Cuban cinematic masterpiece Lucía screened in Leeds
London, 2 September. A screening of the Humberto Solas’ film Lucía (1968) took place yesterday in Leeds as part of an event organised by Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) and Cinema Pending in that British city.
Categorical rejection of unfounded allegations of US election interference
At the end of July, articles in The Miami Herald newspaper and others from the McClatchy press organisation, to which the newspaper belongs, began a new slanderous campaign against Cuba, citing anonymous intelligence sources to back up the accusation, a common practice to which this journalistic organisation and its editors are accustomed when lies are the basis of the report.
The accusation is that Cuba is carrying out efforts to influence local electoral campaigns in the state of Florida in the United States.
Cuban Ambassador to UK visits International Coffee Organisation
London 13 August. The Cuban Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ismara Vargas Walter, visited the headquarters of the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), where she was received by the executive director, Vanúsia Nogueira.
Support for the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and the lifting of the blockade was ratified in Wales.
London, 12 August 2024- On the afternoon of Friday 9 August, members of the Welsh Senedd, the solidarity campaign and trade unions demanded the lifting of the blockade and the removal of Cuba from the list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism, in the framework of an event of solidarity with the island during the National Festival of Welsh culture "Eisteddfod" in the city of Pontypridd.
Haila María Mompié’s European Tour Kicks Off in the United Kingdom
London, July 1st. - Cuban singer Haila María Mompié and her band began their European summer tour in the United Kingdom under the title “Llegó la Mompié”. Considered one of the best female son singers in the world, Haila took to the stage in London, on June 25, and at the Glastonbury Festival, on June 28.