Archivo de May, 2023

17 May, 2023 Cuban president evaluates socioeconomic strategy in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CC-PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel heads a dialogue this Tuesday with authorities in Havana to evaluate the socioeconomic strategy of the territory with a view to overcoming the complex moment the nation is going through. The president […]

17 May, 2023 Díaz-Canel holds talks with authorities of Havana and Camagüey provinces

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated the need to increase food production for the population during dialogues held Tuesday with the authorities of Havana and Camagüey provinces. The president placed the issue as the central axis of the discussions he held this afternoon in both territories in the west and east of the country, […]

16 May, 2023 Delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture is in Hanoi

Havana, Cuba.- A delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture headed by its deputy head Maury Hechavarría began a working visit in Hanoi today to close a journey that previously took them to Cambodia and Laos. The vice minister will meet with his counterpart Tran Thanh Nam on Monday and will begin a series of […]

16 May, 2023 CELAC: Cuba rejects inclusion on U.S. terrorism list

Havana, Cuba.- – Cuban Finance and Prices Minister Vladimir Regueiro rejected Monday in Santiago de Chile the unjustified inclusion of his country on the U.S. list of alleged sponsors of terrorism, which reinforces the consequences of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on it for more than 60 years. Speaking at a meeting of […]

16 May, 2023 Cuba denounces U.S. blockade before UNESCO

Paris, France.- Cuba’s ambassador to UNESCO, Yahima Esquivel, denounced Tuesday during the debates of the organization’s 216th Executive Council the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade against the island and demanded its immediate end. Speaking at the plenary session, the diplomat described the siege imposed by Washington for more than 60 years as unilateral and […]

15 May, 2023 Today’s Tribute to the Martyrs of Patria Street

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Firefighters Corps (CBC) paid tribute today to the Martyrs of Patria Street, 55 years after counterrevolutionaries paid by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency caused a major deflagration in several of its warehouses in 1968. Iván Lugo Machado and Elías Moya Téllez lost their lives in the sabotage and an act of […]

15 May, 2023 U.S. returns 24 illegal migrants to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The U.S. Coast Guard today returned 24 people to Cuba through the port of Orozco, Bahía Honda, Artemisa, who left the country illegally and were subsequently intercepted at sea. With these 21 men and three women, a total of 2,617 people have been returned by this service in 42 operations of this type […]

15 May, 2023 Congress of Hematology 2023 begins in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The 2023 Hematology Congress begins today in Cuba, where results and novelties in the field of immunology, transfusion and regenerative medicine will be presented. More than 500 participants from about 15 countries will attend the event, which will take place until Friday at the Havana Convention Center. Among the objectives of the conclave […]

15 May, 2023 Colloquium on cultural diversity in the Caribbean begins in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The 9th International Colloquium on Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean will meet in Havana from today until May 19 at Casa de las Américas, focused on regional ecological thought as a process inherent to its culture. The event will address topics such as the links between gender and nature and the rescue of […]

15 May, 2023 Cuba and Algeria ratify willingness to strengthen ties

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba and Algeria ratified the will to continue working to strengthen bilateral relations and boost economic, trade, and cooperation ties, said Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Twitter. According to the top representative of the diplomacy of this Antillean nation, this was reaffirmed in a telephone conversation held with the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

15 May, 2023 Cuba and Vietnam strengthen cooperation in veterinary medicine

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba and Vietnam agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of veterinary medicine, on the occasion of the visit of Deputy Minister Maury Hechavarría at the head of a delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture (Minag). On his last day in Ho Chi Minh City, Hechavarría held a meeting with the general director […]

15 May, 2023 Mexico donates statistical information devices to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Mexico donated mobile devices to Cuba that will be used in the development of the Population and Housing Census in the country, informed today the National Statistics and Information Office (ONEI). According to the source, the devices delivered in Havana, will also support other research of this type, which will make it possible […]

15 May, 2023 Cuban president congratulates mothers on their day

Havana,Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated the nation’s mothers on their day. On his Twitter profile, the president wrote: “Love can do anything. Every Cuban mother is proof. To all, infinite thanks and much love today,” #DíaDeLasMadres and always. Congratulations mothers and grandmothers of #Cuba.

11 May, 2023 Cuba celebrates 28 years of diplomatic ties with Saint Kitts and Nevis

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates this Wednesday the 28th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. On its Twitter account, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reiterated the will to expand and diversify the ties of friendship and cooperation between both countries. Cuba and Saint […]

11 May, 2023 Cuba is among the countries with the most vaccinated against Covid-19

Havana, Cuba.- José Ángel Portal, Cuban Minister of Public Health, reported that the country is among the 10 with the most citizens immunized against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19. Accoriding to the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 90.7 percent of the Cuban population had been immunized by the end of 2022. To date, […]

11 May, 2023 Cuba’s active and constructive role within the Association of Caribbean States is highlighted

Havana, Cuba.- Different delegations of member countries of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) highlighted at the preparatory meeting of the Council of Ministers in Guatemala, Cuba’s active and constructive role within the consultation and cooperation body. Rodolfo Benítez, general director of Multilateral Affairs and International Law of Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that […]

11 May, 2023 29 Years of diplomatic relations with South Africa is remembered in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- On occasion of the 29th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Cuba, an opinion article by Havana’s ambassador to Pretoria, Enrique Orta, has been published in the Cape Times newspaper. The Cuban diplomat recalls that official bilateral ties were established during Fidel Castro’s visit to South Africa to attend the inauguration […]

11 May, 2023 Cuban president attends ceremony marking 50th anniversary of the Polisario Front

Havana, Cuba.- The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CC-PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel attends on Wednesday the ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Polisario Front, at the Universal Hall of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), in Havana. Also participating are Roberto […]

11 May, 2023 Cuba works on new alternatives to speed up document legalizations

Havana, Cuba.- The general director of Consular Affairs and Cubans Living Abroad, Ernesto Soberón, reported on his Twitter account that in order to deal with the exponential and sustained increase over time of legalization requests, a new area was inaugurated last April 17 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minrex, of Cuba. Thus, the number […]

10 May, 2023 India and Cuba explore new ways to strengthen bilateral relations

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban ambassador to India, Alejandro Simancas, spoke this Tuesday in New Delhi with Saurabh Kumar, secretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about new ways to strengthen bilateral relations. According to the Cuban diplomat, they analyzed the main aspects of the ties between the two nations, particularly the extent of their […]