Twenty-one days after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in January 1959, in a speech delivered at the great popular rally, in front of the Presidential Palace, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz said: "The Cuban Revolution can be summarized as an aspiration for justice within the most complete freedom and the most absolute respect for human rights ...”  #FidelPorSiempre.  #SomosContinuidad

The General Director for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, rejected the text on Cuba published by the U.S. Secretary of State in the night of December 10th, 2018. “With a lack of decorum which is usual in the government of the United States when referring to the human rights issue, the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made public a letter he says to have sent to the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, but had not been received at the time it was published”, said the Director.

La Habana, December 10, 2018.  The General Director for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, rejected the text on Cuba published by the U.S. Secretary of State in the night of December 10th, 2018.

Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In 2019 we celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations with Aotearoa New Zealand.

To commemorate this event, we´ll be partnering with Havana Coffee Works to launch a Cuba Photo Contest and  arrange prizes for the best three photos, providing Cuban art crafts, various delicacies and to host the winner with partner, family or companion of their choice, at our embassy for a Cuban meal and experience with our ambassador and staff at a moment of their convenience during the year 2019.

All entries must be received by February 24th. Best photos will be selected for an exhibition that will take place at Victoria University of Wellington, Faculty of Architecture and Design at the end of March.

Nassau, December 9. The Ambassador of Cuba in the Bahamas, Ismara Vargas Walter, attended a beautiful Christmas concert of The Bahamas Music Academy, conducted by Cuban professor Sydney Campbell Herrera.

With an orchestra composed of musicians of various generations, the audience was delighted with different types of rhythms and melodies, which combined international pieces and the Bahamian Christmas repertoire.

The Director of The Bahamas Music Academy, Courtney Barr, commended the work of Cuban professor and violinist Sydney Campbell.

Limerick, December 2018.  The Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, Hugo René Ramos Milanés made a working visit to the University of Limerick in which he held a meeting with his President Dr. Des Fitzgerald. The University of Limerick, despite being relatively young (it was founded in 1972) is one of the most prestigious Irish universities, it was recognized in 2017 as the best University and stands out for the quality of its postgraduate training, its active participation in scientific research and links with important companies.

10 December 2018. In our Mission in Zambia we kindly remember that on the Day of Human Rights, there are still many humans without rights. And we want to bring to your attention some paragraphs of the speech by our Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on this issue on 16th May 2018:

Nassau, 8 December 2018 - On the occasion of the 46th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations among the independent states of CARICOM and Cuba and the 16th anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Day, the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Nassau commemorates such important dates. To mark the occasion, a full programme of activities has been carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba with the participation of CARICOM diplomatic missions accredited to Havana.