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Havana Film Festival opens with a tribute to Nicolás G. Landrián.

The emblematic Havana Film Festival of this city will begin its program of activities today with a tribute to Cuban film director Nicolás Guillén Landrián (1938-2003), which will open the doors of its 24th edition.

The opening day, held at Hofstra University, will feature the screening of En un barrio viejo, Los del baile and Ociel del Toa, creations by the director, who is considered one of the members of the Cuban film avant-garde of the 1960s and early 1970s, particularly for his documentary work.

Cuba's health minister honors Cuban soldiers who fell on Ethiopian soil

Addis Ababa, April 9, 2024.  The Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Cuba, Dr. José Angel Portal Miranda, arrived to Ethiopia, on a transit stopover, after concluding a government visit to Rwanda, where he represented our country in the solemn ceremony for the 30th anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group.

Rueda de Casino brings Cuban music to Malaysia

Rueda de casino, Kuala Lumpur

As part of the International Rueda de Casino Flash Mob, 19 dance couples gathered in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, to show their love for casino and salsa.

This Rueda de Casino took place at the National Botanical Garden of Malaysia, Perdana Botanical Garden, and was organized by dance instructors Andrew Sureshkumar and Sherilyn Foo.

Among the dancers was the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Florentino Batista González, who said he was very proud that one of the manifestations of popular dance in Cuba, the Rueda de Casino, has become an experience of international reach.

Cuba prioritizes feeding the people in the face of the U.S. blockade.

Cuba today makes colossal efforts to guarantee food for the population, in the midst of the great obstacles imposed by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

According to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, that hostile policy of suffocation, strengthened in recent years to unprecedented levels, forced the country to carry out a titanic task since its imposition in the early years of the Revolution.

For Cuba, the new report on alleged sonic attacks against the United States is deemed a "political operation". Interview by Johana Tablada to AP

For Cuba, the new report on alleged sonic attacks against the United States is deemed a "political operation". Interview by Johana Tablada to AP

Andrea Rodriguez, AP reporter: First, your name and your full title, as you want it to be used. And the second thing is, well, we have all seen or read the story on this report, from three important media outlets, somehow re-hashing the Havana syndrome, correct? What is Cuba's position on this?

Johana Tablada: Johana Tablada, Deputy Director General for the United States at MINREX.

For Cuba, the new report on alleged sonic attacks against the United States is deemed a "political operation". Interview by Johana Tablada to AP

For Cuba, the new report on alleged sonic attacks against the United States is deemed a "political operation". Interview by Johana Tablada (deputy General Division for the United States in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to AP

Andrea Rodriguez, AP reporter: First, your name and your full title, as you want it to be used. And the second thing is, well, we have all seen or read the story on this report, from three important media outlets, somehow re-hashing the Havana syndrome, correct? What is Cuba's position on this?

For Cuba, the new report on alleged sonic attacks against the United States is deemed a "political operation". Interview by Johana Tablada to AP

Andrea Rodriguez, AP reporter: First, your name and your full title, as you want it to be used. And the second thing is, well, we have all seen or read the story on this report, from three important media outlets, somehow re-hashing the Havana syndrome, correct? What is Cuba's position on this?

Johana Tablada: Johana Tablada, Deputy Director General for the United States at MINREX.

UN: U.S. blockade of Cuba violates international and human rights law

UN experts qualify the blockade against Cuba as a violation of International Law and the human rights of its people, an official source assured today.

According to the Cubaminrex website, this position was expressed by the Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Right to Food, the Right to Development, Extreme Poverty and the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the enjoyment of human rights.

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