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Family Code contains issues of interest for Cubans abroad

Havana, January 21

The draft bill of the new Family Code to be debated in Cuba from February to April will contain issues such as the flow of travelers and the transnationality of the Cuban family, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Friday.

Ernesto Soberon, general director of of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad Department at the Foreign Ministry, stressed in Facebook that due to their experiences on living in Cuba and in other societies, the Cuban residents abroad will make an important contribution to the debate of the legal body.

Nachito Herrera makes donation of musical instruments to Amadeo Roldán Music School

The Cuban musician living in the U.S., Ignacio (Nachito) Herrera, donated musical instruments to the Amadeo Roldán Music School in order to contribute with the development of artistic studies in the same country he was trained as a musician. 

A new bridge of love is built by the Cuban composer and pianist, who has lived in the U.S. for over 20 years and is visiting Cuba to perform at the 2022 Jazz Plaza International Festival.

Nachito Herrera and Bobby Carcassés inaugurate Jazz Festival in Cuba

Havana, January 19

Cuban musician and composer Ignacio Nachito Herrera, who lives in the United States, starred in the opening night of the 37th International Jazz Plaza Festival, local media reported today.

During the presentation held the day before at the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater, the artist, accompanied by his group Habana Jazz, showed his deep-rootedness for the land that formed him and made the scene his own with a high-flying repertoire.

Guantanamo, the Illegal Pretext to Hold Prisoners of War

By Alejandra Garcia on January 18, 2022

“The United States is violating the law by maintaining the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba as a prison, where most of the inmates are being held without criminal charges,” said attorney Thomas B. Wilner categorically during a conversation with this reporter via video call.

Wilner, a prestigious lawyer in his country, is since 2004 the spokesman for a U.S. group of lawyers who represent prisoners of various nationalities who are illegally held in the Cuban territory usurped by Washington since the early 1900s.

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