In line with the international conventions to which Cuba is part, the Preliminary Draft of the Code of Families strengthens the country's will to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, to ensure the rights of children and adolescents and people with disabilities.
Cuban FM highlights progress in the gradual recovery of the economy
Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, highlighted today on Twitter Cuba's progress in the gradual recovery of its economy, despite the impact of the COVID-19 and the tightening of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade.
Rodriguez Parrilla underlined the strengths of a diverse productive network and the improved participation of entrepreneurship.
Cuba and United Kingdom reaffirm willingness to strengthen bilateral ties
Cuban deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo and the permanent undersecretary of the UK foreign ministry, Philip Barton, held a virtual meeting on Thursday, where they reaffirmed the willingness to strengthen bilateral relations.
Che Guevara's role in establishing standardization in Cuba evoked
The National Bureau of Standards (ONN) celebrates today World Standards Day by evoking one of the scientific contributions of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara, who as Minister of Industries was the architect of this field in Cuba.
Cuba's National Botanical Garden to reopen Sunday
The National Botanical Garden of Cuba will reopen its doors to the public on Sunday, October 17, and will offer its services on weekends.
As of today, MPs visit central Cuba
Leaders of the permanent working commissions and other officials of the National Assembly of People's Power will be visiting today the provinces of Cienfuegos and Ciego de Avila to meet with local delegates, presidents of popular councils, commissions and the population at large.
Díaz-Canel at Eurasian Supreme Economic Council: ‘Cooperation is the key’
At a meeting today of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez stressed the importance of cooperation, solidarity and integration to guarantee the sustainable economic development of the member countries.
Díaz-Canel hails constitution of first medium-sized private enterprise in Cuba
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez hailed today on Twitter the incorporation of the first medium-sized private enterprise in the country, namely the Dofleini Software computer project.
Children and adolescents are taking COVID-19 more seriously now
Among the efforts made by Cuban scientists to develop and produce our own COVID-19 vaccines, we cannot fail to recognize that they made it possible to immunize the pediatric population, which paved the way for the reopening of schools throughout the country today, after an almost two-year-long shutdown imposed by the pandemic.
Cuban President to participate in Eurasian Supreme Economic Council meeting
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel will participate this Thursday in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.
Raul Castro receives Vice-President of the Government of the Russian Federation
Army General Raul Castro Ruz received on Wednesday the vice president of the Government of the Russian Federation and co-chairman of the Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technical Collaboration, Yuri Ivanovich Borisov, who is visiting Cuba as a special envoy of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.
Cuba approves another 60 MSMEs and four CNAs
The Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) approved 60 new private micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and four other non-agricultural cooperatives (CNAs).
Cuban President Stresses Excellent Relations with Russia
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed on his Twitter account the excellent state of bilateral relations between Havana and Moscow, following his meeting on Tuesday with visiting Russian Government vice-president Yuri Borisov.
Díaz-Canel praises progress of epidemiological control in Cuba
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez highlighted today on Twitter the island's progress in the efforts to control COVID-19, marked by the drop in the number of cases and deaths, as well as the good pace of the vaccination process as part of the steps to reopen the borders to foreign travelers.
Cuban Standards on Priority Policies and Programs approved
So far this year, the National Bureau of Standards (ONN) has approved 80 Cuban Standards on the country’s priority policies and programs in times of pandemic, as a reduction in the number of cases is becoming noticeable.
Foreign Minister hails Cuba's performance in disaster risk reduction management
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla highlighted today on Twitter his country’s remarkable results in disaster risk reduction management and the preventive measures, preparedness and responses of the Cuban Civil Defense.