Havana, Cuba.- The 43rd edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema begins in Havana on Thursday with an invitation to enjoy in large, after two years of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Charles Chaplin movie theater will host the festival’s opening gala at 19:00 local time, where outstanding musician, singer, […]
Mexico City, Mexico.- A heartfelt tribute was paid on Thursday by the Mexican Congress to Fidel Castro at the opening of a photographic exhibition organized by the Parliamentary Group of Friends of Cuba headed by Congressman Ruben Moreira. The exhibition for the 6th anniversary of Fidel Castro´s death gathers over a hundred pictures of remarkable […]
Havana, Cuba.- The 1st Round of Talks on Migration Issues between Cuba and Peru will take place virtually on Wednesday, according to the Nation and Emigration website. Ambassador Maria Antonia Masana, general director of Peruvian Communications abroad and Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, will head the Peruvian delegation. According to the information, the Cuban […]
Havana, Cuba.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday reiterated Cuba’s will to sustain the existing ties of friendship and cooperation between his country and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero visited the Bahamas in August within the franework of the 1st Regional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean, and […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel received the chief of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev, the weekly Jit reported on Wednesday. The website of the Cuban Sports Institute (Inder) noted that the parties agreed on major steps for the development of boxing in Cuba and discussed boosting collaboration in the development of boxers […]
Caracas, Venezuela.- President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday recalled the arrivals in Cuba of the first plane carrying Venezuelan patients to be treated in Havana as part of the bilateral Comprehensive Health Agreement. The agreement arose in the context of the Cuba-Venezuela Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement, which was signed by Presidents Hugo Chavez (1954-2013) and Fidel Castro […]
Havana, Cuba.- On December 6, Cuba will celebrate the 50th anniversary of relations with Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) said. These Caribbean countries established diplomatic relations with Cuba on December 7, 1972, after becoming independent from the United Kingdom, and in open defiance of the United States economic, commercial […]
Matanzas, Cuba.- Working to end superficiality and call for more rigor to fulfill every business activity are topics that have been analyzed in this western Cuban territory, as part of the 14th National Internal Control Verification. As Chief Province Comptroller Carmen Elsa Alfonso said at the 14th National Internal Control Verification in Matanzas, 21 companies […]
Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated renowned singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez, one of the founders of the New Song Movement (Nueva Trova) in Cuba on his 76th birthday. With Tu Pequeña Serenata Diurna I wake up on your 76th birthday. If it were mine I would give it to you today. May you have a happy […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel ratified the priority given to the energy issues in his recently concluded international tour to African, Asian and European nations. Díaz-Canel attached to his message on this social network a link to the Presidency’s website, which published recent statements by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la […]
Moscow, Russia.- Meetings with the top leaders of both chambers of Parliament,on Wednesday, marked the first day of the official visit to Russia, of Esteban Lazo, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Cuba’s Parliament). At the Council of the Federation , Lazo, who is also the President of the Council of State of […]
Beijing, China.- China said that the recent visit of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is of great importance and significance for bilateral relations, reviewing the consensus reached during talks with President Xi Jinping. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed that the trip took place at an opportune moment and the Cuban president […]
Havana, Cuba.- At 17:00 local time this Sunday, shortly before the polling stations closed, 63.85 percent of registered voters casted their votes in the municipal elections in Cuba. The information, provided to reporters by Denys Buedo, spokesman of the National Electoral Council (CEN), means that 5,332,591 citizens went to the polls to elect the delegates […]
Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Diaz-Canel asserted that his tour of Algeria, Türkiye, Russia and China left a positive balance of concrete actions to increase economic, commercial and financial cooperation with Cuba. He was accompanied by ministers of key sectors like Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil; Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and Foreign Relations, Bruno […]
Hanoi, Vietnam.- Cuba thanked the warm embrace received from the participants in the 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC), in the presence of representatives from 53 countries in the ongoing session in this capital. In many of the speeches delivered here, expressions of support for our Revolution were expressed, as been said by […]
Vientiane, Laos.- The purpose of the video conference held between Lao Women’s Union and the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) was to exchange work experiences and create conditions to strengthen cooperation, as reported here today by the media. The virtual meeting was headed by the member of the Central Committee of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party […]
Madrid, Spain.- On Thursday, Solidarity organizations, trade unions, and political parties in Asturias, Spain, presented the campaign “Tons of powdered milk for Cuba.” At a press briefing in Gijón, the groups that comprises the State Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MESC) in Spain will promote the initiative against the US blockade of the Caribbean nation. […]
Ankara, Turkey.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Wednesday favored diversifying commercial, financial, and other spheres of relations with Türkiye, after meeting here with his counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There is always the possibility of diversifying our commercial and financial relations of another type between our countries, the Cuban president said at the end of […]
Ankara, Turkey.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez concluded today a successful visit to this country, where he met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and signed six bilateral agreements in this capital. During a joint press conference at the end of official talks with Erdogan, the Cuban president highlighted areas of mutual benefit for […]
