History often teaches painful and precise lessons. It can prove that you may die when you are barely 30 years old and yet live on if you are Manuel “Piti” Fajardo, a Commander of the Rebel Army, and a doctor who knew how to excel in his profession while fighting bravely for freedom, before and after the triumph of the Revolution.
Havana Club expands around the world despite the U.S. blockade.
Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are the main markets of the famous Cuban rum Havana Club, which shows its resilience in the context of the international economic crisis.
Bridge of Love and Code Pink donation arrives in Cuba
A donation of powdered milk, boxes of gloves and pasta arrived in Cuba on Saturday from Carlos Lazo, Cuban-American professor and activist, who leads the Bridges of Love project, as well as from the pacifist organization Code Pink.
Raul Castro presides over ceremony for anniversary of Military Counterintelligence
Army General Raul Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, presided on Saturday over the political act and military ceremony on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Military Counterintelligence, constituted on November 7, 1962, the Cuban Presidency reported.
Cuban Workers Movement Plays Crucial Role in the Country’s Political Life
The Cuban workers’ movement plays a special role in current political processes said Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Politburo of Cuba’s Communist Party and Organizational Secretary of the Party’s Central Committee.
Cuba Reports over 7 thousand car accidents in Nine Months
Some seven thousand 302 car accidents occurred in Cuba between January and September this year alone and although it translates into a light decrease compared to previous periods, there is still a long way to go in order to raise necessary awareness about the risk of accidents.
Cuba Appreciates World Council of Churches Support against US Blockade
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez thanked the World Council of Churches for its letter in support of the island’s resolution demanding the lifting of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.
Cuban firefighters receive EU-sponsored disaster management, rescue and lifesaving course
The course "Training in disaster risk management, rescue and salvage of lives in collapsed structures and civil protection" began on Thursday at the "Mártires de la calle Patria" Specialized Teaching Institution of the Cuban Fire Brigade.
The US blockade is brutal, says Cuban President
Our truth may sound harsh, but the blockade is immeasurably harsher, it is brutal, said the Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel this Thursday.
Cuban Foreign Minister highlights worldwide support against the US blockade
Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez highlighted the international community's call for an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States (U.S.) against Cuba more than 60 years ago.
Most of the world voted against US blockade of Cuba
Most of the countries of the world once again endorsed the Cuban resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba" with a positive result of 185 votes in favor, two against (United States and Israel) and two abstentions (Brazil and Ukraine).
Díaz-Canel: the world will once again condemn the criminal siege of Cuba
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez pointed out his certainty that the world will once again condemn the U.S. blockade of Cuba in today’s vote on a draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) about the need to put an end to Washington's unilateral policy, which has steadily been rejected by the majority of the Member States since it was first filed in 1992.
UN General Assembly to vote on resolution against U.S. blockade
The United Nations General Assembly will vote today, for the 30th time, on the Cuban resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba".
Cuban botanical garden will attend international event
The Botanical Garden of the province of Cienfuegos (JBC) will present the results of two important research projects to the 3rd Congress of the Network of Botanical Gardens of the Caribbean and Central America, to be held in the Bahamas on Nov. 14 to 18.
Cuban sectors denounce impact of U.S. blockade
Representatives of the health, energy and banking sectors denounced the effects of U.S. blockade on their fields and how much it harms the Cuban people in statements made on the occasion of the beginning Wednesday of the first debates on the draft resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba" at the United Nations General Assembly.
Díaz-Canel regrets death of linesman in western Cuba
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel lamented the death of a young linesman engaged in the recovery effort to fix the damages caused by Hurricane Ian in the province of Pinar del Río.