Viewing All News from August 2019
Miami Five Hero: Cold War back to haunt Cuba-US relations
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Fernando González, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), is no doubt the best person to talk about the relations between Cuba and its old foe, the US. This is because González has another better known identity: a member of the Cuban Five. The Cuban Five/Miami Five, ... read more
USAID plans to spend up to $3 million to investigate Cuban doctors
News from Cuba | Monday, 12 August 2019
The U.S. Agency for International Development is offering up to $3 million to organizations that would “investigate, collect, and analyze information related to human rights violations – including forced labor – of Cuban medical personnel exported overseas.”USAID on Monday stated: The Cuban regime exploits its medical professionals, teachers and other workers, ... read more
UNIONS FOR CUBA CONFERENCE – Celebrating 60 years of the Cuban Revolution and building trade union solidarity in Britain
Campaign News | Friday, 9 August 2019
"Unite is looking forward to welcoming Cuban workers to the UK in November. The Unions for Cuba conference is a symbol of the bonds of solidarity that exist between British and Cuban trade unionists and our commitment to stand shoulder to should with them in their fight against the US ... read more
Díaz-Canel: Every tourist who visits us is breaking the U.S. blockade
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Cuban President says every tourist visiting the island is breaking the U.S. blockade The Cuban government met recently to review progress in tourism, one of six strategic sectors identified in the country’s Development Plan. Basic issues analyzed included current investment projects, the development of productive chains with other industries, and substitution of ... read more
Cuba Reforms Fishing Laws in Defense of Environmental Rights
News from Cuba | Thursday, 1 August 2019
Cuba vowed to "adhere to international codes and conventions of responsible fishing," Food Health Minister Iris Quiñones said. Fishing regulations have been changed in Cuba, much to the delight of environmentalists who believe the adjustments will positively affect the Florida Keys and the island's northeast coast. For the first time in two ... read more
Cuba witnesses first transgender wedding
News from Cuba | Thursday, 1 August 2019
Cuba's respect for LGBT rights are considerably progressive for the region. Cuba witnessed the nation’s first transgender legal union this week when a couple was married at the Palace of Marriages of San Francisno de Paula in Havana, theNational Center for Sex Education (Cenesex) reports. The center announced the event via Facebook, ... read more
Play for Cuba
Campaign News | Thursday, 1 August 2019
Over 4,000 musical instruments have been shipped to Cuba in an amazing show of solidarity and friendship, writes CSC director Rob Miller Over 4,000 musical instruments, 3,000 pairs of ballet shoes from the Royal Ballet, and a valuable baby grand piano are among the donations that have arrived in Cuba ... read more
Supporting LGBT+ Rights and the LGBT+ community in Cuba
Campaign News | Thursday, 1 August 2019
Like many other Caribbean and Latin American countries, Cuba's LGBT+ community have faced discrimination and homophobia in the past. Hundreds of years of Spanish colonialism, the influence of the Catholic church, and a culture of machismo helped to entrench homophobic attitudes deep in society which LGBT+ people are still fighting against ... read more
Cuba trying to attract tourists and investors even as US clamps down
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 30 July 2019
HAVANA – Just after noon on a Thursday, a bomb left in an ashtray ripped through the lobby of the Hotel Copacabana. A metal fragment shot out like a ninja throwing star, as a medical examiner later described it, and struck Fabio Di Celmo, slicing through his jugular vein. Di Celmo, ... read more
Cuba is a safe country, but U.S. continues its attempts to manipulate reality
News from Cuba | Thursday, 25 July 2019
Yesterday, July 24, Cuba demanded that the U.S. government cease its manipulation of alleged health problems reported by its diplomatic staff in Havana, as a pretext to impose aggressive measures to harm our country, economy, and people. In statements to the press, Johana Tablada, the Foreign Ministry’s director for the United ... read more
