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6 March, 2023 Raul Castro says Cuba will always support Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela.- Historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, ratified today that the homage of Cuba and its people to Hugo Chávez will be to accompany and follow him always. At the closing of the World Encounter for the validity of the revolutionary leader’s Bolivarian Thought, the Army General of the Caribbean island highlighted […]

2 March, 2023 Army General Raul Castro and Cuban President receive Russian high-ranking official

Havana, Cuba.- Army General Raul Castro and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel received on Wednesday in Havana the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a working visit to our country. At the meeting, the dignitaries discussed the excellent state of relations between the two nations and their future development, according to […]

23 February, 2023 The project between Cuba and Italy contributes to product development

Matanzas, Cuba.- Founded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the CubaFruta project in the western province of Matanzas contributes to developing production and achieving food sovereignty. According to the website of the local station Radio 26 (www.radio26.cu), Project Manager Jose Perez commented that the essential idea of the program is to improve the […]

22 February, 2023 Young man injured in U.S. accident treated in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- A team of specialists is helping a young Cuban Ernudis Echeverría, who suffered a serious accident in the United States and thanks to the contribution of the Bridges of Love project was able to return to the Caribbean nation. According to the Caribe TV channel, the young man is being treated at the […]

20 February, 2023 Cuba thanks Caricom for its stance against US blockade

Havana, Cuba.- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today reiterated Cuba’s gratitude to the heads of governments of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) for their continued rejection of the US blockade against this nation. Our sincere gratitude for their support and renewed call for the lifting of the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade against the people and […]

15 February, 2023 Cuba explains digital transformation in education at forum in China

Beijing, China.- Cuban Minister of Education Ena Elsa Velazquez explained her country’s experiences in advancing the digital transformation of instructional processes on Tuesday, when speaking at a conference on the subject in China. The minister pointed out that Cuba is working on a public policy in this regard, expanding its network of telematic services and […]

8 February, 2023 The plan of 3.5 million tourists in Cuba remains unchanged

Havana, Cuba.- The aim of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) of Cuba to attend to 3.5 million foreign visitors this year is maintained, according to a press report. A report by Granma newspaper added on Tuesday that just over 246,000 travelers arrived on the island during the first month of the year, which represented a […]

1 February, 2023 Cuba implements a strategy to eliminate leprosy contagion

Havana, Cuba.- Cuba has implemented a strategy to eliminate contagions of leprosy, a curable disease that is not very transmissible and has an average incubation period of five years. Among the priorities are updating the national program against the disease, strengthening surveillance, improving services provision, and the continuous training of the healthcare personnel, patients, family […]

30 January, 2023 One more legal, political and moral impudence against Cuba

Washington, United States.- Last January 12th, legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives of the US Congress which tries to prevent Cuba from being removed from the infamous list of “countries that sponsor terrorism”, in which it should never have been. January 30, 2023 CST00:25 (GMT) -0500 Published by: anonimo This legislation has nothing […]

12 January, 2023 Western Union resumes remittances to Cuba with pilot program

Washington, United States.- After a two-year halt, Western Union (WU) has quietly resumed family remittance to Cuba through a pilot program with the hope of expanding its operations in the future, the company says, a much-anticipated step that provides Cuban-American families with a more reliable way to aid their families in Cuba. “It is with […]

9 January, 2023 Bolsoranists are emulators of Trumpists, says Cuban president

Havana, Cuba.- The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, pointed out parallels between the actions today by Bolsoranists against the Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and that of Trumpists in the US Capitol in January 2021. The president shared on Twitter some images of the assailants to Brasilia government buildings as part of the […]

29 December, 2022 Swedish solidarity association with Cuba sends aid

Stockholm, Sweden.- The Swedish-Cuban Solidarity Association announced the shipment to Cuba of two 40-foot containers with aid as part of its activities against the US blockade. In statements to Prensa Latina, the president of the organization, Zoltan Tiroler, stressed that the fraternity with Cuba in Denmark also contributed resources for the cargo, which is scheduled […]

22 December, 2022 Cuba’s Martinez signs with Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japanese league

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban catcher Ariel Martinez signed on Wednesday with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters team of the Professional League of Japan. Happy to be able of continuing to represent Cuban baseball, the 26-year-old catcher, who has played in that Asian country since 2018 said, although until now he was part of the Chunichi Dragons team. […]

21 December, 2022 Cuban president congratulates FEU on its 100th anniversary

Havana city, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday congratulated the University Student Federation (FEU), the oldest organization in the country, on the 100th anniversary of its founding by Julio Antonio Mella. The president tweeted that FEU has reached its centenary “without aging, connected with its country and its time,” and informed that he would […]

30 November, 2022 Cuba to celebrate 50th anniversary of ties with Caribbean nations

Havana, Cuba.- On December 6, Cuba will celebrate the 50th anniversary of relations with Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago, the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) said. These Caribbean countries established diplomatic relations with Cuba on December 7, 1972, after becoming independent from the United Kingdom, and in open defiance of the United States economic, commercial […]

30 November, 2022 Internal control in Cuban western province reviewed

Matanzas, Cuba.- Working to end superficiality and call for more rigor to fulfill every business activity are topics that have been analyzed in this western Cuban territory, as part of the 14th National Internal Control Verification. As Chief Province Comptroller Carmen Elsa Alfonso said at the 14th National Internal Control Verification in Matanzas, 21 companies […]

24 November, 2022 Cuban president favors diversification of relations with Türkiye

Ankara, Turkey.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Wednesday favored diversifying commercial, financial, and other spheres of relations with Türkiye, after meeting here with his counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There is always the possibility of diversifying our commercial and financial relations of another type between our countries, the Cuban president said at the end of […]

23 November, 2022 Cuba: Council of State approves two new decree laws in the country

Havana, Cuba.- Members of Cuba’s Council of State approved on Tuesday two new decree laws and evaluated the topics for analysis by the National Assembly of People’s Power -ANPP-, in its Tenth Ordinary Period of Sessions. According to the Parliament’s official site, the participants adopted the normative provision modifying Decree Law 197 on the labor […]

23 November, 2022 Díaz-Canel’s visit to Russia is considered fruitful for cooperation

Ankara, Turkey.- Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz said that the visit of President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez “was very useful and profitable” and will contribute significantly to further developing ties of friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation. In statements to the press accompanying the Cuban delegation on the tour of Algeria, […]

22 November, 2022 China: Díaz-Canel’s visit will boost ties with Cuba

Beijing, China.- The upcoming visit of the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, will boost the development of bilateral ties, given the relationship between China and Cuba as “good friends, good comrades and good brothers.” Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said during a press conference, that the trip will also push […]