January 16, 2021, The Seattle-Cuba Friendship Committee and the Seattle MLK Coalition hosted the webinar “Alternatives to Policing - Policing in Cuba”, as part of the Martin Luther King Day events.
Nassau, January 15th, 2021. The Bahamian expert on Economy Kevin Alcena, a close friend of Cuba in this archipelago, described as absurd the recent designation of our country as a state sponsor of terrorism by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. In an article published on the social network Medium, the academic stated that "there is no way to substantiate this statement nor is there any justification for it," adding that by making an "exhaustive examination of all the readily available factual information, there is no a legitimate mandate that coincides with this statement against Cuba”.
Havana, January 6. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla recognized the support of the international community in favor of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States government against the Caribbean island.
He stated that during 2020, 159 States and 34 international organizations sent messages of support to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for resolution 74/7 entitled “The necessity to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba”.
Namibia, December 16th, 2020 - At the headquarters of the Cuban Embassy in Namibia, the young Matheus Natangwe Mwelihanyeka signed, in an official ceremony, the documents that endorse the beginning of his studies in Medicine in Cuba, as part of a scholarship granted by the Cuban government. Matheus was selected from a large group of candidates for his excellent academic results.
Wellington, December 11. The Cuban Revolution is about to turn 62 years old, thanks to the decision of the Cubans to defend it and to the solidarity of our friends around the world.
To thank our friends in New Zealand, we had a Cuban party at our Embassy.
Members of solidarity groups, union leaders, and people who have opened doors for us to expose the reality of Cuba, honored us with their assistance.
It was only a representation, but through them, we want to recognize all those who accompany us in the construction of a better world.
Monrovia, December 4th 2020.- In a meeting held between the Cuban Head of Mission in Liberia Mercedes L. Martínez Herrera and the President of the Liberia-Cuba Friendship Association Mr. Kesselee K. Kanneh, it was demonstrated that solidarity cannot be blocked.
Namibia, November 29th, 2020 - Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, expressed her solidarity with Cuba and stated the wish that "with the changes that have taken place in the United States, the path to normalization of relations between the two countries be resumed." She also highlighted the rapprochement between the two countries, under the leadership of Army General Raúl Castro and former US President Barack Obama.
Wellington, November 23. Young New Zealanders, including the Chairman of the Communist Party, Katjoesja Buissink, attended the Cuban Embassy to pay tribute to Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the fourth anniversary of his death.
The attendees watched a Cuban movie, talked about Fidel's work, and recorded messages about it.
It was a sign of the presence of the Commander in Chief of the Revolution among the new generations.
Wellington, November 11. Cuban Ambassador Edgardo Valdés was invited as a speaker at the Annual Conference of the New Zealand Maritime Union, in which he thanked the solidarity that this union has always given to Cuba.
The delegates to the Conference approved a declaration condemning the blockade and ratified their support for the Cuban people and their Revolution.
Monrovia, October 31, 2020 - The Liberia-Cuba solidarity group denounced the complicit silence of the US government and the evasion of justice for those guilty of terrorism against Cuba, while a growing intensification of the blockade against Cuba, which has lasted more than six decades, is taking place.
In a statement, the solidarity group expressed its support for the Cuban people in their six-decade struggle against the economic blockade and the aggressive US policy against Cuba.
