuba for more than 50 years, limits the Cuban sports development , beside causing deep affectations to the Cuban economy and society. Despite the measures adopted by the government of US President Barack Obama, which modify some aspects of the blockade’s implementation, the […]
25 October, 2016 The Economic Blockade is an Obstacle in Cuba-US Relations

Washington, United States.-The economic, commercial and financial blockade of the US against Cuba is the main obstacle for the normalization of relations between Havana and Washington, said the Cuban ambassador here, Jose Ramon Cabañas. The Cuban diplomat gave an interview to the journalist Edmundo Garcia, which was broadcasted yesterday in the program ‘La tarde se […]
24 October, 2016 Guatemala Businessmen Will Attend FIHAV 2016 in Cuba

Guatemala, Cuba.-Members of the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport) confirmed today that about 10 companies will participate in Guatemala”s thirty-fourth edition of the International Fair of Havana (FIHAV 2016) in Cuba. The meeting in the capital of the Caribbean island will take place from October 31 to November 4. Guatemalan companies attending the event will […]
24 October, 2016 Cuban Residents in US Denounce Persistence of Blockade

Washington, United States.-The main topic included in the final declaration of the 3rd Meeting of Cuban Residents in the United States was a public denounce of the hostile policy that it is the illegal and inhumane economic blockade imposed by the US on Cuba. The meeting held in Washington during the weekend brought together Cuban […]
24 October, 2016 Medical Assistance Guaranteed in Cuban Eastern End after Matthew

Guantanamo, Cuba. – While Hurricane Matthew affected 41 doctor´s offices in Maisi, this territory in the Cuban eastern end guarantees PHC in 60 constituencies. Dr. Raul Margendie Moises, community family physician in La Mula, said that before the hurricane, they tried to preserve their belongings, but life was always the most important thing. They took […]
20 October, 2016 Japanese Ambassador Predicts More Japanese Tourists in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.-The Japanese ambassador to Cuba, Masaru Watanabe, has predicted an increase in Japanese tourists visiting Cuba and highlighted that Japanese tourism to Cuba rose by 80 percent in 2015. The ambassador expressed his desire that Japanese tourists visit Cuban cities other than Havana, especially Santiago de Cuba, the second largest in the […]
20 October, 2016 US Secretary of Health and Human Services Visits Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Burwell, begins a working visit to Cuba today, to be run until Saturday, October 22. During her stay in the island, Burwell will hold a meeting with Cuban Public Health Minister, Roberto Morales. Both officials will review issues of the bilateral cooperation enshrined in the memorandum […]
20 October, 2016 Cuba: First Regional Meeting for Control of Arboviruses

Havana, Cuba.-The First Regional Meeting for the strategy of surveillance and control of arboviruses started here today with the assistance of health ministers, specialists from most countries of the Americas and their European colleagues. Sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap, in Spanish), the event aims […]
20 October, 2016 Cuban Vice President Visits Headquarters of Ruling Party in Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador.- Cuba”s Council of State Vice President, Salvador Valdes, visited the headquarters of the ruling Alianza PAIS (AP) Movement in Ecuador, and exchanged with some of its executives before returning to Havana today. During the meeting, Valdes talked with AP executive secretary, Doris Soliz, and other officials of the Movement about the political, social […]
19 October, 2016 Blockade vs. Cuba Should Never Exist, Uruguayan Official Says at UN

New York, United States.-The Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, Elbio Rosselli, stated today that the U.S. blockade on Cuba should never exist, and his country will reject it at the General Assembly on October 26. ‘Unfortunately we have to come once again to vote against a measure that should never be applied,’ […]
19 October, 2016 French President Advocates the End of US Blockade against Cuba

Paris, France.-French President Francois Hollande advocated the end of the US blockade against Cuba in statements released today by the Elysee Palace. Hollande considered that this policy makes no sense nowadays. In a speech pronounced for the 70th anniversary of the House of Latin America in Paris, the leader expressed the rejection to the economic, […]
19 October, 2016 US Blockade Limits Progress of Decentralization in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States for more than 50 years ago continues today as the main obstacle in Cuba for the development and progress of a decentralization process. Bolivian Autonomy Minister, Hugo Siles, states that in addition to the main cause of millions in losses to the Caribbean […]
19 October, 2016 Cuban Legislators Visit European Parliament

Brussels, Belgium.-A Cuban delegation led by Vice President of the National Assembly of People”s Power the vice-president of the National Assembly of the People”s Power, Ana Maria Mari Machado, visited the headquarters of the European Parliament (EP) in this capital, as part of a stay in Belgium which continues today. The Caribbean delegation was received […]
19 October, 2016 Great Efforts in Restoring Telephony in Guantanamo

Guantanamo, Cuba.- With the support of brigades from the Company of Telecommunications of Cuba (ETECSA) the restoration of telephony in the Eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo is progressing, after Hurricane Matthew. Juan Montes de Oca is the head of all those ETECSA brigades, which work for long hours to restore communications in the municipalities of […]
17 October, 2016 Cuban Civil Society Demands end of the Blockade

Havana, Cuba.-Sponsored by the Cuban Association of United Nations, the meeting was held in the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations, with the participation of more than twenty speakers. Participants reiterated that the blockade is a massive, flagrant and systematic human rights violation of the Cuban people, which qualifies as an act of […]