Archivo de May, 2023

4 May, 2023 International Tourism Fair of Cuba concludes

Havana, Cuba.- The 41st Cuban International Tourism Fair concludes today in the spaces of the protocol zone of the State Council named El Laguito. With Havana as the venue and cultural heritage as the center of attention, the fair achieved wide expectations about the Cuban travel industry, and the performance of local and foreign companies […]

4 May, 2023 Cuba hosts meeting of G77 Ministers of Culture plus China

Havana, Cuba.- Ministers and senior officials of the Culture sphere of the member countries of the Group of 77 plus China will meet today at the Havana Convention Center. At the inauguration of the event, interventions by the head of Cuban Culture, Alpidio Alonso, are scheduled for the country that currently leads the organization. A […]

3 May, 2023 Island’s delegation to the Alba Games returns to Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Daniel Bas, official of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, received the last group of athletes who participated in the V Alba Games of Venezuela 2023. “We are very proud of their performance, they represented the homeland with dignity,” he said after the arrival of the athletes to Cuba. Also […]

3 May, 2023 The Capablanca Chess clocks start to run

Havana, Cuba.- A simple opening ceremony, which did not lack touches of emotion, inaugurated on Tuesday the 56th International Chess Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2023, at the downtown Havana Libre Hotel. The record number of represented players was confirmed by the president of the Cuban Chess Federation, Carlos Rivero, during the gala that was attended […]

3 May, 2023 National Library of Cuba hosts international heritage event

Havana, Cuba.- The José Martí National Library of Cuba (BNCJM) hosts today the International Heritage Event with the inauguration of three exhibitions simultaneously. Cuba in the Documentary Treasures of the BNCJM is one of them, and includes manuscripts, photos and publications from the Rare and Valuable Collection to be inaugurated in the Central Hall Gallery […]

3 May, 2023 International Congress of Cultural Heritage begins in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The first International Congress of Cultural Heritage opens its doors today in Havana to pay tribute to the centenary of the birth of the Cuban sculptor and ceramic artist Marta Arjona. The contest will take place from May 3 to 5 and its scientific program includes the opening at 9:00 local time of […]

3 May, 2023 Cubana de Aviación restarts operations between Argentina and the island

Havana, Cuba.- The Cubana de Aviación company will resume today its operations between Argentina and Cuba with a direct flight to Cayo Coco, in the central province of Ciego de Ávila. According to the airline, the trip will end in Havana and will have a weekly frequency. Venus Rodríguez, general manager of the company in […]

3 May, 2023 United Nations official Alena Douhan visits Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Alena Douhan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative repercussions of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, will begin a visit to Cuba today. During her stay, until May 6, the specialist will participate in the panel Diverse views of the Cuban context on the impact of unilateral coercive measures […]

3 May, 2023 Visitors arrived in Cuba through Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport

Havana, Cuba.- Nearly 400 travel agents and tourism professionals from Spain and Portugal will participate this week in the DIT Gestión Macro Annual Convention, to be held until May 7 in Santa Maria Key, Villa Clara province. The group is headed by John Arriaga, president of Spanish tour operator DIT Gestión, who explained that the […]

3 May, 2023 Cuban president receives Russian presidential advisor

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel held talks on Tuesday with Russian presidential economic advisor Maxim Oreshkin, who is visiting our country. According to the Presidency’a Twitter profile, Diaz-Canel ratified the interest in bringing bilateral economic-financial relations to the same state of policies. Oreshkin, for his part, commented on the three main work guidelines that […]

2 May, 2023 Havana hosts International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- More than a thousand foreign delegates will participate today in the Havana Convention Center in the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and anti-imperialism. The foreign visitors will be joined by around 200 national delegates, and together they will raise their voices against the US blockade and in favor of the removal of […]

2 May, 2023 Russia and Cuba will discuss issues of mutual cooperation in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Foreign Trade and Investment, discussed in Havana today issues of mutual cooperation with Maxim Oreshkin, Economic Advisor to the Russian Presidency. Last November, Cabrisas attended the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic-commercial and scientific-technical collaboration, held in Moscow, in his capacity as […]

2 May, 2023 Cuba participates in regional conference on insurance in Costa Rica

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Insurance Superintendent Noemí Benítez is participating today in the 21st Conference on Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America, in Costa Rica, to analyze this matter in the nations of the region. The appointment, which will last until Friday, is held at the Marriot hotel, in Belén de Heredia, sponsored by the […]

2 May, 2023 Minister of Culture of Palestine is in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Palestinian Minister of Culture Atef Abusef arrived is in Cuba to attend the meeting of heads of that branch of the Group of 77 and China. The event will be held this Thursday at the Havana Convention Center and will have culture as a global public good and its social and economic dimension […]

2 May, 2023 Solidarity with Cuba in Costa Rica and Ecuador

Havana, Cuba.- Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and condemnation of the U.S. economic, commercial, and financial blockade against the Caribbean Island were present, Monday, in the May Day march in Costa Rica and Ecuador. On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, members of trade union centers and militants of political parties marched along the main […]

2 May, 2023 G77+China Culture Ministers’ Meeting to be held in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- The Havana Convention Palace will host next Thursday a meeting of culture ministers of the Group of 77 + China. The meeting will take place in the context of the First International Congress on Cultural Heritage, which will be held from Wednesday through Friday at the National Museum of Fine Arts in the […]

2 May, 2023 President Díaz-Canel congratulates Paraguayan president-elect

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 congratulated on Monday Santiago Peña on his election, the day before, as president of Paraguay. In his Twitter profile, the Cuban head of state ratified to his counterpart the willingness of the […]