February 1st, 2023

1 February, 2023 Police brutality in U.S. violates human rights, says Cuban FM

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Tuesday said that law enforcement brutality is one of the most serious and systematic violations of human rights in the United States. On Twitter, the Cuban foreign minister pointed out that it is also alarming the more than 1,000 people who die every year in the […]

1 February, 2023 French trade unionist backs pressure against US blockade on Cuba

Paris, France.- Cédric Quintin,general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT, in French) in the Marne Valley, on Tuesday, advocated for higher pressure in France and Europe opposing the US blockade against Cuba and its extraterritorial scope. We should act so that there is coherence with the French vote at the United Nations General […]

1 February, 2023 Cuba implements a strategy to eliminate leprosy contagion

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba has implemented a strategy to eliminate contagions of leprosy, a curable disease that is not very transmissible and has an average incubation period of five years. Among the priorities are updating the national program against the disease, strengthening surveillance, improving services provision, and the continuous training of the healthcare personnel, patients, family […]

1 February, 2023 International project rehabilitates Cuba’s south coast

Ciego de Avila, Cuba.- The Mi Costa (My Coast) international project, aimed at rehabilitating and protecting coastlines from the effects of climate change, involves Ciego de Avila’s south coast. The initiative will strengthen coastal resilience by improving the availability and quality of water, the healthcare and welfare of communities in areas highly vulnerable to the […]