Cuba ratifies the new Constitution with 86.85% of the votes cast; Strong support for the Revolution and Socialism

The Cuban revolutionary people gave on February 24 another sample of its human greatness and the vigor of the fibers of which it is made. The result of the Constitutional Referendum this Sunday is the highest point of a process built from realism, boldness, permanent dissent and the sense of the historical moment of the revolutionary leadership and from the collective thought, the sharpness and the desires of our immense town.

Cuba supports enlargement of the Security Council to rectify insufficient representation of developing countries.

New York, 25 February 2019.In his statement at the intergovernmental negotiations on the United Nations Security Council Reform, Ambassador Humberto Rivero Rosario, representative of the island to the international organization, reiterated that the Security Council reform process should be based on a comprehensive and broad approach, addressing all substantive topics related to the five key issues, namely: the question of membership

Cuban Ambassador to Canada Pays First Official Visit to Québec

Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, H.E. Josefina Vidal Ferreiero, with Québec Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Michel Doyon

Quebec, February 21, 2019.- Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, H.E. Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, made her first official visit to Québec, where she was received by Québec Lieutenant Governor the Honourable Michel Doyon; the Speaker of the National Assembly of Québec Mr. François Paradis; the Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie Ms. Nadine Girault; and Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economics and Innovation.

Ambassador Vidal Ferreiro's agenda also included meetings with Ms. Paule Robitaille, MP for Bourassa-Sauvé (Liberal Party), Official Opposition Critic for  International Relations and Francophonie; Mr. Pascal Bérubé, MP for Matane-Matepédia (Parti Québécois); Leader of the Second Opposition Group; Mr. Sol Zanetti, MP for Jean-Lessie (Quebec Solidaire), Leader of the Third Opposition Group; and with Mr. Rénald Bergeron, Vice-Rector for External, International and Health Affairs at the University of Laval.

 

Danish Prime Minister visits the Cuban stand at the tourism fair in Herning

Danish Prime Minister visits the Cuban stand at the tourism fair in Herning

 In the framework of the Danish Travel Show "Ferie for Alle" which is held from February 22 to 24 in the Danish city of Herning, the Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen visited the Cuban stand where he exchanged with the Cuban ambassador to that country, Yiliam Gómez Sardiñas and with the representatives of the Tourism Office of Cuba for the Nordic and Baltic countries.

Jamaica Peace Council denounces the US aggression against Venezuela and the manipulation of the Humanitarian Aid

Jamaica Peace Council denounces the US aggression against Venezuela and the manipulation of the Humanitarian Aid

Declaration of the Jamaica Peace Council:

The Jamaica Peace Council denounces the Trump Administration’s recent sanctions, freezing of assets, acts of provocation and military aggression against the people of Venezuela. These actions are in alarming violation of international law and the fundamental principles of human rights and national sovereignty.

Solidarity with Venezuela

Article by Yasser Mussa:

Some say that we got bigger problems than to be thinking about Venezuela.

But I am a school teacher.

Our work is to make connections.

I teach African and Maya history to first form students. On their last census 56% of Venezuelans identified themselves as black or indigenous.

Their country sits a top trillions of dollars in oil reserves.

The people and government of Venezuela granted Belize $400 million in access to PETRO-Caribe funds.

Cuba and Niue explore medical cooperation opportunities

Wellington, February 22, 2019. – At a meeting held at the headquarters of the High Commission of Niue in this capital, Cuba's ambassador, Mario Alzugaray, had the opportunity to discuss with his Niuean peer new opportunities for cooperation with that Pacific nation.

Cuba and Niue established diplomatic relations in 2014 and maintain friendly links, reinforced by multiple coincidences on global issues, especially from the priority that both parties attach to environmental protection and to need to confront climate change.

Funds Raised in Toronto to Aid Tornado Victims

Toronto, February 22nd, 2019.- On Thursday night, there was a fundraising event in this city for the victims of the tornado that hit the Cuban capital on January 27.

Organized by the Association of Cuban Residents in Toronto "Juan Gualberto Gómez", the event also brought together members of solidarity groups with Cuba, among which were the Cuban-Canadian Friendship Association, the Latin American Solidarity Network and Consulate officials General of Cuba in this city.

Cuba calls on international community to prevent aggression against Venezuela

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Cuba has called on the international community to mobilise to prevent any aggression against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro.

In a statement released by the Cuban embassy in Malaysia here today, the Caribbean island nation also called on the governments and the peoples of the world to defend peace in Venezuela.

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