Havana, July 29 (RHC)– As part of the solidarity effort of the organizations Puentes de Amor and CodePink, another 2,750 pounds of powdered milk from the United States has arrived in Cuba..
“Without even resting from yesterday’s Caravan against the blockade, the bridge workers began to prepare in the early morning all the cargo that goes to maternal and child hospitals in Havana and other health centers in Cuba,” explained activist Carlos Lazo.
This is in addition to more than 60 thousand pounds of powdered milk that we have sent to pediatric hospitals in all the provinces of Cuba in the last two years, he recalled.
“And we will continue to open gaps in the blockade until the sanctions that punish the Cuban family are lifted,” said the coordinator of Puentes de Amor.
Just two weeks ago, both groups sent a similar amount of milk to pediatric hospitals in Artemisa, Mayabeque and a school for special education in Havana.
Despite the hate campaigns and intimidation that try to discredit and prevent Cuban emigrants from the island from contributing to the efforts of milk for Cuba, we exceeded the original idea of 40 thousand pounds, said the professor based in the city of Seattle.
He reiterated that they covered the 15 provinces of the country “and we and CodePink (a pacifist organization) will continue to do the same to help those in need, the children, the people who are in hospitals, while the blockade of the United States Government is in place.”
For Lazo, it is the duty of every patriotic emigrant and of all those who fight to lift this criminal unilateral siege imposed on the people of the Caribbean nation for more than six decades. (Source: Prensa Latina)
Havana, July 30 (Radio Havana Cuba) — “Strengthening relations with Cuba will be a priority,” said the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masud Pezeshkian, upon receiving, on Monday afternoon, the member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, who is on an official visit to the Persian nation, which will extend until August 1st.
At the meeting, held at the Presidential Palace, the Iranian president expressed the will to continue the excellent relations between the two countries, and to work together on the implementation of all the agreements signed, mainly in the economic, commercial, cooperation and investment areas.
Masud Pezeshkian praised Fidel’s leadership and imprint on the revolutionaries, while highlighting Cuba’s long struggle against imperialism and unilateralism. Iran has always supported the ideals of independence and freedom, and will continue to do so, he said.
Both sides also agreed on the absolute condemnation of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and expressed the need to adopt measures to stop the fire and barbarism.
The Prime Minister, for his part, wished the newly elected president success in his administration and conveyed greetings from Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and from the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
He also highlighted the potential for cooperation between both nations, with a favorable performance in the biotechnology sector, and with common interests in other areas such as food production and energy.
This Tuesday, the Cuban Head of Government will participate, together with the delegation accompanying him, in the inauguration of President Masud Pezeshkian, a ceremony that constitutes the central activity of his first visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and which is expected to be attended by a number of high-level delegations.
Also present at the event were the Iranian acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Bagheri, and, on the Cuban side, Elio Rodríguez Perdomo, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Yury Valdés Balbín, member of the Council of State, and other officials of the Cuban Foreign Ministry. (Source: ACN).
TORONTO— Canada is Cuba’s most important market, so it’s key for this industry to stay up to date on the latest news and developments.
With that in mind, Gaviota Group, Cuba’s largest hotel group, held a press conference yesterday at the Cuba Tourist Board’s office on Bay Street in Toronto.
Gaviota Group has been hard at work doing many renovations and upgrades on its properties throughout Cuba, primarily in Havana, Varadero, Cayo Santa Maria and Holguin.
The Cuban group is working with foreign companies to improve product and service at its hotels across the island, with negotiations in progress to bring even more investors into the mix. Gaviota Group is working with 16 foreign hotel chains. This means that 80% of rooms in Gaviota hotels are being managed by foreign hotel companies.
Gaviota’s main goal is to develop new products at its properties, specifically for its brand ‘Playa.’ It will be implementing new modules for families with kids, with special rooms geared for them, plus premium levels.
First up will be Playa Cayo Santa Maria. This is something that was needed, as Cuba has been experiencing an increase in requests for accommodations for large families.
To attract the younger market, Gaviota is working together with Blue Diamond Hotels by offering specialty music festivals and opening a new hotel brand called ‘Resonance,’ which will have music and entertainment for the younger generation in one section, and relaxation and wellness in the other.
The group is open for investments and is interested in making the tourist plazas near the all-inclusive hotels an attraction for travellers visiting the island. Specifically, each plaza will have its own theme and attraction to welcome tourists visiting these venues.
New hotel openings will be primarily in Havana and Holguin. By the end of this year, the Kempinski-managed Metropolis will open in Havana. With 219 rooms, it will be the second Kempinski property in the city, following Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana.
