Cuba

Health intervention against Covid-19 to start on Wednesday in Havana

Published on: May 9, 2021
10:17

Havana, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Health intervention in Cuba's at-risk groups and territories will start on Wednesday, May 12, in seven municipalities of Havana, with the Abdala vaccine candidate against Covid-19, local media reported on Sunday.

French association highlights Cuba’s solidarity in Covid-19 times

Published on: May 9, 2021
09:39

Paris, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The French association Cuba Linda on Sunday highlighted the country's solidarity in Covid-19 times, and reiterated its repudiation of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.

Regional institutions ratify support to Colombian people

Published on: May 9, 2021
09:16

Havana, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Casa de las Americas institution and the Afrodescendant Regional Articulation of the Americas and the Caribbean on Sunday ratified their support to the Colombian people who defend the right to social justice despite Covid-19.

Cuba thanks CARICOM for support against US blockade

Published on: May 9, 2021
00:30

Havana, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Saturday thanked the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for its solidarity and support against the United States economic blockade against Cuba. In a message on his Twitter account, the head of Cuban diplomacy welcomed the demand made by the CARICOM foreign ministers for an end to Washington's pressures. 'This extraterritorial policy affects third countries and is the main obstacle to our development,' Rodriguez tweeted.

Cuban prime minister favors further municipal autonomy

Published on: May 9, 2021
00:15

Havana, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Saturday favored a more efficient policy based on further municipal autonomy for local governments throughout the country.

Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionaries killed in Matanzas remembered

Published on: May 8, 2021
13:33

Matanzas, Cuba, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Digital media and online messages recalled the revolutionary fighters Antonio Guiteras (Cuba) and Carlos Aponte (Venezuela) on Saturday, on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of their fall in combat in this western Cuban city.

Famous singer-songwriter dedicates virtual concert to Cuban children

Published on: May 8, 2021
12:58

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Renowned singer-songwriter Liuba Maria Hevia will give a virtual concert dedicated to children on Saturday, under the auspices of UNICEF in Cuba and the British Embassy in Havana.

Musicians celebrate Day of Cuban Son

Published on: May 8, 2021
12:05

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Day of the Cuban Son, a date declared as a tribute to that musical expression, also recalls on Saturday the birthday of two of its great exponents: composer Miguel Matamoros and singer Miguelito Cuni.

CARICOM reiterates rejection of US blockade against Cuba

Published on: May 8, 2021
09:58

Georgetown, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reiterated its rejection of the United States blockade against Cuba, due to its adverse impact on the socioeconomic development of the island, the regional organization said on Saturday in a statement.

Cuba confirms 1,036 Covid-19 cases and nine deaths

Published on: May 8, 2021
09:50

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities on Saturday reported 1,036 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths, due to complications associated to the disease over the past 24 hours.

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