Havana, Cuba.- Cuba and Seychelles have deepened cooperation in a number of areas, especially in the health sector, in the past four years. Cuba’s outgoing Ambassador Orlando Alvarez Alvarez, paid his farewell visit Tuesday to the Seychelles’ Head of State, James Michel, and Vice-President Danny Faure after a two-year service. Ambassador Alvarez said Cuba’s cooperation […]
Barinas,Venezuela.- Activities to celebrate the 90th birthday of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro in Venezuela began Monday in Barinas, the home state of Bolivarian leader, the late Hugo Chávez. A panel discussion entitled: “Fidel Castro, Five Stripes and a Star” was held at the Casa del Alba Cultural Center in Venezuela, the first of a […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuban tobacco twister Jose Castelar (Cueto), the most famous in the world, overcame his own world tobacco twisting record (81.80 meters reached in 2011) after 8 days of work, and he is still twisting a much bigger tobacco cigar. A tobacco cigar without a higher layer, called tirulo or bunche, was getting close to […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuba has called for ensuring the protection of migrant children and adolescents in countries of origin as well as in countries of transit and destination, Cuban diplomat Claudia Perez Alvarez said today. The Chargé d’affaires of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations in Geneva, Claudia Perez Alvarez, made this statement speaking […]
Lima, peru.-Peruvian doctors graduated in Cuba paid a tribute to Cuban Revolution historical leader Fidel Castro with a solidary activity in a popular neighborhood in the municipality of Monte Piedra, north of Lima, the Peruvian capital. Numerous settlers from the neighborhood called Laderas de Chillon were attended by the Peruvian doctors graduated in the island […]
Lima, Peru.-Peruvian newspaper “Uno” has published a supplement dedicated to the 90th birthday of Cuban historical leader, Fidel Castro, with texts and poems by prominent Peruvian authors. The publication has disclosed some fragments of the book about the revolutionary to be launched this week as part of the tributes for his birthday, on August 13th. […]
Havana, Cuba- The former American First Lady became the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party this Thursday. It happened at the National Convention held in Philadelphia, within a few days of the Republican Convention in Cleveland.As usual in this political system, those who spoke referred to what they understand that are her personal virtues. Among […]
Havana, Cuba. -Just hours after the former Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, denounced before the United Nations the campaign of harassment he is suffering from sectors of the opposition, a representative of the legal power, the virulent Judge Sergio Moro decided to prosecute the veteran labor leader for trying to obstruct investigations into […]
Havana, Cuba.-The National Symphony Orchestra will perform here for the first time a piece written by maestro, director and professor Roberto Valera, on occasion of the 90th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro. The piece called “Lema y poemas a Fidel” includes poems dedicated to Fidel by Cuban poets Carilda […]
Santiago de Chile, Chile.-Professionals graduates in Cuban universities from different regions of Chile set up the Association of Professional Graduates in Cuba. The initiative was part of the activities for the campaign ‘A July 26 for Fidel’s 90 birthday,’ under the auspices of the Hatuey solidarity group in the southern city of Temuco, in the […]
Havana, Cuba.-The Ecuadorian National Assembly President, Gabriela Rivadeneira, begins a visit today to Cuba to strengthen ties between the parliaments of both nations and learn about the functioning of Cuban institutions. During her stay in Havana, to be concluded on August 6th, the two countries will sign an agreement to improve training for legislators in […]
La Paz, Bolivia.-Fidel Castro is a reference for the process of change in Bolivia, Deputy Tourism Minister, Joaquin Rodas, said after opening an exhibition about the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. Last night, more than 200 people attended the opening of the exhibition ‘Fidel es Fidel’, by photographer Roberto Chile, at the National Museum […]
La Paz, Bolivia.-The exhibition “Fidel es Fidel” will be opened today at the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore of this Bolivian city, as a tribute to the 90th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution. The exhibition comprises a series of snapshots taken to Fidel Castro during the last decade by photographer and […]
Quito, Ecuador.-The Ecuadorian National Assembly President Gabriela Rivadeneira announced a visit to Cuba on August 4-6, in which she would fulfill a tight working agenda to strengthen the bilateral relations. Cuban Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel and the President of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo, have invited us to pay a visit regarding […]
Quito, Ecuador.-Government institutions, groups of solidarity with Cuba and supporters of Fidel Castro”s legacy, are today arranging the final details of a program of activities planned this week to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Cuban historical leader, in Ecuador. The celebrations will begin tomorrow with the discussion ‘Fidel in Ecuador,’ broadcast live on the […]
Johannesburg, Sout Africa.- A new group of 29 Cuban health collaborators have arrived in the South African province of Gauteng, raising the number of these professionals in the country to more than 400. The doctors, mostly specialists in family medicine, are currently in training prior to begining work in their respective communities. Dr. Victor Figueroa, […]
Paris, France.-France has supported the signing of an agreement between the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance projects in the Caribbean island, an official statement said today. The press release by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the pact will facilitate the financing of initiatives in […]
Bie, Angola.-The governor of Bie, Manuel de Boavida Neto, has thanked Cuba for their colossal internationalist support and cooperation. ‘Cuba is present in the construction and reconstruction of the new Angola. We have its support in the economic, political, social sectors’, De Boavida Neto said on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the attack […]
Pretoria, South Africa.-The story of Africa cannot be written today without mentioning the name of Fidel Castro and the contribution of Cubans to the liberation of the continent, South African activist, Clever Banganayi has said. In an interview with Prensa Latina, in which he detailed the activities planned to celebrate the 90th birthday of the […]
Havana, Cuba.-Cuban youth are celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the birth of Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, as part of tributes to the leader of the Venezuelan Revolution, who died in 2013. A cultural evening and talk began on Thursday night with the traditional 9:00pm cannon fire ceremony at the capital’s historical Morro-Cabaña military complex in […]
