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30 May, 2020 Cuba Calls On UN to Convict Terrorist Act against Embassy in USA

Ana Silvia Rodriguez, Cuba’s Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations, sent a letter to Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the General Assembly, requesting a statement of conviction related to the terrorist attack against Cuba´s Embassy in Washington last April 30.

16 May, 2020 Cuba Continues to Watch for Energy Savings

From April 22 to May 12 there has been a decrease in electricity consumption compared to March, which has been made possible by cooler temperatures and a greater awareness of the importance of savings, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Livan Arronte said.

7 May, 2020 Diaz-Canel Appreciates Solidarity of China

The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, thanked the support of the solidarity nation of China, in reference to the donation of the Communist Party of that country to the island, with protective material intended for the confrontation to Covid-19.

5 May, 2020 Adjusting to Reality and Imposing on It with Work

In order to provide an organized response, without improvisation, to the effects the pandemic generated by COVID-19 will have on Cuba’s immediate development, the Council of Ministers approved adjusting this year’s Economy Plan, which will allow to conduct the country more objectively and create the conditions for its recovery.

28 April, 2020 Covid-19 with Severe Impact on Economy

Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Rodrigo Malmierca, highlighted Cuba will not give up its right to economic and social development, and that we must work with optimism, but at the same time be realistic and be prepared for complex situations.

23 April, 2020 They Call for Celebration of May 1st

The Workers’ Central Union of Cuba (CTC in Spanish) called this Thursday for the celebration of May 1st, a working-class holiday that will have a different nuance for the conditions the nation lives through from the confrontation of the new coronavirus.

22 April, 2020 Cuba’s plan against Covid would be more efficient without US blockade

The national plan currently in force to fight the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be more efficient if the US blockade does not exist and if citizens had greater responsibility, President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated on Tuesday.

20 April, 2020 Cost Ricans demand end to US blockade against Cuba

The Costa Rican Cuba Solidarity Committee (CCSC) on Monday demanded an end to the economic, financial and commercial blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for nearly six decades, and has further tightened over the past few years.

16 April, 2020 Cuban Workers Protected before New Coronavirus

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security implements twenty measures with the aim of protecting the state and self-employed sectors, as well as older adults and people benefited with social assistance, who remain at home in the face of Covid-19 threat.

13 April, 2020 U.S. Lashes Out against Cuba’s Medical Cooperation

Cuban Chancellor Bruno Rodriguez said this Monday on his Twitter account that the United States lashes out with lies against the island’s medical cooperation.

13 April, 2020 Chinese Channel Exposes Cuban fight vs. Covid-19 despite US Blockade

The international CGTN channel of China showed today in a material the difficulties Cuba faces to combat the Covid-19 pandemic due to the intensification of the financial, economic and commercial blockade of the United States.

8 April, 2020 Cuba and Sao Paulo Forum demand end of blockade amid Covid-19

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called on Monday to end the blockades and sanctions against the peoples amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a demand also made by the Sao Paulo Forum.

1 April, 2020 Washington Blocks Sending of Medical Donation from Chinese Company to Cuba

Cuba’s Ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira, reported this Wednesday that the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade prevents Alibaba Company from sending a donation to the island to combat Covid-19.

30 March, 2020 Cuban Prime Minister Highlights Solidarity Attitude of Doctors

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz highlighted on Twitter on Monday the solidarity attitude of health professionals of the island, who fight the pandemic of the new coronavirus in 14 countries of the world.

20 March, 2020 Syria expresses solidarity with Cuba facing US blockade

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has expressed solidarity with Cuba on Thursday facing the US-imposed blockade and sanctions, and considered they hinder efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic known as SARS-Cov-2.

5 March, 2020 Crystal Hands Award Granted to Raul and Diaz-Canel

For the invaluable contribution to the deaf community, the National Association of the Deaf of Cuba (ANSOC), granted the Crystal Hands Award to Army General Raul Castro Ruz, First Party Secretary and the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

3 March, 2020 Kazakhstan condemns the tightening of US blockade against Cuba

The Kazakh Association of Friendship with Cuba strongly condemned the most recent unilateral sanctions of the US government against Cuba, in a solidarity meeting with the country in this capital, diplomatic sources reported this Tuesday.

27 February, 2020 Cuba makes efforts to strengthen transport affected by US blockade

Cuba makes efforts and investments to alleviate passenger transport, one of the sectors hit by the US blockade against Cuba.

25 February, 2020 Venezuela Denounced U.S. Coercive Measures

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced U.S. economic sanctions with the UN Human Rights Council.

20 February, 2020 Esteban Lazo Receives President of Pan-African Parliament

The President of the National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo, received this Thursday the head of the Pan-African Parliament, Roger Nkodo Dang, who is paying a working visit to the island.

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