Victims of a new criminal act of aggression and state terrorism, perpetrated against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the United States, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat actions and after fierce resistance, who were carrying out missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of counterpart bodies of the South American country.
Singapore, December 31, 2025. The practice of the Cuban Son was included on December 10th in the representative list of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a recognition of this expression of the culture and identity of the Cuban people.
With this decision, notified at the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of UNESCO's Intangible Heritage, in New Delhi, the commitment of the Cuban Government to the protection of the traditions that represent the roots of the Caribbean nation is also highlighted.
Havana, December 29, 2025. The Ministry of Culture and the National Program against Racism and Discrimination convened this Sunday the International Conference on Anti-Racist Thoughts and Actions, which will be held in October 2026. The event will bring together professionals from the sciences, arts and politics; to governments, social movements and non-governmental organizations in Havana and the province of Artemisa, from the 11th to the 13th of that month.
2026: Year of the Centennial of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz
The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, proposed this Thursday, December 18, in the National Assembly of People's Power, to call 2026 the Year of the Centennial of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.
The proposal, approved unanimously, constitutes a tribute to the leader and a ratification of the unity of his ideas in the Cuban Revolution.
Singapore, December 20, 2025. The Cuban ambassador in Singapore, Lisbet Quesada Luna, was received by the director of air transport of the Civil Aeronautics Authority of Singapore, Mr. Sidney Koh, at the Institution's headquarters.
During the meeting, both parties exchanged on the existing potential to strengthen the existing bilateral collaboration in this important sector.