Representatives of solidarity organizations in California reiterated the continuity of their struggle against the US blockade of Cuba and in the search for the normal relations that should exist today between the two countries.
"It was an honor and a joy to join the Sanctuary of Hope and the Hands off Cuba Committee in Los Angeles to receive Ambassador Lianys Torres", Reverend Kelvin Sauls told Prensa Latina.
Considering the historical ties that unite the cities of Holguin, Cuba and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; the mayor of the latter, Alan Webber, declared March 20,21 and 22 as "Holguin and Santa Fe Days".
The proclamation is sustained in the cultural traditions that since colonial times link both cities; as well as in the dissimilar exchanges that are carried out in this sector.
Our citizens wish to expand these connections and cultural ties to improve relations between the countries and understanding between the two peoples, the proclamation adds.
Presbyterian congregations in the city of Baltimore, urged Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Upper House of the U.S. legislative body, to exclude Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism (LEPT).
The U.S. intelligence community is carrying out a strategy to distort Cuban finances, as part of the U.S. economic war against the Caribbean nation.
Recently leaked information shows a series of maneuvers carried out to induce inflation within the Cuban market. The strategy is divided into four stages: shortages, induced inflation, supply boycott and financial blockade.
Former Alabama Treasurer John McMillan highlighted the opportunities that U.S. farmers would have in Cuba and the possibility of exchange in both directions if there were normal relations between the two countries today.
During an exclusive dialogue with Prensa Latina in Montgomery, capital of the state of Alabama, McMillan, in office from 2019-2021, recalled that one of the best moments of his two visits to Cuba was going to rural areas "where we met some of the tobacco growers and saw how cigars were made".
Support for Cuba in its struggle for the unconditional end of the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed more than six decades ago by the United States continues to be manifested today in different ways in Australia.
The most recent action in this sense took place at the beginning of this week, when for the first time a motion was presented in the Federal Parliament against this siege, catalogued in the text as a serious and systematic violation of international laws and the United Nations Charter.
The condemnation of the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba will be one of the central themes of the 24th Meeting of the National Coordinator of Solidarity with the island in Panama, it was reported today.
As explained to Prensa Latina by Dr. Manuel Pardo, head of the chapter of the western province of Chiriqui, on February 16 and 17 representatives from all over the country will meet at the Franciscan Seminary in the city of Boquete to express their support to this noble cause against Washington's hostile policy.
The U.S. blockade against Cuba is the greatest obstacle for the development of the island and a systematic violation of the human rights of the people, said Prime Minister Manuel Marrero today.
Speaking at the World Summit of Governments, which is taking place in Dubai, Marrero assured that in spite of all the challenges posed by the economic, commercial and financial siege, the Caribbean nation will continue to carry out the necessary transformations to the economy and society.
Cuba's Electronics Group today showed elements that demonstrate its affectation by the economic, commercial and financial measures applied by the United States against this nation.
A communiqué issued by the company added on Thursday that the Group industrially covers the production and services of electrical and electronic equipment, computer solutions and associated equipment, means, parts and pieces for telecommunications and information technology.
The blockade limits American jazz with Cuban roots. Renowned composer Arturo O'Farrill declared during the DC Jazz Festival, held this weekend in Washington D.C.
The pianist of Cuban origin also pointed out the damage caused by the inclusion of Cuba in the List of Sponsors of Terrorism and the need to exclude the nation from it.
During his speech at a panel held within the framework of the event, O'Farrill highlighted the Afro presence in jazz, as well as Cuba's contributions to the musical roots of Jazz.
