Cuban poets present at the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, United States
From April 23 to 26, 2026, Cuban poets will participate virtually in the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, held in Texas, United States, from Cameron County to Hidalgo County. The event is organized by FlowerSong Press, an independent publisher based in McAllen, Texas, which reaffirms its love for Cuba and its firm commitment to denouncing the cultural and economic blockade imposed by the Trump Administration.
Embassy of Cuba in the United States Joins the “My Signature for the Homeland” Initiative
The staff of the Cuban Embassy in the United States joined in signing the document “My Signature for the Homeland,” a grassroots initiative launched on April 19.
The action is part of a broad movement rejecting the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States government against the island, as well as the recent tightening of these measures.
“We Condemn Everything that Divides Humanity and Unbalances the World”: Statement by the Martiano Program
Statement by the entities of the National Program for the Study and Promotion of Martiano Thought
Convinced that there are no threats capable of intimidating the people of Abdala—a symbol of the utmost sacrifice that a profoundly Martiano people will always be willing to make; confident that “no prow can cut through a cloud of ideas,” and that moral weapons are those that save peoples and define what it means to be human; mindful of our history and proud of our mambí, guerrilla, and humanist heritage:
Cuba Is Not Alone: Solidarity from the United States
Friends of Cuba in the United States gathered today in front of the Caribbean nation’s embassy in this capital to express their solidarity with its people at a time when the aggressiveness of the government of Donald Trump is intensifying.
The initiative took shape through music, whose universal language builds bridges. Prensa Latina spoke with some of the participants.
Meeting between Cuban and U.S. delegations confirmed
Alejandro García del Toro, Deputy Director General for U.S. Affairs at Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), provided statements to Granma on the matter.
In an exchange this morning, the newspaper Granma asked García del Toro about recent foreign press reports regarding meetings between U.S. and Cuban officials in Havana.
García del Toro stated: “This is a sensitive issue that, as we have said, we handle with discretion.