Before the end of this year, the second section at Muthu Havana will also open. With 515 rooms, the new section will be called Muthu Tower.
The Hotel Corona in Havana, administered by Turkish hotel chain ATG, is expected to open the beginning of next year. It will be a five-star property with 147 rooms.
The 594-room Iberostar will open in the tallest building in Havana on Nov. 20, four days after the city’s 505th anniversary.
At Aduana del Puerto, for the start of next year, a new hotel called Real Aduana is coming in the new cruise port, at the site where Cuban customs used to be in the old port.
And in Holguin, a yet-to-be-named hotel at Ramon de Antillas is expected to open by the end of next year.
To improve customer service and offerings, Gaviota is planning to open training schools all over Cuba to train its employees with the best teachers on the island.
CUBA TOURIST BOARD UPDATE
The news from the Cuba Tourist Board is that starting Aug. 1, it will be possible to pay for everything in Cuba with Canadian currency, or with debit and credit cards from Canadian banks.
Year to date, Cuba has received 600,000 visitors from Canada, and one million worldwide visitors overall. The goal for the year is one million Canadian visitors.
Once again among us is the Venceremos Brigade of Solidarity with Cuba, which since its creation 55 years ago has accompanied the Cuban people in their just struggle against the blockade imposed by the United States more than six decades ago.
The Brigade, made up of citizens from about twenty US states, travels to Cuban territory every year to show its support for the largest of the Antilles, which is the object of an undeclared war by Washington.
Despite the prohibitions imposed by the criminal economic siege, threats and pressure, the first contingent arrived in our country in 1969 to get to know the Cuban reality, distorted by the great American press.
From that moment on, they would bring the truth about the Cuban Revolution and the obstacles that the blockade, condemned year after year by the UN General Assembly, represented for the progress of the Caribbean nation to other citizens of the North.
One of their main demands is the return of the territory illegally occupied by the United States in Guantanamo Bay since 1903, against the will of the Cuban government and people.
Now they have taken up the worldwide call for Cuba to be removed from the arbitrary list of countries allegedly sponsoring terrorism compiled by the United States of America.
And, as usual, the members of the Brigade visit historical sites, share with Cubans and also contribute to productive tasks and the repair of educational, health or social centers of great value.
Every year, the Venceremos Brigade sends a message of love and solidarity from the soil of the United States, where every day more and more people reject the genocidal blockade and support the normalization of relations between the two nations for the benefit of both peoples.
The Venceremos Brigade, the first to be founded internationally to express solidarity with Cuba, has shown throughout these decades that the Cuban people are not alone and have loyal friends on U.S. soil.
Havana, July 29 (Radio Havana Cuba)– U.S.-based activists with the Hatuey Project, in partnership with IFCO/Pastors for Peace, recently delivered desperately needed cancer medications, medical supplies and medical equipment to hospitals in Cuba treating pediatric cancer patients. In total, the deliveries were worth around $60,000.
According to the Hatuey Project Director and Coordinator, Gloria La Riva, the process of obtaining all the drugs and supplies took nearly a year, according to Hatuey Project director and coordinator Gloria La Riva.
Previous Hatuey delegations have traveled to Cuba and brought pre-natal vitamins and medications to maternity homes, as well as 40,000 pounds of construction material in 2022 after Hurricane Ian devastated Pinar del Rio province a few months prior.
“We are here to show the Cuban people that they are not alone,” stated La Riva at a May 20 press conference at the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples in Havana. “We are much stronger united, and united we will defeat the blockade.”
Andira Alves, a young social activist from Boston, added: “We want to show that the United States government does not speak for us.”
“I think we are going through one of the most difficult times in the National Health System,” lamented Dr. Aldo Grandal of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health at the press conference. “We are extremely grateful for what [members of the Hatuey Project] have made possible.”
Havana, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, on his X profile on Monday, congratulated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections.
“I spoke with brother Nicolas Maduro to offer him warm congratulations on behalf of the Cuban Party, Government, and people for the historic electoral victory after an impressive demonstration by the Venezuelan people,” Diaz-Canel wrote and added that he reaffirmed Cuba’s solidarity.
“Today, the dignity and courage of the Venezuelan people triumphed over pressure and manipulation. I convey to brother President Maduro our warm congratulations on this historic victory and Cuba’s commitment to stand by the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution,” he stated.
The Cuban president reiterated on the same platform that Maduro’s victory “is that of the Bolivarian and Chavista people, they defeated the pro-imperialist opposition unequivocally. They also defeated the regional, interventionist, and Monroist right. The people spoke and the Revolution won.
