Havana, January 3, 2020. Relations between Cuba and the United States are 'at a very low point' as 2020 commences, according to the Foreign Ministry, due to the deterioration caused by the tightening of Washington's hostile policy towards the island.
Havana, January 3, 2020. In 2019, Cuba recorded an infant mortality rate of 5.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, which places it today among the top 35 countries with the lowest rates in the world.
Figures offered by the Medical Records and Health Statistics Directorate, published by Granma newspaper, indicate that in 2019, 109,707 children were born in Cuba, 6,626 less than in the previous year. The low mortality rate also ranks Cuba among the top countries in the region.
The January 1st 2020 the members of the Embassy of Cuba, together with collaborators from different sectors represented in South Africa and Cuban residents in this country, celebrated the advent of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
The celebration was a favorable framework for the Chargé d'affaires, Liliam Tápanes, to pronounce a few words, recalling the recent speech of our president Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez addressed to Cuban diplomacy on its 60th anniversary and the role it has played, along with numerous institutions , essential to win great battles, such as:
Liberia, January 2, 2020.- In a clear and fraternal atmosphere, the Charge d'Affaires of Cuba Mercedes Martinez Herrera and the President of the Liberia-Cuba Friendship Association, Kesselee K. Kanneh. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Cuban diplomatic mission in Liberia.
Havana, January 2, 2020. Director General of the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), Viengsay Valdes, was presented this Wednesday, January 1, with the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater of Havana Prize, which was also conferred post mortem to Alberto and Fernando Alonso.
Honorary President of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Miguel Barnet, confirmed that in 2020 Cuba will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alicia Alonso.
Roseau, January 1, 2020. The Cuban Health Collaborators Brigade in Dominica celebrated the advent of the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution on December 31, 2019.
Doha January 1, 2010.- His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar and His Highness the Vice Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani congratulated the President of the Republic of Cuba, HE Mr. Miguel Díaz -Canel Bermudez, on the 61st Anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution
Doha, January 1, 2020. - The Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar, His Excellency, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, sent a cable congratulating the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cuba, His Excellency Mr. Manuel Marrero Cruz, on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution.
The King of Cambodia His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel. On the eve of the 61st anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the Cambodian Head of State wished the people of the Greater Antilles well-being and prosperity. In 2020 Havana and Phnom Penh will commemorate 60 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations, for which both prepare a program of activities.
Kingston, Jamaica, 1 January 2020. Representatives of the Cuban State Mission in Jamaica, the Association of Cuban Residents (ACREJ) "Antonio Maceo" and the solidarity movement with Cuba, met at the Embassy of Cuba to celebrate the advent of a new year and, with it, the 61st Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution.
