Lionel Messi Matches Echevarria in the Annual Prensa Latina Poll
Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Argentine striker Lionel Messi won the vote of the Community TV of Brazil on Thursday and tied with Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria in the way to select the best male athlete of the year in the Prensa Latina poll. Continue reading
President Diaz-Canel Ratifies Cuba’s Integrationist Vocation
Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified on Thursday the integrationist vocation of the island, a few hours from the start of the 16th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America- Peoples'' Trade Tr... Continue reading
Cuban President Highlights Scope of Latin American Film Festival
13 de diciembre de 2018, 12:23Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday highlighted the scope of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, an event on which he recognizes the identity and prestige of ... Continue reading
Nordic Solidarity Brigade Begin Activities in Cuba
13 de diciembre de 2018, 14:32Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Citizens of Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom began on Thursday in the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp, to the west of this capital, the activities of the 62nd contingent of the... Continue reading
Nordic Solidarity Brigade Begin Activities in Cuba
13 de diciembre de 2018, 14:42Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Citizens from Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom began the activities of the 62nd contingent of the Nordic Brigade of Solidarity with Cuba on Thursday at the Julio Antonio Mella Interna... Continue reading
No Solution at COP24 for Technology Transfer Request
13 de diciembre de 2018, 15:06Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuba''s minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Elba Rosa Perez, on Thursday regretted the absence of a response at the Climate Summit (COP24) in Poland to the request for technolo... Continue reading
Díaz-Canel checked Cuba road program
The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, told the directors of the Ministers of Construction, Transport, Agriculture and the head of the AZCUBA (2018-12-13 09:47:26) Continue reading
Central Committee of the Party Discusses Draft Constitution
The plenary recognized the hard work carried out to gather the opinions of the population Chaired by its First Secretary, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, the VIII Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, worked for two days on the analysis of the Draft Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, resulting from … Continue reading
Raul Castro Welcomes Cuban Doctors Coming from Brazil
This was the last group of Cuban health professionals who offered their services in the Más Médicos program in the South American country The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, received in Havana Wednesday morning the last group of Cuban health professionals who offered their services in … Continue reading
Communist Party Leadership Analyzes Cuban Draft Constitution
Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Raul Castro Ruz, said that the proposals and observations of the population to the Draft Constitution ''is a valuable working document that we should preserve and use,'' G... Continue reading
Cuban President sends condolences for Dominican accident
Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, sent a message of condolence to his counterpart from the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, in the face of the loss of human life and damage caused by the explosion in a factory in Santo Domingo, the capital of that nation (2018-12-13 09:34:40) Continue reading
Central Committee of the Party discusses draft Constitution
Chaired by its First Secretary, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, the VIII Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, worked for two days on the analysis of the Draft Constitution of the Republic of Cuba (2018-12-13 09:39:24) Continue reading
Díaz-Canel checked Cuba road program
The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, told the directors of the Ministers of Construction, Transport, Agriculture and the head of the AZCUBA (2018-12-13 09:47:26) Continue reading
Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta nominated to Goya Awards
Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta has just been nominated for the Goya Prize, awarded by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, as Best New Actor for his participation in the film "Yuli", by Catalan filmmaker Icíar Bollaín (2018-12-13 09:58:16) Continue reading
Díaz-Canel: ALBA-TCP Summit in Havana ratifies Cuban
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Concert on 120th Anniversary of Japanese Migration to Cuba
13 de diciembre de 2018, 02:01Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Japanese musicians and the Cuban group Havana Ensemble will share the stage in Havana to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the first Japanese migration to Cuba, organizers announced. Continue reading
Cuba to Host Interregional Workshop on Sustainable Development
13 de diciembre de 2018, 00:20Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) UNESCO and the Jose Marti Chairs at the University of Havana announced the Interregional Workshop on Exchange and Cooperation, a sustainable development forum scheduled for January 2019. Continue reading
Cuba Celebrates 120th Anniversary of Japanese Migration
13 de diciembre de 2018, 00:31Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) Japanese musicians and Cuban band Havana Ensemble will share the stage in Havana to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the first Japanese migration to Cuba, organizers announced. Continue reading
Cuban Tourism Wins Award in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba won for the second consecutive year the Bitacora de Oro Award for the best-promoted foreign tourist destination in Argentina, at a gala that brought together the most important representatives of this country''... Continue reading
Cuba Reiterates Commitment to Development in Health Coverage Day
Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Health Minister Jose Angel Portal on Wednesday stressed Cuba''s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, on occasion of the Universal Health Coverage Day, commemorated each December 12. Continue reading
Cuban President Recalls Fidel Castro’s Legacy of Justice
Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, highlighted Wednesday the legacy of justice represented by the historic leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. Continue reading
Cuban President Checks on Road Fixing Program
Havana, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel checked the road repair and maintenance program in the island, an encounter in which he called for increasing efforts in this sector, national television reported today. Continue reading
Winter Moons Event Returns to Sancti Spiritus
12 de diciembre de 2018, 14:50Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Different activities are included in the 11th edition of a street art event called Lunas de Invierno (Winter Moons), to be held in this Cuban colonial city, from December 19 ... Continue reading
Strasbourg Attack Leaves 3 Dead, Several Injured
The killing took place near Strasbourg’s Christmas market, which draws millions of tourists every year Gunshots in the center of the French city of Strasbourg on the German border on Tuesday left at least three dead and 10 injured, the local fire department told Reuters. The gunman was identified as a 29-year old man whose residence had been searched by police … Continue reading
Cuba President Condemns US Accusations against the Island
The Cuban leader described U.S. discourse as hypocritical, dishonest, and indicative of double standards The President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers condemned in a tweet the document published by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10, in which he accuses the Cuban government of violating human rights. The Cuban leader described … Continue reading
Cuba Readies for 16th ALBA-TCP Summit
The upcoming summit will commemorate the foundational moment, December 14, 2004, and the group’s initiators, Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez ALBA-TCP is important at a time when “dark forces long for the return of neocolonialism, because division came to our continent with colonialism, along with racism, the culture of division, and war”. These were the … Continue reading