US Military Deployment in the Caribbean Sea Threatens the Region Under Absurd Pretexts
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Cuban Government strongly rejects the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, it ignores the commitment of the 33 Member States of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States when they proclaimed the region as a Zone of Peace.
Young Seychellois grateful for opportunity to study in Cuba
Victoria, 18 August._ Marie-Christine Stephania Ah-Kon and Iven Travis Rachel expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to train in Cuba as future doctors during a meeting with Tomás Méndez Parra, Minister Counselor of the Cuban diplomatic mission in Victoria.
Both young students will soon travel to the island to begin their training at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in September.
Release of Otto René Rodriguez Llerena
Press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba informs that Salvadoran national Otto René Rodríguez Llerena, who had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in the terrorist bombing of a hotel in Cuba in 1997, has served his sentence and, in accordance to the national legislation, has been released.
Celebrations for Fidel's centenary begin in Seychelles
Victoria, August 14, 2025. The Cuban Embassy and the Seychelles-Cuba Friendship Association (SECUFA) opened the program commemorating Fidel's centenary on August 13 with the opening of the “Fidel” photo exhibition at the National Library of Seychelles.
The exhibition brings together a selection of 16 photographs of Fidel taken through the lens of his son and photographer Alex Castro, most of them captured in the privacy of his home after his retirement from official duties, at a time when he devoted himself to researching and writing on various topics.
Fidel Castro, an architect of Cuban Revolution and a world leader
Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, remains one of the most influential and debated global figures of the 20th and 21st centuries due to his legacy in politics, education, culture, and humanism.
Beyond his role as Cuban head of State, Fidel Castro was a strategic thinker, a revolutionary educator, and a symbol of global resistance who, approaching his 100th birthday (1926-2026), continues to set the course for Cuba and resound in social movements in Latin America and the world.