Havana, Cuba.- President Miguel Díaz-Canel is attending Wednesday the ceremony marking 60 years of Cuba’s medical collaboration around the world, in which 605,000 health professionals and workers in 165 countries have participated. The date is celebrated at the Central Unit of Medical Cooperation by protagonists of that humanist work that six decades later is maintained […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Chamber of Commerce and its counterpart in Madrid reached a collaboration agreement focused on cooperation actions between the two countries, investments and exchange. The agreement was signed by Antonio Carricarte, president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, and Ángel Asensio, head of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services. Carricarte […]
Havana, Cuba.- A delegation from the Federation of Cuban Women headed by its general secretary, Teresa Amarelle, is visiting Cambodia today with the purpose of deepening the historic relations between the two countries. Amarelle and her companions will place special emphasis on exchanging experiences related to public policies in favor of gender equality, and learning […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez lamented Saturday the loss of human lives and the damage caused by torrential rains and floods in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna. Floods in that northern region continue and could worsen with the threat of heavy rains, so earth walls are being placed to try to stem […]
Havana, Cuba.- Nana Yuliana, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Cuba, began a visit to Guantanamo on Saturday, where she expressed her satisfaction at being in the land that inspired the world-famous song “La Guantanamera”, which, she said, she heard in her country many years ago. The ambassador commented that the […]
South Africa, South Africa.- The Cuban medical brigades in South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho celebrated the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s internationalist collaboration in the health sector on Saturday. During a teleconference from the Bloemfontein National Hospital, the doctors, led by the head of Cuba’s medical mission in South Africa, Jorge Delgado Bustillo, expressed their willingness […]
Havana, Cuba.- Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Chernishenko will visit Cuba from May 17 to 19, to attend the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Commission between the two countries. During his working visit to Havana, Chernishenko will hold a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Likewise, the vice prime minister of the Slavic nation will […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs today congratulated the people and Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the occasion of its national holiday. Through Twitter, the island’s foreign ministry ratified its willingness to continue strengthening ties between the non-nations. Norway’s National Day is celebrated on May 17, commemorating the signing of the […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today his country’s commitment against all forms of discrimination, in order to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The National Center for Sexual Education celebrates until next day 20 the 16th edition of the Days against Homophobia and Transphobia. This year the activities focus on […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Historian’s Office of the Cuban city of Camagüey is preparing today the 10th Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, dedicated to the Japanese presence and influence in Camagüey. The program will start on May 21 and will bring together various specialists and researchers from the Japanese embassy in Cuba, in […]
Havana, Cuba.- Floral offerings by Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over the funeral of Cuban revolutionary Raúl Curbelo, who passed away on May 11 due to a sudden illness. In the Pantheon of the Veterans of the War of Independence, in the Colón Cemetery, his mortal ashes and the medals received […]
Havana, Cuba.- The Economic Society of Friends of the Country (SEAP) will hold the homage “Honrar, honra” (Honor, Honors) in this capital city, on May 19th, coinciding with the 128th anniversary of the fall in the battle field, of Cuba’s National Hero José Martí. At its headquarters in Havana, SEAP’s program will include the speech […]
Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday noted that the new policy announced by the Foreign Ministry is the outcome of permanent dialogue between the nation and its emigration. The head of State tweeted that these provisions ratify the unchanging will to continue to strengthen ties between Cuba and its overseas nationals. On Tuesday, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
