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.
Major General Pedro Agustín Pérez House Museum: the memories of the General did not emigrate
Following the death of Major General Pedro Agustin Perez on April 13, 1914, his fellow citizen, the exquisite poet from the province of Guantanamo Regino Boti (1878-1958), suggested a work to perpetuate the memory of the patriot.
COVID-19 and kidney: risk, damage and sequelae
The provincial assessment assemblies of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), bound to begin in the near future, will devote their sessions to evaluate the membership’s performance and their decisive role vis-à-vis the current economic and ideological challenges and in the work in vulnerable communities and neighborhoods, without overlooking the political process of discussion within the grassroots organizations.
Angolan youth members meet with National Board of the Young Communist League
A delegation of the Youth of the Movement for the Liberation of Angola (JMPLA) paying a visit to Cuba met with the National Board of the Young Communist League (UJC).
Cuba Oil Trade Company Adopts Measures to Reduce Environment Damage
All workers with the Fuel Trade Company in this western province are prepared to fight any oil spill and minimize damage, said Andres Avalos, with the company technical division.
City Management Forum Opens with a Look at Cuban Heritage
The tangible and intangible values of Cuban patrimonial cities were on the spotlight of participants during the opening day of the 15th National Symposium on City Management Challenges, underway at the Santa Cecilia Conventions Center in this eastern Cuban city.
Cuban Foreign Ministry Officials and Red Cross Directives Hold Talks
Cuban Foreign Ministry officials with the General Division for Multilateral and International Law met with directives of the Red Cross Regional Delegation on current bilateral relations between the two entities.







