Havana, Cuba.-The First Regional Meeting for the strategy of surveillance and control of arboviruses started here today with the assistance of health ministers, specialists from most countries of the Americas and their European colleagues. Sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap, in Spanish), the event aims […]
Quito, Ecuador.- Cuba”s Council of State Vice President, Salvador Valdes, visited the headquarters of the ruling Alianza PAIS (AP) Movement in Ecuador, and exchanged with some of its executives before returning to Havana today. During the meeting, Valdes talked with AP executive secretary, Doris Soliz, and other officials of the Movement about the political, social […]
New York, United States.-The Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations, Elbio Rosselli, stated today that the U.S. blockade on Cuba should never exist, and his country will reject it at the General Assembly on October 26. ‘Unfortunately we have to come once again to vote against a measure that should never be applied,’ […]
Paris, France.-French President Francois Hollande advocated the end of the US blockade against Cuba in statements released today by the Elysee Palace. Hollande considered that this policy makes no sense nowadays. In a speech pronounced for the 70th anniversary of the House of Latin America in Paris, the leader expressed the rejection to the economic, […]
Havana, Cuba.-The economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States for more than 50 years ago continues today as the main obstacle in Cuba for the development and progress of a decentralization process. Bolivian Autonomy Minister, Hugo Siles, states that in addition to the main cause of millions in losses to the Caribbean […]
Brussels, Belgium.-A Cuban delegation led by Vice President of the National Assembly of People”s Power the vice-president of the National Assembly of the People”s Power, Ana Maria Mari Machado, visited the headquarters of the European Parliament (EP) in this capital, as part of a stay in Belgium which continues today. The Caribbean delegation was received […]
Guantanamo, Cuba.- With the support of brigades from the Company of Telecommunications of Cuba (ETECSA) the restoration of telephony in the Eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo is progressing, after Hurricane Matthew. Juan Montes de Oca is the head of all those ETECSA brigades, which work for long hours to restore communications in the municipalities of […]
#AvisperoVsBloqueo: Cuban Youth Voice against The Embargo
Havana, Cuba.-Sponsored by the Cuban Association of United Nations, the meeting was held in the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations, with the participation of more than twenty speakers. Participants reiterated that the blockade is a massive, flagrant and systematic human rights violation of the Cuban people, which qualifies as an act of […]
Santiago de Cuba, cuba.-The second Venezuelan ship laden with humanitarian aid to contribute to repair de damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in eastern Cuba arrived on Sunday in the Guillermon Moncada Port, from where the cargo will be distributed immediately. The ship Tango 62, of the Bolivarian Navy, brought 396 tons of cargo, including frontal […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuban youth is carrying out as of today in all higher education institutions of the country an event of denunciation against the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States to the Caribbean nation for nearly 60 years. Youth and student organizations, and others from the civil society will participate in those […]
Havana, Cuba.-The US company Regenestem, one of the organizers of the First Inter American Stem Cell Conference, recognized here today the importance of the event as well as the time in which it is held. Ricardo de Cubas, president of Regenestem, told the Prensa Latina news agency that they know the importance that science and […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba and Algeria signed a cooperation agreement on health on occasion of the presence here of Algerian Prime Minister, Abdelmalek Sellal, who is today in his second journey of an official visit. Cuban Minister of Public Health, Roberto Morales, and his peer from the Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmalek Boudiaf, signed the agreement, which […]
Havana, Cuba.-The International Congress on Law, Abogacia 2016, concludes today in this capital with debates on ethics and professional projection of lawyers and the challenges of the labor right. Keynote speeches on issues related to international commercial arbitration, the current problems of that field in Cuba and Latin America, and civil justice, will be also […]
Havana, Cuba.-The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, has met with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmalek Sellal, who is on an official visit to Cuba, which started on Wednesday, October 12th. During the meeting, Sellal referred to the intimate friendship between the two countries and expressed warm […]
Cali, Colombia.-The conclusion of the Colombian-Cuban Fraternity Week takes place today at the beginning of the XXV Meeting of the Solidarity Movement of Colombia with Cuba, which will extended until this weekend in the Valle del Cauca capital. The Fraternity Week, which began last Monday, held a business meeting on the last day entitled ‘Investment […]
Havana, cuba.-The Cuban province of Guantanamo, especially the municipality of Baracoa, is recovering gradually from the damage caused in recent days by hurricane Mathew, according to reports today in the capital. The newspaper Venceremos reported that after several days of hard work in Baracoa, one of the most affected areas by Mathew, life is beginning […]
Pretoria, South Africa.-Africa has showed a lot of gratitude and recognition for the collaboration Cuba has provided to this continent, Vice President of the Cuban Council of State, Salvador Valdes Mesa, said before continuing his regional trip. ‘We received a very positive reception from governments, parliaments and parties,’ the Cuban vice president told Prensa Latina […]
Havana, Cuba.-The film library Cinemateca de Cuba will screen from October 14th to 23rd various films to pay homage to English writer William Shakespeare, 400 years after his death. With the support of the British Council, the screenings will take place at the screen 3 of the movie theater Multicine Infanta in this capital city, […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuban and foreign lawyers continue in this capital today the sessions of the International Congress on Law, Abogacia 2016, started yesterday under the auspices of the National Organization of Collective Law Offices (ONBC). According to the program, keynote speeches on issues related to administrative management, mediation in conflicts, globalization of law and new technologies, […]
