Archivo de May, 2023

10 May, 2023 President of Cuban Parliament congratulates the Russian people on Victory Day

Havana, Cuba.- The president of the Cuban Parliament, Esteban Lazo Hernández, congratulated the people of the Russian Federation for the celebration this Tuesday of the 78th anniversary of the victory over fascism. The also member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of Cuba’s Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Council of […]

10 May, 2023 Cuba will continue developing ties with the EU

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba ratified this Tuesday the will to continue developing the best relations with the European Union (EU), on the occasion of celebrating Europe Day. The Cuban Foreign Ministry expressed on Twitter that the Caribbean island wishes to continue ties with the community bloc, based on the principles and objectives stipulated in the Political […]

10 May, 2023 José Martí International Colloquium begins in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- The International Colloquium Jose Martí, A man of all times begins this Wednesday the first of his three days of sessions in Havana, with face-to-face and virtual attendance of scholars of his work from Argentina, Cuba, the United States, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The deliberations will take place until next Friday at […]

10 May, 2023 Cuban president ratifies support and solidarity with the cause of the Saharawi people

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified Wednesday the support and solidarity of the Caribbean island with the people of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The president recalled the commemoration this day of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Polisario Front, “which brought together in a single identity the aspirations for independence […]

9 May, 2023 Cuban science delegation made successful visit to Belarus

Havana, Cuba.- The visit to Belarus a Cuban delegation of science ended, with a comprehensive program that allowed them to get closer to the experience of that nation. According to Santiago Pérez, Cuban ambassador to Belarus, with the visit the established objectives were met, which included learning, exchanging and transmitting experiences from both parties. Meanwhile, […]

9 May, 2023 Council of State calls for session of the Cuban Parliament

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s Council of State has called for an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) for May 25, whose agenda includes an update on the country’s economic situation. A note published on Tuesday in the Granma newspaper indicates that at that meeting, starting at 09:00 local time, the Social Communication […]

9 May, 2023 Diaz-Canel checks work projections in Artemisa

Artemisa, Cuba.- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, checks today the work commitments in Artemisa, he is accompanied by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and the Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Roberto Moreles Ojeda. The leadership of the […]

8 May, 2023 Spanish singer Rozalén announces concert in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Spanish singer Rozalén announced on her social networks that today she will hold a concert at the Cuban National Theater as part of the Cubadisco 2023 International Fair. The event is considered the biggest disco party on the island and will last until May 14 in various venues in Havana and some provinces […]

8 May, 2023 Celebration in Cuba of Son Day

Havana, Cuba.- Concerts, record presentations and talks will take place in Havana from today until next Sunday to celebrate Son Day, dedicated this year to the 135th anniversary of the birth of Ignacio Piñeiro. The festivities that will take place at the Cuba Pavilion, in Havana’s Rampa, will also be a tribute to two other […]

8 May, 2023 Cuban Minister of Agriculture urged food sovereignty

Santa Clara, Cuba.- Cuba’s Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez, on Sunday, gave a keynote lecture on the Food Sovereignty and Nutritional Education Law to producers in the Cuban province of Villa Clara. The minister chose the municipality of Camajuaní for his lecture, 24 kilometers away from this city in central Cuba, because of its agricultural […]

8 May, 2023 Diaz-Canel attends the closing ceremony of the First International Congress on Cultural Heritage

Havana, Cuba.- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Manuel Marrero Cruz, president and prime minister of the Republic of Cuba, attend the closing ceremony of the First International Congress on Cultural Heritage and the 19th Ernest Hemingway Colloquium, at the Theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts. Also present are Inés María Chamán, Deputy Prime Minister, […]

8 May, 2023 CITMA representatives meet with diplomats at environmental convention

Havana,Cuba.- Representatives of Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) exchanged information in the capital with the diplomatic corps belonging to the Group of 77 + China on the 14th Convention on Environment and Sustainable Development. Deputy Minister Adianez Taboada Zamora and other executives of the organization gave details to the respective ambassadors about […]

8 May, 2023 Díaz-Canel mourns death of pro-Cuba activist’s daughter

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today lamented the death of the daughter of activist Carlos Lazo, promoter of the Bridges of Love project, which fights against the U.S. economic blockade of the island. From his Twitter account, the president sent the Cuban-American a message of support in this difficult moment and expressed his own […]

4 May, 2023 Cubans Matienzo and Suarez champions in volleyball in Spain

Havana, Cuba.- Cubans Sulian Matienzo and Laura Suarez were crowned champions of the Spanish Volleyball League 2023, as their team Hidramar Gran Canaria triumphed. With a notable contribution from the Cubans, the Canary Islands club overcame in the fourth match of the final the defending champion Tenerife La Laguna in five sets. Matienzo was named […]

4 May, 2023 Vegueros retake the lead in the National Baseball Series

Havana, Cuba.- Pinar del Rio beat Cienfuegos 2-0 and took advantage of Santiago de Cuba’s failure to remain alone at the top of the 62nd National Baseball Series, which will drop the curtains of its sixth particular sub-series this Thursday. As locals in their Capitán San Luis stadium, the Vegueros of mentor Alexander Urquiola scored […]

4 May, 2023 Cuba maintains its undefeated record in the World Boxing Championship

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban boxing raised to seven wins in a row and maintained its undefeated record at the World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with one man still to step into the ring on the day. On Thursday, young Alejandro Claro and Fernando Arzola achieved victories. Claro (48 kg) beat Armenian Bareghan 4-0 in the second […]

4 May, 2023 Cuban Canoeing trains in Poland for the World Championship

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba’s best canoeists and kayakers are training in Bydgoszcz, Poland, ahead of the World Cup in Szeged, Hungary, scheduled for May 11-14. “Almost all of them are predicted to be on the podium, although they will find ranked opponents such as Olympic and world champions,” Alejandro Hamze, president of the Cuban federation of […]

4 May, 2023 Cambodia and Cuba are willing to cooperate in the agricultural sphere

Havana, Cuba.- Cambodia and Cuba expressed in Phnom Penh today their willingness to strengthen ties and extend cooperation to agriculture, during a cordial meeting between senior leaders in this field. The disposition was expressed in a meeting between Dith Tina, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forest Resources and Fisheries, and Maury Hechavarría, Cuban Vice Minister of […]

4 May, 2023 Entities from China and Cuba will have a Latin-Caribbean center

Havana, Cuba.- The universities of Havana and East China Normal University agreed today to open a multidisciplinary center for studies on Latin America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, which will strengthen cooperation in the educational area. That decision was made during a meeting between Lei Qili, vice president of the Chinese academy, and Marian Hernández, […]

4 May, 2023 UN Rapporteur will participate in academic meeting in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Alena Douhan, will participate in Havana today in an academic event on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in Cuba. At the inauguration of the meeting, organized by the University of Havana, Douhan will offer a keynote address and talk with the […]