May 17th, 2017

17 May, 2017 Special Status as a Social Educator to Havana Historian

Dr. Eusebio Leal, Historian of the city of Havana, received this Wednesday the special condition of Social Educator, due to his outstanding humanist conviction in the formation of the new generations, and the rescue of the patrimony and identity of the Cuban nation. Enrique Jose Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences granted the award as a […]

17 May, 2017 Congressman Calls to Apply Impeachment against Trump

Democratic Congressman Al Green said this Wednesday President Donald Trump must be the subject of a process of impeachment, that is to say a political trial for his removal, because he obstructed justice after firing the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, James Comey. The legislator indicated in the Congress that he requests President […]

17 May, 2017 Greek Government Expects to Unlock Financing

Athens, Greece. – The Greek government is optimistic about the possibility of unlocking the new tranche of external financing of eight billion euros to honor its creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in Athens. European Union´s creditors will decide next Monday in Brussels if they release the next tranche of the monetary bailout to Greece, […]

17 May, 2017 Puerto Rican Independence Fighter thanks Cuban Support

HAVANA, Cuba.- Puerto Rican independence leader Oscar Lopez Rivera thanked Cuba and its people for all the support given to the campaign for his freedom, achieved definitively this Wednesday, Prensa Latina agency said. During a phone talk with Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Lopez Rivera confirmed he […]

17 May, 2017 They Highlight Singularity of Cuban Plan to Face Climate Change

Elba Rosa Perez, Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, said today in Ciego de Avila that the Cuban State is the only one in the world with a plan to counteract climate change´s effects. In a meeting with researchers, managers and agencies of that province Perez pointed out that due to the archipelago´s high […]

17 May, 2017 Cuba Opposed to Override World Records

Declaration of the Cuban Olympic Committee We have been very aware of the proposal promoted by the European Athletics Federation that would withdraw the world records imposed before 2005, due to changes in anti-doping regulations. The Cuban Olympic Committee considers that any such measure should be supported by scientific arguments, because only the rigorous demonstration […]