On February 3, 1962, former President of the United States, John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 3447, which stipulated the total trade embargo on Cuba. By doing so, the government of that country made the blockade against the Cuban State and people official.
Cuba´s vice President of the Council of State, Salvador Valdés Mesa will pay an official visit to South Africa from January 31 to February 2, 2017, within the mutual aim of consolidating the political and economic links between the two countries. He will meet with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, and review with South African officials the state of the bilateral cooperation and the conditions to expand it as an example of south-south cooperation.
Toronto, January 30th, 2017. The Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association in Toronto (CCFA- Toronto) organized last Saturday a traditional cultural event to celebrate the 164th anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero, José Marti. Friends of Cuba, Cuban residents abroad and members of the Consulate General shared this lovely evening.
On the last day of the African Union Summit, held in Ethiopia, Heads of State and Government of the continental organization reaffirmed their unanimous rejection of the genocidal policy against Cuba
On January 31, the 28th African Union (AU) Summit, held in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abeba, approved a resolution demanding an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for more than half a century.
Cuba aspires to take a good part and do a good performance at the World Floor Hockey Games from March 14 to 25 in Austria, said official Leonel Cano Perez, director of Organization of Special Olympiads in Cuba.
The members of the Cuban embassy in Tehran met to render a simple, but heartfelt tribute to the National Hero José Marti, on the occasion of the 164th anniversary of his birth.
January 28, 2017. Ulaanbaatar. In the Public School No. 52 "José Martí" of Ulaanbaatar, a homage was paid to the 164th anniversary of the birth of the national hero of Cuba, José Martí, with a cultural activity in which the Cuban Ambassador Raúl Delgado Concepción was present. The celebration was attended by students and teachers at the primary and secondary school, who recalled the passages of the life of the Cuban apostle, with music, dances and declamations that recalled the significance he had for Cubans and for the world The life of such a distinguished Latin American Fighter.
Havana, Jan 27. With the slogan: ''For the Unity of All Educators'', the Congress Pedagogy 2017 will be held from January 30th, at the Havana International Conference Center, the Cuban Deputy Minister of Education Cira Piñeiro announced.
During the press conference conducted at the venue of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cuba, the Deputy Minister released that this 15th edition is aimed at showing the work of different Cuban educational institutions, and socializing relevant scientific outcomes as the result of educators´ work.
New Delhi, January 26, 2017. With a political-cultural activity carried out at the Cuban Embassy in this capital, was commemorated the 164 Anniversary of the Birth of our National Hero, José Marti.
