Viewing All News from September 2019
"An extraordinary atmosphere of solidarity" at Cuba Solidarity Campaign TUC Congress Fringe
Campaign News | Friday, 13 September 2019
Over 150 delegates attended a packed, standing-room-only TUC Congress Cuba Solidarity Campaign fringe meeting. It was an energetic, rallying reception which celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution and the 80th anniversary to the CTC, Cuba’s TUC equivalent. “There is an extraordinary atmosphere of solidarity in this room tonight”, CTC General ... read more
Union of Journalists of Cuba denounces Twitter censorship
News from Cuba | Thursday, 12 September 2019
Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Journalists of Cuba has denounced that the accounts of leading Cuban media outlets and journalists had been blocked by Twitter, precisely as they prepared to report on a live television appearance by President Diaz-Canel on Wednesday evening. The move came as the ... read more
Unanimous support for solidarity with Cuba at TUC Congress
Campaign News | Thursday, 12 September 2019
The TUC Congress - representing over 6.3 million workers in 48 trade unions in Britain - voted unanimously at the 2019 Congress in Brighton in support of Motion 74 Cuba and the US blockade, which expresses alarm at the Trump administration’s recent actions to tighten the blockade against Cuba. The motion ... read more
Cuba says battling acute fuel shortage due to U.S. sanctions
News from Cuba | Thursday, 12 September 2019
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba must implement emergency measures to stave off an acute fuel shortage in September caused by the Trump administration’s efforts to block oil shipments to the country, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Wednesday. The island will have to make do this month with the little fuel now ... read more
TUC Congress condemns US aggression against Cuba
Campaign News | Thursday, 12 September 2019
Trade unionists condemned US “aggression and cruelty” against the Cuban people yesterday. Delegates at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton voted to oppose the Helms-Burton Act, legislation that could lead to British companies being sued in US courts for trading with Cuba. Steve Gillan, general secretary of the POA prison officers’ union, ... read more
US hostility to Cuba has ‘failed,’ Cuban trade unionist tells delegates
Campaign News | Wednesday, 11 September 2019
CTC general secretary Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento speaks at Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s fringe meeting The US blockade of Cuba has “failed” because the country "has not been able to defeat us,” a senior trade unionist from the socialist island has told British workers. Speaking to over 150 delegates at the Cuba Solidarity ... read more
Head of Cuban union movement urges workers to fight economic order
Campaign News | Monday, 9 September 2019
The head of Cuba’s trade union movement has urged workers worldwide to unite and fight the “decadent international economic order.” Speaking at the TUC Congress in Brighton, Workers Central Union of Cuba (CTC) general secretary Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento praised British trade unions for their support for the socialist island, saying ... read more
Cuba Sends Doctors & Teachers to Hurricane Hit Bahamas
News from Cuba | Thursday, 5 September 2019
"As is always the case with Cuban cooperators in other parts of the world, in the face of these disasters, everyone will [also] contribute their efforts in the recovery stage." Cuba’s government confirmed on Wednesday that they have sent a number of doctors and teachers to areas of the Bahamas which ... read more
US cruise lines sued for travelling to Cuba
News from Cuba | Thursday, 29 August 2019
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 28 (ACN) Three major US cruise lines were sued in Florida for traveling to Cuba, Prensa Latina (PL) reported today from Washington. The plaintiffs filed their claims in Florida, after a federal judge yesterday rejected a motion requested by another cruise company, Carnival Corp., to dismiss a ... read more
Heberprot-P treatment benefits Venezuelan patients
News from Cuba | Thursday, 29 August 2019
Caracas, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) More than 100,000 Venezuelan patients have benefited from the Cuban medication Heberprot-P to treat diabetic foot ulcers, since the medicine began to be used in this country in 2008, researcher Jorge Berlanga said. The medicine, applied in the Bolivarian Republic thanks to the political ... read more
