Author Archives: Anthony Brenner

Cuban ambassador talks with Sri Lankan pharmaceutical executives

Havana, September 4 (Radio Habana Cuba) The Cuban ambassador to Sri Lanka, Andrés Garrido, and directors of the company Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd discussed cooperation with Cuban institutions in biotechnology and pharmacology. Mahesh Premarathne and Shamal Fernando, vice president and general … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Sachs: “If the blockade doesn’t have any effect, lift it”

“The implications of the bloqueo are very serious. Cuba’s income per person is probably 1/3 or 1/4 of what it would be without the bloqueo.” – Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University Professor and Economist August 28 (Belly of the Beast) Belly of the Beast … Continue reading

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Delegation of journalists from Vietnam in Cuba

Havana, September 3 (Radio Habana Cuba) A delegation from the Association of Journalists of Vietnam, led by its vice president, Tran Troug Dung, arrived in Havana this Monday to strengthen ties with their Cuban colleagues. The delegation was received at … Continue reading

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Universities of Cuba and Mexico strengthen ties

Havana, September 2 (Radio Habana Cuba) The Faculty of Public Accounting of the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, in Mexico, and the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, of the Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz University of Camagüey, in Cuba, signed this … Continue reading

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Cuba strongly condemns U.S. hijacking of Venezuelan presidential plane

Havana, September 3 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Cuba has strongly condemned the U.S. hijacking of a Venezuelan jet used as a presidential plane by Nicolas Maduro.   On this X account, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said:    “Once again, #Venezuela … Continue reading

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Diaz-Canel: False Havana syndrome reinforced blockade of Cuba  

Havana, September 2 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday criticized the international press’s neglect of the damage caused to his country by the alleged “Havana syndrome,” a media construction discredited even in the United States. The head … Continue reading

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Parliamentary leader of Trinidad and Tobago arrived in Cuba

Havana, September 2 (Radio Habana Cuba) A delegation of parliamentarians from Trinidad and Tobago, led by the president of its House of Representatives, Bridgid Annisette-George, arrived this Sunday in Cuba on an official visit. The visitor and her entourage were … Continue reading

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Cuba to participate in meeting in Brazil on African diaspora

Havana, August 29 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodríguez will lead the Cuban delegation to the ministerial segment of the Regional Conference on the African Diaspora in the Americas, to be held in Brazil, the Foreign Ministry … Continue reading

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Cambodia advocates for more cooperation with Cuba in the health sector

Havana, Aug 29 (Radio Habana Cuba) Cambodia’s Minister of Health, Chheang Ra, requested greater cooperation with Cuba in the health sector, to contribute to achieving universal health coverage in 2035. Ra made the request when receiving the Cuban ambassador to … Continue reading

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Manolo De los Santos affirms U.S. blockade of Cuba is genocide

Havana, August 31 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Manolo De los Santos, Executive Director of The People’s Forum in New York City, affirmed that the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba is a genocidal policy. “One of … Continue reading

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