February 23rd, 2023

23 February, 2023 Cuba thanks Iran for longstanding position against U.S. blockade

Havana, Cuba.- The head of Cuba’s Communist Party International Relations Department, Emilio Lozada thanked Iran for its longstanding position against the more than 60-year-old economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the Caribbean Island nation. During a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Havana Seyed Mohammad Hadi Sobhani, the Cuban party official stressed the Persian nation’s […]

23 February, 2023 Guyanese Ambassador highlights strong ties with Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- During the celebration in this capital of the 53rd anniversary of Guyana’s National Day, which is commemorated on February 23, Guyana’s ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, assured that bilateral relations are solid today and “have withstood the test of time.” He added that with half a century of existence, the ties between the […]

23 February, 2023 Cuba thanks Mozambique for its unconditional support

Maputo, Mozambique.- The vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), Victor Gaute, thanked people and the Government of Mozambique on Wednesday for their historic and unconditional support for his country, during his visit to this southern African country. At a meeting with the Mozambican Association of Friendship and Solidarity with […]

23 February, 2023 The project between Cuba and Italy contributes to product development

Matanzas, Cuba.- Founded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the CubaFruta project in the western province of Matanzas contributes to developing production and achieving food sovereignty. According to the website of the local station Radio 26 (www.radio26.cu), Project Manager Jose Perez commented that the essential idea of the program is to improve the […]

23 February, 2023 Cuba hosts Habano Festival after two years

Havana, Cuba.- After two years, the Habano Festival has resumed in Cuba, an event that promotes the millenary culture and the art of harvesting, making, and enjoying an authentic and unique product. The 23rd edition of the event will be held between February 27 and March 3 in Havana and Pinar del Rio. It is […]

23 February, 2023 Cuba’s foreign minister condemns racism, police brutality in U.S.

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Wednesday strongly condemned both racism and police brutality in the United States. On his Twitter account, Bruno Rodriguez pointed out that the rate of Black people shot dead by law enforcement officers is more than double of white Americans. Bruno Rodriguez posted some figures from the American […]

23 February, 2023 Esteban Lazo receives Dominican parliamentarians

Havana, Cuba.- Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the Council of State, exchanged with members of the Dominican Republic-Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group, who are visiting the island, according to the Parliament’s Twitter account. During their visit, the Dominican parliamentarians held working meetings with Yanet Hernández Pérez, deputy governor of […]

23 February, 2023 President shares cultural priorities with Cuban intellectuals

Havana, Cuba.- The main challenges facing national culture today were addressed in a meeting of the leadership of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), with the President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel. In the exchange, the highest representatives of UNEAC in all the country’s territories, as well as the Board of Directors […]