As part of his official visit to Switzerland, Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo held a meeting with Cuban nationals residing in the European country and with representatives of solidarity-with-Cuba organizations.
Cuba reasserts commitment to multilateralism and peace
Speaking to delegates from around the world attending the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) and of the Council of State, reasserted Cuba's stance in defense of multilateralism, the sovereignty of peoples, and world peace.
US book highlights rights of the Cuban LGBTQ+ community
Published the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the book Love is the Law: Cuba´s queer rights´ revolution was presented at the Casa de la Amistad in Havana as an expression of solidarity with the island, the just causes around the world, and LGBTQ+ persons.
Cuban President commemorates the martyrs of the Revolution
In a post on X on the occasion of the Day of the Martyrs of the Revolution, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel honored all those who fell during the struggle to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1959).
Cuba Attends World Meeting on AI Governance
Cuban deputy foreign minister Josefina Vidal attended the high-level meeting on Global AI Governance in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
US Yacht Confiscated in Cuban Waters
The National Harbor Masters’ Office of Cuba confiscated a US flagged yacht, which was found last February in waters of the westernmost province of Pinar del Rio, according to the Cuban Tropas Guardafronteras Department (border patrol office).
Cuba reasserts zero tolerance policy on human trafficking
In a post on X on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated that his country maintains a zero tolerance policy on all forms of this scourge and works tirelessly to prevent its occurrence through coordinated action with civil society organizations.
Mexico’s AmeliCA contributes to the certification of Cuban scientific journals
A new methodology embraced by the National Certification System for Scientific Journals includes a repository under development in cooperation with AmeliCA, a Mexican collaborative initiative intended to promote the development of Open Science based on a scientific communication model of a non-profit scholarly nature.
Solidarity Brigade reaffirms support for Cuba
After more than three decades of unconditional support for the Cuban Revolution, the Cuba Solidarity Brigade, made up of militants from Nou Barris in Barcelona and members of the Spanish Communist Party, is visiting the province of Matanzas as part of a tour across the island.
Cuba reasserts willingness to fight inequalities
Speaking at the Second UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake, Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca reasserted his country's willingness to contribute to placing Food Systems at the center of economic and social development agendas to fight hunger, poverty, and inequality and called for promoting cooperation in the agricultural sector through food systems platforms based on social protection and involving young people, women, and rural communities.
Cuban Women Celebrate 65 Years of their Federation
The Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) will mark its 65th anniversary on August 23rd with a large program of activities paying tribute to the 95th birthday of its late president Vilma Espin, the 210th birthday of independence heroine Mariana Grajales and the 100th anniversary of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz.
Cuban Ministry of Justice strengthens actions for gender equality
The Gender Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Cuba (MINJUS) is working to strengthen institutional coordination against gender-based violence and in favor of human rights.
Cuba's major power plant is working to fix a boiler leak
The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant (CTE by its Spanish acronym), a major generating plant in the country, was shut down at 9:00 a.m. today to repair a boiler leak.
President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union received head of Cuban parliament
Within the framework of the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, which is taking place today in Geneva, Switzerland, the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Tulia Ackson, received Esteban Lazo, president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba.
Raúl Castro Leads July 26th Event in Ciego de Ávila
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, are presiding today over the national central event for the Day of National Rebellion in Ciego de Ávila.
Prime Minister: The Cuban Revolution will keep on fighting
The Cuban Revolution continues to fight and remains committed to building a sovereign, independent, socialist, democratic, prosperous, and sustainable society, assured Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Politburo and Prime Minister of the Republic, in his keynote speech at the ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the assaults on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks in the Cuban central province of Ciego de Ávila.