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CSC to host post US election special discussion with José Ramon Cabaňas, Cuba’s ambassador to the US

Campaign News | Thursday, 29 October 2020

On Monday 9 November at 6:30pm, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign will host a post-election special with Jose Cabanas, Cuba’s ambassador to the United States. The discussion will cover the impact of four year’s of the Trump presidency on the economy and people of Cuba, what the worst and best case scenarios ... read more

Professor Helen Colley nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize

Campaign News | Wednesday, 28 October 2020

Press release28th October 2020 Professor Helen Colley nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize Professor Helen Colley, has formally nominated Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade to receive the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In her nomination Professor Colley said: ‘Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade have shown an inspirational commitment to saving lives across ... read more

Cuba releases annual report into impact of US blockade

News from Cuba | Thursday, 22 October 2020

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released its annual report to the United Nations on the impact of the US blockade on the island during the last 12 months. The report accompanies Cuba's resolution to the UN General Assembly calling for the US blocakde to end. The annual vote ... read more

Cuba presents Soberana 02, the second vaccine candidate against Covid-19

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 21 October 2020

The Finlay Vaccine Institute of Cuba presented a second vaccine candidate against Covid-19 to the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (Cecmed) According to the Finlay Research Director, Dagmar García, explained in his Twitter account, 'Soberana 02 is based on the conjugate vaccine platform and the antecedent ... read more

Arce will restore Bolivia's relations with Cuba and Venezuela

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Arce emphasized that his government will open the door to all countries based on mutual respect and sovereignty. Bolivia's elected president Luis Arce said that he would carry out a foreign policy of restoration of relationships with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran. "We are going to reestablish all relations. This government has ... read more

The War on Cuba and Venezuela

News from Cuba | Monday, 19 October 2020

Why are Havana’s food markets so empty? For the Cuban people, the U.S. War on Venezuela stands out as a clear culprit contributing to these daily frustrations and hardships. “Right now fewer trucks are coming in. Less merchandise too. And the quality isn’t the same because a lot of the products ... read more

British Member of Parliament formally nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize

Campaign News | Thursday, 15 October 2020

Press Release British MP Grahame Morris has made a formal nomination to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In his submission to the organisation on 15 October Mr Morris said: "The Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade's response to Covid-19 is ... read more

Is the Cuba Blockade a Myth?

News from Cuba | Thursday, 15 October 2020

"When a new leader arrives in the White House, Cubans hold our breath. We live in fear that the next one could be worse." Even when I didn’t understand what it was to be Cuban, it was clear to me that we struggled because of the blockade. Since I was a ... read more

"Playing a Card": How Trump Used Cuba to Gain Points in Florida

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Who would you rather see in the White House? That's the question I asked Cubans in December 2015 when probing their opinions on the Republican presidential nominees for a documentary I was working on. "If I had a choice, I would choose Donald Trump," a young Cuban woman shopping in downtown Havana ... read more

The Cuban president announcing the new measures on national TV on 8 October

Cuba opens most of country to tourism as enters "new normality"

News from Cuba | Friday, 9 October 2020

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said late on Thursday that most of the Caribbean island nation would open to international tourism starting next week as it moved towards a “new normality” after containing its coronavirus outbreak.The country, which closed its borders six months ago in a bid to contain the ... read more