On February 3, 1962, former President of the United States, John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 3447, which stipulated the total trade embargo on Cuba. By doing so, the government of that country made the blockade against the Cuban State and people official.
Toronto, January 30th, 2017. The Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association in Toronto (CCFA- Toronto) organized last Saturday a traditional cultural event to celebrate the 164th anniversary of Cuba’s National Hero, José Marti. Friends of Cuba, Cuban residents abroad and members of the Consulate General shared this lovely evening.
Toronto, January 10th, 2017.- The 58th Anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution was celebrated with jubileelast Saturday evening at the headquarters of "Casa Maiz", in this city. This event was organized by the associations Canadian –Cuban Friendship Association - Toronto, Friends of Cuba Against U.S Blockade, Casa Maiz and the Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network (LACSN).
The words of Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro, spoken last April at the 7th Party Congress, were reaffirmed during the Military Review and March of the Combatant People, today January 2, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the heroic uprising in Santiago de Cuba and the Granma expedition's landing - Revolutionary Armed Forces Day - in honor of Fidel and Cuba's youth
GENEVA, December 10, 2016.- Cuba is celebrating the development achieved in areas such as health, education, science and culture on Human Rights Day, as per a statement of the Cuban diplomatic mission at the UN headquarters in Geneva.