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, […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto and wished him success in the new responsibilities he is currently carrying out. On his Twitter account, Diaz-Canel reiterated the will to continue expanding the relations of friendship and cooperation between “our two countries and peoples.” On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez […]
Havana, Cuba.- At 80 years old, Eusebio Leal continues to be the heart of everything that the Office of the Historian of Havana does, its authorities said today at a press conference on the birth of the Doctor of Historical Sciences. During the meeting at the Palacio del Segundo Cabo, communication director Magda Resik offered […]
La Paz, Bolivia.- The Vice President of the Bolivia-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, Juana Amanda Iriarte, assured that the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba must cease. “It is admirable how the Cuban population, despite living for 60 years in oppressed conditions due to that blockade, continues to stand up with […]
Vientiane, Laos.- Cuban First Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Peñalver Portal and his Laotian counterpart Bounleua Phandanouvong on Monday signed in Vientiane a 2022-2025 cooperation agreement between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries. The document was signed after the official talks between Phandanouvong and Peñalver Portal, who arrived in Laos to complete the third […]
Paris, France.- The ALBA-TCP France Collective denounced and repudiated the decision of US President Joseph Biden to extend the Trading with the Enemy Act for another year, which supports the policy of aggression against Cuba. The organization issued a statement rejecting the application of the law as support to impose on Cuba a blockade that […]
Paris, France.- The French association Cuba Linda called to participate in a conference-debate on the current situation on the island and the impact of the blockade imposed by the United States. The meeting, under the name of ‘Still under the blockade, where is Cuba?’ will be held on Sunday, September 11th, in the last three […]
Havana, Cuba.- More than 1,697,000 general education students and around 280,000 university students are returning to classes on Monday to resume the 2021-2022 school year in Cuba. Despite the adverse economic situation the country is going through, the essential resources are available for the school year, Education Minister Ena Elsa Velázquez and Higher Education Minister […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.- The arrival of four Cuban beach and indoor volleyball coaches and officials is welcomed this Friday by sports officials in Cambodia, a country that will host the Southeast Asian Games in 2023. Karell Peña and Berto Friol Barrios are the beach and indoor volleyball coaches, respectively, while Leonid Abum and Natyelis Riol […]