Maduro won the presidential elections with 51.20 percent of the vote after receiving 5,150,092 votes.
His closest rival was the opponent of the Democratic Unity Platform, Edmundo Gonzalez, who obtained 44.2 percent with the vote of 4,445,978 voters.
Montevideo, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay and Cuba exchanged experiences, this Saturday, addressing racism and racial discrimination during a meeting chaired by Ana Olivera, president of the Chamber of Deputies.
The gathering was held at the Uruguayan Parliament, with the participation of Rolando Julio Rensoli, secretary of the Executive Coordination Group of the Cuban National Program against Racism and Racial Discrimination.
Other attendees were Maritza Barrios and Idelsi Alfonso, coordinators of the Neighborhood Network of Afro-descendants in Cuba.
The Cuban representatives are invited to the Lagrima Rios Festival, which pays tribute to an iconic figure of Uruguayan society and includes lectures, exhibitions, and musical concerts by emblematic artists, such as Ruben Rada.
Rensoli explained the measures implemented by Cuba against racial discrimination, on the understanding that public policies require updates about an issue of principle of the Cuban Revolution.
Havana, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Three Russian Baltic Fleet vessels are arriving at Havana port on Saturday on a visit that will last until July 30.
During their stay, the Russian sailors will conduct activities, including courtesy visits to the head of the Revolutionary Navy, the capital’s governor, and places of historical and cultural interest.
The naval group will consist of the Smolniy training vessel, the patrol vessel Neustrahimiy, and the offshore oil tanker Yelnya.
According to a press release from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), these visits by naval units from other countries are a historical practice of the Cuban revolutionary Government with nations with which it maintains friendship and cooperation.
Residents in this capital city can visit the Smolny training ship on Sunday from 12:00 to 16:00 hours, local time, and Monday from 12:00 to 18:00 hours.
Heads of the CNE welcome the international observers, July 26, 2024 Photo: @cneesvzla
Elvis Amoroso stressed that the actions contained in the electoral schedule have been fulfilled, with the required transparency.
July 26 (teleSUR) The National Electoral Council (CNE) This Friday, he officially welcomed the international and national observers who will witness the presidential election process on Sunday, July 28.
From Plaza Caracas, in the nation’s capital, CNE president Elvis Amoroso highlighted the importance of national and international observers in the presidential elections.
Amoroso explained that the Electoral Power of Venezuela is the best and most organized in the world, and specified that the electoral authorities of the South American country have played an intense role, The European Commission has published a report on the European Union’s activities in this field.
The top representative of the entity also denounced the international communication campaign that intensifies the extreme right against the presidential elections next Sunday.
Election authorities welcome national and international observers for the 2024 presidential election.
It also stressed that the actions contained in the electoral timetable have been carried out with the required transparency, The European Commission has been working closely with the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament.
Amoroso also reported that in the last month of June, the CNE invited the ten presidential candidates and the principals of the entity to sign a document confirming their willingness to recognize the results of the elections, which was signed by only eight aspirants to the presidency of Venezuela.
In this regard, Amoroso asked that the presence of international observers be respected in the country. Meanwhile, the vice-president of the CNE, Carlos Quintero, assured the need for observers to know how the Venezuelan electoral system works.
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Referential image. Person voting in one of the machines of the automated electoral system of Venezuela. Photo: X/ @ConElMazoDando
July 27 (teleSUR) National Electoral Council (NEC) authorities Venezuela reported that after noon this Friday, more than 96 percent of the polling stations throughout the country were already installed for this Sunday’s presidential elections.
The correspondent of teleSUR in Spanish in Caracas, Leonel Retamal, reported that for the election exercise of the following Sunday 30,026 polling stations will be enabled, corresponding to 15,797 polling stations in the country.
“According to official information, by one o’clock, 96.04 percent of the national polling stations had already been installed (…) when there are less than 48 hours left before the start of the electoral process in the country”, said Retamal.
The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE)The Committee of the Regions, which is responsible for the coordination of the electoral processes in the Member States, has been elections.
This Friday, the materials needed for the presidential elections were reviewed and all the members of the bureau were present.
At the time of installation, based on article 108 of the Organic Law of Electoral Processes, the identification of the members of the Electoral Bureau including the main ones is made The Integrated System (OSI) operator.
In addition, the Minister of Labour of Venezuela, Alexis Corredor, reported this Friday that the unit installed situational rooms to receive any complaint from the working class about their exercise of the right to vote next Sunday.
