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Guyana highlights the value of Cuban medical cooperation

Georgetown, March 22 (Prensa Latina) Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali acknowledged today that the presence of Cuban health workers is an essential part of the Caribbean health system. Ali commented on a meeting last Friday between regional leaders to discuss the … Continue reading

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Grenada renounces US visa to support Cuba

Saint George, March 19 (Prensa Latina) Grenada’s Finance Minister, Dennis Cornwall, said today that he and other ministers would renounce their U.S. visas to support Cuba’s international medical missions. Speaking to the Grenada Broadcasting Network, Cornwall acknowledged that as a … Continue reading

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They call for dialogue and greater cooperation between the US and Cuba.

Basseterre, March 17 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drew, called for greater cooperation between the United States and Cuba to avoid harming the people of the Caribbean region, the Associated Times reported today. The … Continue reading

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The US blockade of Cuba attempts to subdue a people determined to be free

New York, March 15 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. blockade of Cuba continues to be a cruel, unjust, immoral, and anachronistic reality that attempts to subdue the will of a people who have chosen to be free, said Noemí Rabaza, first … Continue reading

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Cuba has resisted the Helms-Burton Act against the Revolution for 29 years.

Havana, March 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez today recalled the signing by the United States government of the Helms-Burton Act 29 years ago, with the stated objective of overthrowing the Revolution. In his profile on the social … Continue reading

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Guatemala expresses solidarity with Cuba in the face of US hostility

Guatemala City, March 12 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan anthropologist Sandra Xinico expressed solidarity with the hostile policy of the United States government that is causing so much harm to Cuba today, and urged the people of the Antilles to maintain their … Continue reading

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Barbados defends historic Caribbean ties with Cuba

Bridgetown, March 11 (Prensa Latina) The Barbados ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), David Comissiong, today reaffirmed the historic relations with Cuba and assured that nothing and no one will be able to break that brotherhood. When asked by a … Continue reading

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American actor and film director Kevin Costner visits Cuba 

Havana, March 11 (Prensa Latina) American film star Kevin Costner visited the Castillo de La Real Fuerza Museum in Havana today to explore the building and its collections, particularly those related to underwater archaeology. According to the museum’s Facebook page, … Continue reading

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UN Charter defenders demand Cuba’s removal from illegal list

United Nations, March 11 (Prensa Latina) The Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter today condemned the unjustified re-inclusion of Cuba on the arbitrary list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism, drawn up by the United States. “This … Continue reading

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Trinidad and Tobago defends medical cooperation program with Cuba

Port of Spain, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley today defended Cuba’s medical assistance and rejected accusations of alleged slave labor trafficking. Speaking at the inauguration of facilities at the General Hospital in the capital, … Continue reading

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