Bogota, Colombia.- Removing Cuba from the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism is one of CodePink´s tasks, shared with the participants at the First International Meeting “Caribbean is Women.” This meeting, held in Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, was a space to endorse the active role women has played in the emancipatory struggles carried out […]
United Nations, United Nations.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez will speak at the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Cuba will ratify its commitment to peace and multilateralism, in an effort to achieve a more democratic, fair and equitable international order, based on full respect for the UN Charter and International Law, […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Tax Payment Facilitation Office (OFA) today favors the execution of procedures virtually for the population, a fact that constitutes an achievement in the computerization process in Cuba. One of the officials responsible for the OFA, Eugenio Fernando Acosta, told Prensa Latina that there are already 50 services that even include electronic commerce. […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said that the new Family Code is a bet for life. In his Twitter account, he added that this law safeguards the dignity of Cubans and the continuity of those who have guided us. It is the realization of Marti’s ideal: ‘With all, and for the good of all,’ […]
United Nations, United Stations.- Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez voted today Yes for the new Family Code at a poll the island’s Permanent Mission opened in New York City for the referendum. “It’s a vote for the Code all Cuban families deserve, in which there’s room for all,” Rodriguez who will be attending this week […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, rejected at the Human Rights Council the bias and the use of unconfirmed sources in the mechanisms and special procedures to address the topic. In the continuation of the activitities of the 51st Sesion of the Council, the diplomat intervened in an […]
Havana, Cuba.- The new Family Code, which will be submitted to a popular referendum on September 25, responds to an evolving Cuban society. In statements to Prensa Latina, Arab Union of Cuba’s Administrative Vice-President Yaime Proveyer said that taboos, male chauvinist behaviors, misinterpretations, and subversive campaigns negatively influence the “Yes” vote. Proveyer said that the […]
Moscow, Russia.- Presenting the Cuba Unique campaign today in this capital, the Cuban Minister of Tourism, Juan Carlos García, highlighted the importance that growing arrival of Russian tourists has for the island. In exclusive statements to Prensa Latina, García, who heads the Cuban delegation to the Russia 2022 International Tourism and Travel Fair, referred to […]
Madrid, Spain.- Under the slogan “Cuba unites us”, the Basque city of Bilbao will host the VI Meeting of Cuban Residents in Spain coming October 8-9. The event will be organized by different Basque associations including “Sierra Maestra-Euskadi”, “Desembarco del Granma” and ACESMA, along with the Board of Directors of FACRE “José Martí” (Federation of […]
Havana, Cuba.- Our major technology to fight off denguenowadays is knowledge, according to Dr. Osvaldo Castro, specialist at Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK). “There is no medicine, no miracle drug or vaccine that can help us prevent or treat dengue,” Castro said, while assuring death from this disease can be avoided. Castro considered […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s ambassador to the UN-Geneva, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, called today at the Human Rights Council for the end of unilateral coercive measures, such as the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against the island. “Unilateral coercive measures are illegal and illegitimate, and from every point of view contrary to International Law and the […]
La Habana, Cuba.- In a meeting with students of the Quinnipiac University School of Business, in the state of Connecticut, Pedroso gave a speech entitled ¨The Winds of Change¨, in which he defended a peaceful and prosperous economic association between both countries. The Cuban diplomat condemned the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Quinta de los Molinos natural-historic park in Havana will host a Magical Night on Saturday until after midnight to celebrate the 80th birthday of late City Historian Eusebio Leal. DJs Lejardi and David Vega will be in charge of the music to link to other cultural expressions, and several initiatives and economic […]
Havana, Cuba.- The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) lamented the death today of renowned plastic artist Cosme Proenza, due to complications associated with Covid-19. A statement from the institution highlights Proenza’s closeness to the work of the BNC and cites as an example her painting Siempre Alicia, part of the collective exhibition Alicia Alonso dances […]
Nairobi, Kenya.- A Cuban delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ines Maria Chapman arrived today to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto. According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, this visit will serve to reaffirm the good state of bilateral relations and ratify the will to continue strengthening ties of friendship and […]
Washington, United States.- Cuban diplomats before the UN received from the City Council of the US city of Hartford, capital of Connecticut, a copy of the resolution that demands the end of the blockade against the island, an activist reported today. According to José Oro, member of the board of directors of the Global Anti-Blockade […]
Havana, Cuba.- A representation of the National Ballet of Cuba is part of the calendar of performances at the international festival of that artistic expression, which will take place in Cali, Colombia, on September 17 and 18. According to the company led by prima ballerina Viengsay Valdés, the group includes dancers such as Dani Hernández, […]
Bogota, Colombia.- The Canadian Reverend Christopher Ferguson confirmed that the World Council of Churches today approved a resolution calling for Cuba to be removed from the U.S. list of countries sponsoring terrorism. “We ask that Cuba be removed from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism and that the churches be accompanied as prophetic voices […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.- The donation made by two medical entities of Vietnam to Cuba is seen as another sign that currently ratifies the precious solidarity existing between these two nations. Nguyen Viet Thao, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association, made this remark during an act in which a donation of 17,000 dollars were delivered, […]
