Author Archives: Anthony Brenner

Blockade against Cuba denounced during conference in Mexico

Mexico City, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Officials from the Cuban Embassy in Mexico gave lectures at the University of Guanajuato on medical cooperation and the economic blockade imposed by the United States, it was announced here today. A note from … Continue reading

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Rubio Turns on “His Own People”

Feb 27 (Belly of the Beast) While Trump and Rubio make peace with Russia, they have kept a hardline position against Cuba. Just days after his appointment as secretary of state, Rubio announced that the Trump administration was “restoring a … Continue reading

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Women return to star in Eyeife Festival in Cuba

Havana, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The Women by Eyeife Festival returns to the stage of the Cuban Art Factory (FAC) cultural center in this capital, where concerts, theoretical sessions and an extensive program produced by women will take place, its … Continue reading

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Cuba’s active participation in the ITU is recognized

Geneva, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Doreen Bogdan, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), thanked Cuba today for hosting the next World Youth Summit, to be held from March 11 to 13 in Varadero, Matanzas province. Cuban Ambassador Rodolfo … Continue reading

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Russia and Cuba on the way to creating a joint biopharmaceutical company 

Moscow, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Russia and Cuba are betting on developing the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, so much so that they are working to create the first joint venture in the biopharmaceutical sector by 2025. “In recent years we … Continue reading

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Government delegation from Timor Leste travels to Cuba

Dili, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) A delegation from the Secretariat of Cooperatives of Timor Leste traveled to Cuba to meet with representatives of Cuban agriculture and science. The Cuban ambassador to Timor Leste, Alina Aldama, arrived at the Nicolás Lobato … Continue reading

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Remarkable Cuban educational experience

By: Roberto Morejón Feb 27 (Radio Havana Cuba) Cuban teachers and professors are pleased to receive international recognition for their national education system, which today, like the rest of the country, suffers from material shortages, but insists on making education … Continue reading

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Co-President of Nicaragua: the blockade against Cuba will be defeated

Managua, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Co-President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega stressed that the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba will be defeated. Ortega called the Cuban people heroic and stressed: “More than 60 years of blockade, but we … Continue reading

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Cuban Vice-Chancellor holds meeting with African Americans 

Washington, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío held a meeting here today with a diverse group of African Americans. At the meeting, held at the Cuban embassy in this capital, in the context of … Continue reading

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Cubans living in Mexico condemn new US measure

Mexico City, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The José Martí Association of Cuban Residents in Mexico today condemned the decision of the United States government to suspend visas associated with international medical cooperation agreements with the Caribbean nation. This is “part … Continue reading

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