Havana, Cuba.- The 16th May Day International Volunteer Work Brigade began its program of activities on Monday to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The brigade’s activities will last until May 7, with more than 300 members from 29 countries. The first meeting of the contingent was at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), where […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Council of State of Cuba agreed on Monday to provide that the election of provincial governors and deputy governors be held in the Caribbean nation on May 28. The National Assembly of People’s Power noted on its website that the governors and deputy governors are elected by the delegates to the municipal […]
New York, Cuba.- Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting, Day O, in his 1950s hit song “Banana Boat” before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96, the New York Times reported. The cause of Belafonte’s death was congestive heart failure, his longtime spokesperson […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez reiterated on Monday Cuba’s commitment to multilateralism and respect for the Charter of the United Nations and International Law. The General Assembly of the United Nations Organization (UN) approved on December 12, 2018 by resolution, to set the day for each April 24, in a registered […]
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.- The president of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Voung Dinh Hue, left the Antonio Maceo international airport, in this city, on Sunday, after a visit to Cuba that strengthened bilateral ties. Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power President Esteban Lazo and Santiago de Cuba’s top authorities bid […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel welcomed today through his Twitter account, a delegation of 150 young leaders of social organizations from the United States, who will participate in the May Day celebrations. The head of state greeted the delegation and stressed that the Caribbean nation welcomes them with open arms, despite shortages and difficulties. […]
Havana, Cuba.- Željka Cvijanovi?, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will arrive in Cuba on Monday for an official visit. It will be the first visit of the president of that country to Cuba since diplomatic relations were established. During her stay here, Cvijanovi? will meet with Cuban authorities and carry out other activities of interest. […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban authorities have reportedly dismantled an organized group that smuggled drugs into the country. Lieutenant Colonel Rigoberto Cordoves, an official with the Ministry of the Interior, explained that the investigation began after border guards discovered 114.33 kilograms of marihuana in Bahia Honda, Artemisa province. He informed that the air route used were people […]
Beijing, China.- Roberto Morales, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), toured places of historic interest in this capital, at the beginning of his visit to China on Sunday. The party leader and the delegation accompanying him visited the mausoleum that keeps […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on stated on Saturday that there are possibilities to continue to expand collaboration with Singapore in several sectors. At a meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the Palace of the Revolution, the Cuban president highlighted the good state of bilateral relations, the Presidency of the Republic reported […]
