Led by its First Secretary, Army General Raul Castro, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba met to address issues that will be presented for analysis at the 8th Congress of the organization.
Cuba to update legislative schedule after Covid-19 impact
Oscar Silvera, Cuba's Justice Minister, explained that the legislative schedule approved since 2019 will have transformations due to the epidemiological Covid-19 impact.
Cuban lawmakers meet to analyze four new draft bills
Lawmakers of the National People's Power Assembly of Cuba (ANPP) are studying four draft bills that will be submitted for approval at the Parliament's ordinary session on October 28.
Activists in Greece condemn US blockade over Cuba
Greek activists reiterated their solidarity with Cuba and its revolution and condemned the blockade imposed by the United States six decades ago.
Cuban FM describes US election process as a show
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez described today the election race in the United States as a political show to win votes, as politicians ignore the voters' main demands.
New electric taxis circulate in Havana today
The Ecotaxis, fully electric taxis, circulate through Havana today to provide pick-up service to passengers in two sections: from the National Bus Terminal to the Railroad Terminal, and from the Railroad terminal to the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital.
Metal linked to gold found in central Cuba
The existence of Tungsten or Wolfram in gold deposits in the Cuban province of Villa Clara, a rare mineral on the planet, is very important due to its characteristics of top hardness and presence in the Melonera-Oropesa strip, detected as a result of the geological investigations carried out.
Cuba celebrates World Food Day and FAO praises the leading role of Cuban women in agrifood systems
Cuba celebrates this day the World Food Day, advocating for an awareness on the topic, the country develops and prioritizes a wide program in order to raise, diversify and improve its agrifood productions.
Cuban president sends message to virtual meeting of Sao Paulo Forum
Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuban president, sent a message to the International Homage to the 50th Anniversary of the Popular Unity of Chile, organized virtually by the Sao Paulo Forum.
Cuba keeps working on new bioproducts plant
With the aim of substituting imports, the second Cuban plant of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides is built in Villa Clara(central Cuba) -adcribed to the Provincial Company Labiofam-, which already achieves the 70 percent of completion, in spite of the delay in the acquisition of the technical equipment.
Cuba and the European Union hold consultations on disarmament
Cuba and the European Union held a virtual meeting on Wednesday as part of the second edition of the dialogue on "Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" and "Illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and other conventional weapons".
Commemorative stamp for 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Cuba and China
During these six decades we can affirm that Cuba and China have built an exemplary relationship, said Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo, deputy foreign minister, on Wednesday in Havana, during the issuing ceremony of the commemorative stamp, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Havana and Beijing.
Diaz-Canel received the Letters of Credence of eight new ambassadors to Cuba
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel received Wednesday in a solemn audience the new ambassadors of Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Norway, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Cuba and UNDP hold an important virtual meeting
Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, Cuban foreign trade and foreign investment minister, called Wednesday a useful virtual meeting he held with Luis Lopez Calva, regional director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Maribel Gutierrez, the agency's resident representative in Cuba.
Cuban and UNESCO representatives exchange views about distance education
Officials from Cuba and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a virtual meeting on distance education, Cubaminrex reported Wednesday.
Cuba denounces USAID money given to organizations encouraging political opposition
Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, director for the United States in the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX by its Spanish acronym), denounced on Tuesday the delivery of money from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to organizations that foster political opposition in Cuba.