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Enduring Hardship: The Resilience of Cuba and Its People

Written by Robyn Wiebe – Pembina Valley Online, Canada  Wednesday, Nov 13 2024 Hard times aren’t’ new to the people of Cuba it’s been going on for many years but in recent days their resilience has been tested.  Winkler’s Giselle … Continue reading

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Brazil voices support for Cuba and urges lifting of US sanctions

Brasilia, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazil today reiterated its solidarity towards the Government and people of Cuba, currently facing the aftermath of natural disasters and called for the lifting of unilateral sanctions that harm the economic and social development of … Continue reading

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Marco Rubio, Self-Proclaimed Architect of Trump’s War on Cuba, to Oversee U.S. Foreign Policy

By Alyssa Oursler Nov 12 (Belly of the Beast) For Cuba, the storms keep coming. As if hurricanes, earthquakes, multiple failures of the electrical grid, and the re-election of Trump weren’t enough, it seems Sen. Marco Rubio will be Trump’s … Continue reading

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King of Cambodia thanks Cuban people for expressions of affection

Phnom Penh, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia has thanked the Cuban people for the messages of congratulations sent on the 71st anniversary of the proclamation of the Kingdom’s independence from French colonial rule. The monarch conveyed … Continue reading

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World Peace Council condemns U.S. aggression against Cuba

Havana, Nov 12 (RHC) The Executive Committee of the World Peace Council (WPC) strongly condemned the United States’ embargo on Cuba and the designation of the island as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a statement issued following a meeting … Continue reading

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Díaz Canel: Cuba is on its feet, united and recovering

Havana, 10 November (Prensa Latina) Cuba is on its feet and recovering, with numerous signs of solidarity from within the country and from other nations around the world, President Miguel Díaz-Canel asserted after visiting municipalities hit by Hurricane Rafael in … Continue reading

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President of Cuban parliament highlights Chinese friendship and solidarity

Havana, Nov 11 (Radio Habana Cuba) The President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, today held meetings in Beijing with academics, former diplomats, artists, and other Chinese friends of the solidarity movement. Lazo emphasized the … Continue reading

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Young Cubans support recovery efforts in neighborhoods

Havana, November 10 (Radio Habana Cuba) — Following a call from the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), work brigades met in the capital municipality of Arroyo Naranjo after the passage of Hurricane Rafael to support recovery … Continue reading

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UN to present response plan after Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba

United Nations, Nov 5 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office in Cuba will present on Tuesday, at the Organization’s headquarters, its response plan after the lashes of Hurricane Oscar, which severely affected that country’s eastern region in October. The initiative … Continue reading

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UN General Assembly CONDEMNS U.S. Sanctions on Cuba, 187-2

Nov 2 (Belly of the Beast) For over 30 years, the vast majority of the UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. sanctions on Cuba. This year was no different.

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