Archivo de November, 2020

20 November, 2020 Mexican Senate calls on US to end blockade to Cuba

The Mexican Senate called on the US government to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade it has implemented against Cuba for more than 50 years, its internal bulletin informs on Thursday.

20 November, 2020 Chinese authorities unveil monolith to commemorate Che’s visit

Authorities from China and Cuba unveiled a monolith on Friday as a tribute to the first visit Commander Ernesto Che Guevara made to this country, shortly after the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established six decades ago.

19 November, 2020 Correos de Cuba resumes air postal services

The Correos de Cuba Business Group informed that its postal, parcels and international express messaging services were resumed by air, in and out of the country, on Thursday. According to a press release on Facebook, those operations are starting on Thursday, November 19. They were stopped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and they also include DHL services.

18 November, 2020 US organizations to seek rapprochement with Cuba

US organizations said on Tuesday that there is an opportunity for the Biden administration to reverse Trump’s harmful policies on Cuba and adopt the normalization policy from the Obama era.

18 November, 2020 A book on Fidel Castro’s visits in Ecuador to be launched

The book ‘Fidel, cuatro visitas a Ecuador’ (Fidel, four visits to Ecuador), which collects details of the visits the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, made to this South American country, will be launched this Wednesday in Quito.

18 November, 2020 Communist Party of Cuba analyzes issues for next congress

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), at a meeting chaired by its first secretary, Army General Raul Castro, analyzed issues related to the 8th Congress of that organization on Tuesday.

17 November, 2020 India, Cuba call for UN democratization

India and Cuba share their stances in international forums, including the need to democratize the United Nations and expand its Security Council membership, Indian Ambassador to Cuba Madhu Sethi said on Monday.

17 November, 2020 Cuba’s Film Festival awards director of photography Raul Rodriguez

Director of Photography Raul Rodriguez received the El Zarapico Award on Monday at the 37th edition of the Cubanacan Cinema Club Winter Festival, in Santa Clara. Rodriguez, who is also the 2017 national film award winer, was granted the highest cultural distinction bestowed by the provincial government of Villa Clara, for over 50 years of experience as a photographer and editor of Cuban cinema.

17 November, 2020 Agrarian extension policy proposed in Cuba

The proposal for an Agrarian Extension Policy in Cuba is being assessed for its possible implementation, after being submitted to President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other government leaders.

17 November, 2020 Despite US restrictions, Cuba keeps honey exports

Cuba keeps its commitments to export bee honey in different formats, despite the trade and financial blockade imposed by the United States and the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.