New York, 10 October 2016. “Cuba stands firm in its conviction that a key requirement towards the full realization of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls is the achievement of a new equitable and just international order, ensuring the eradication of poverty and hunger, the end of armed conflicts, the value of human beings above capital and the preservation of the environment”, noted the Deputy Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ana Silvia Rodríguez Abascal, at the UN Third Committee on Agenda item: “Advancement of Women”.

New York, 10 October 2016. Cuba stressed today that the constant imperialist aggressions and the permanent interferences in the internal affairs of third world countries; the plundering of their wealth and the promotion of regional conflicts for economic and political benefits; the systematic destruction of these peoples’ infrastructures and indiscriminate slaughtering of innocent civilians are the main causes nowadays for the violation of International Humanitarian Law.

V prosinci 2014 začal pozvolný proces uvolňování napětí mezi Havanou a Washingtonem, který zahájili americký prezident Barack Obama a jeho kubánský protějšek Raúl Castro. Obamova administrativa si uvědomila, že politika sankcí trvající déle než půl století je již nefunkční, anachronická a nedosáhla žádných výsledků.

Palmerston North, 10 October 2016. - The screening of "The film of Ana" marked the inauguration of the 15th Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LAASFF) in this city at the Manawatu-Wanganui region. 

The event became a day filled with traditional elements of Cuban culture, which began with the charm and amuse of Caribbean music and dance rhythms, under the leadership of Rafael Ferrer Noel and his Cuban Fusion project. Young Cubans enrolled at Massey University where in charge of delighting the audience with authentic Creole nibbles.

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA, October 8, 2016.Second Secretary in charge of consular affairs at the Embassy of Cuba in Kingston, Rigoberto Zarza Ross, held a fruitful meeting with the members of the Friendship Association Jamaica-Cuba, chapter Montego Bay, during which the attendees paid homage to the key dates of October, in particular, the demise of Ernesto Che Guevara.

Several Barbadian artists, in a combination of established professionals and young talents, staged an excellent free concert to close the program of activities commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Barbados Crime, held in Bridgetown on October 2-8. Thus they made the farewell to international delegates from Cuba, USA, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, October 7th 2016. Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew J. Holness demanded the end of blockade the United States imposes against cuba, during his address to the 71st period of sessions of the United Nations General ASsembly, in New York. 

“Jamaica realizes that the continuation of the economic embargo against our sister Caribbean country, Cuba, is out of step with recent actions to re-establish diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States.  We therefore call for its early lifting”, stated the Prime Minister.

New York, 7 October 2016. A total of 49 fines have been imposed, during Barack Obama’s Administration, to US and foreign entities for violating the US Embargo against Cuba, according to the records of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Government.