Viewing from October 2020
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
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
