Archivo de 2020

8 January, 2020 Cuban president reiterates illegality of Helms-Burton Act

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday reiterated that the lawsuit yesterday dismissed in US courts against a Swiss cruise company ‘proves us right on the illegality of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.’

7 January, 2020 Puerto Rico Governor Declares a State of Emergency

Puerto Rican ruler, Wanda Vazquez Garced, decreed a state of emergency and activated the National Guard, due to the 6,5 degree earthquake that kept the Puerto Rican population in anxiety.

7 January, 2020 President of Cuba Reiterates Solidarity with Australia

The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, transmitted via Twitter the regret of the Cuban people, in the face of the damage caused by the fires that devastated extensive forest areas in Australia.

7 January, 2020 President of Cuba Ratifies Illegality of Helms-Burton Act

President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez confirmed via Twitter that the unsuccessful lawsuit against Swiss company MSC Cruises S.A. gives the reason for Cuba on the illegality of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act.

7 January, 2020 Chancellor of Cuba to Participate in CELAC Ceremony

Bruno Rodriguez, Minister of Foreign Affairs, heads the Cuban delegation that will participate on January 8 in the installation ceremony of the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, to be held at the Mexican capital.

7 January, 2020 A total of 175 fencers to compete in World Cup in Havana

A total of 175 women fencers, including the top 38 in the world rankings, will compete in the Designated Senior World Cup – Indiv & Team, Women’s Epee, to be held in Havana from Friday until Sunday, the Cuban Fencing Federation confirmed here.

7 January, 2020 Diaz-Canel celebrates birthday of Cuban Hero’s daughter

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel recalled on Monday the birthday of Gema, the eldest daughter of Hero of the Republic Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Five anti-terrorist fighters who served years of unjust imprisonment in the US.

6 January, 2020 French Retirement Reform Enters Decisive Week

he reform of the retirement system in France enters in a decisive week, both for the government, which rules out of withdrawing it, and for trade unions, opposed to it.

6 January, 2020 UNESCO Asks U.S. Not to Attack Iranian Culture

The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, called on the United States to refrain from attacking Iran’s cultural heritage.

6 January, 2020 Alma Mater Ratifies Its Commitment to the Fatherland

The University of Havana ratifies, on its 292nd anniversary, the commitment to the Cuban nation to be a continuity of a history of patriotism, member of the Political Bureau and rector of the institution Miriam Nicado Garcia affirmed.

6 January, 2020 Evidence of Bolivia’s Coup Action from Twitter

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez spread the report published in Cubadebate explaining through five questions that the coup against Evo Morales combined military pronouncements with the unpublished action of cybertroops in digital platforms.

6 January, 2020 Diaz-Canel denounces US actions against Cuban sports

President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday denounced the actions taken by the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC) to prevent Cuba from participating in the upcoming Caribbean Series.