The development of the National Program for women’s empowerment, employment opportunities and the women’s role in the setting up of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) was on the spotlight of a National Plenary Session of the Cuban Women Federation (FMC).
Communication Companies Open Office at Mariel Development Zone
In an effort to boost exports and attract new partners, companies with the Information Technology Conglomerate opened an office at the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), west of Havana.
President of the Russian State Duma pays tribute to José Martí
Vyacheslav Volodin, President of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, laid a wreath today at the foot of the monument to Cuba's National Hero José Martí in Havana’s Revolution Square.
Cuban leaders pay tribute to José Martí in Santiago de Cuba
Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel laid floral tributes today at the grave of Cuban National Hero José Martí on the 127th anniversary of the resumption of the war for independence.
Cuban leaders pay tribute to José Martí in Santiago de Cuba
Army General Raúl Castro and President Miguel Díaz-Canel laid floral tributes today at the grave of Cuban National Hero José Martí on the 127th anniversary of the resumption of the war for independence.
Government visit to eastern Cuba starts with a sugar mill
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez heads the third governmental visit to the province of Guantánamo—which begin in the only active sugar mill in the province—together with Rafael Pérez Fernández, First Secretary of the Party in the province and Julio García Pérez, President of the Azcuba Group, among other leaders.
The order for the uprising was given and started the Necessary War
January 1895 dealt a devastating blow to José Martí: Spanish spies in collusion with the American police had seized an arms shipment and several ships in the Port of Fernandina, in Florida, destined to start the Necessary War in Cuba, which thwarted years of preparations and Martí’s efforts to collect tons of ammunition and weapons to that end.
Love without assurances: a common story in Cuban society
A mini photo album, a caricature and Abba records are some of the few belongings that Reynier Díaz Negrín, a.k.a. Rey, keeps from his relationship with Alberto Milián Sierra, his partner for more than seven years.
Family Code: an emancipating text that protects all Cubans
"This is a socialist Code,” were Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez’s words to define the draft Family Code—currently submitted to popular consultation—as it concerns everyone, in light of the “degree of emancipation” and the “safeguards” it provides to the Cuban family and for sectors such as the elderly, people with disabilities, women, children and young people.
Diaz-Canel received Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez met with His Excellency Mr. Viacheslav Volodin, President of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, who is visiting Cuba.
Nature4Cities Project Benefits Eastern Cuban Settlement
The eastern coastal Cuban settlement of Manzanillo was one of the communities picked in Cuba, along the city of Camaguey, for the implementation of the international and research project Nature4Cities.
Cuban Parliament President Meets Chairman of Russia’s State Duma
The President of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (Cuban Parliament) Esteban Lazo Hernandez met in Havana with Viacheslav V Volodin, Chairman of State Duma of the Russian Federation Assembly, who is paying an official visit to the island.
Russian State Duma speaker begins official visit to Cuba
Viacheslav Volodin, president of the Russian State Duma, begins today an official visit to Cuba, during which he will meet with Esteban Lazo, head of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) and of the Council of State.
Plaza del Carmen, a beautiful heritage site in central Cuba
If you get connected to the Internet in Cuba and with enter Plaza del Carmen in the search engine, Google will probably not send you to the Spanish city of Granada, a luxury hotel in the Dominican Republic, or famous neighborhoods in Murcia or Valencia.
Cuba calls for the preservation of international peace and security (MINREX Statement)
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), in a statement published today on its website, calls for the preservation of international peace and security, and the resolution of conflicts through constructive and respectful dialogue.
Félix Varela in Cuba's foundations
On February 25, 1853, the Cuban priest, philosopher, politician and educator Felix Varela died in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. He was at once a mortal and a cosmos for his brilliant lucidity and influential revolutionary example, valid for all times.