Author Archives: Anthony Brenner

Cuba holds event on Afro-descendants, equality, and social justice

Havana, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is holding the International Conference “Cuba 2024 Decade of Afro-Descendants” at the Havana-based Conference Center and other venues from this Monday to December 13. Themed “Equality, Equity, and Social Justice,” the event’s first two … Continue reading

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Cuban Musician Defies Criticism in U.S., Gives Back to Cuba

Dec 3 (Belly of the Beast) Cuban pianist Dayramir González considers himself an ambassador for Cuban music in the U.S. He has kept close ties to Cuba’s cultural life since moving to the U.S. in 2010… and he has been … Continue reading

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Club of Journalists of Mexico awards prize to Prensa Latina

Mexico City, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) The Club of Journalists of Mexico today awarded the international prize to the Latin American Information Agency Prensa Latina, which it recognized for offering a voice to oppressed peoples. In presenting the medal and … Continue reading

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Cuba advocates for unity and common challenges with Caricom

Havana, December 8 (Radio Habana Cuba) — “Caribbean nations will always be able to count on Cuba,” President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Sunday, recalling this date in 1972 that marked the beginning of diplomatic relations with a group of countries … Continue reading

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Cuba thanks Mexico for recognition of Cuban literacy method

Mexico City, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Marcos Rodríguez, today thanked the governor of Chiapas, Eduardo Ramírez, for his recognition and wishes for the future implementation of the Yo Sí Puedo program, to lift half a … Continue reading

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US officials call on Biden to remove Cuba from list of terrorists

Washington, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) More than 50 US officials, collectively representing millions of Americans, along with union leaders and solidarity organizations, urged President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The coalition issued … Continue reading

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Cuba participated in Chile in ECLAC event on women

Santiago de Chile, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba participated in Chile at the meeting of the board of directors of the Regional Conference on Women, which agreed to strengthen the institutional framework to advance towards gender equality, one of the … Continue reading

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Cuban president receives CARICOM ambassadors

Havana, December 6 (Radio Habana Cuba) — The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel received this Friday at the Palace of the Revolution, the ambassadors of … Continue reading

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Cuba’s National Electric System restored

Havana, December 5 (Radio Habana Cuba) — The National Electric System (SEN) is working today with all its equipment available, according to a notice from the Minister of Energy and Mines of Cuba, Vicente de la O Levy. “The SEN … Continue reading

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From Gaza to Cuba

The U.S. continues to fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while Cuba, branded a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the U.S., is quietly training hundreds of Palestinian doctors for free. From Gaza to Cuba tells the story of Murid Abukhater, a … Continue reading

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