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Jun

16

2023

U.S. hinders cataract surgery for 13,000 patients in Cuba

A waiting list of 13,000 patients in need of cataract surgery, and who could lose their sight, are today prevented from accessing this procedure due to the sanctions imposed on Cuba by the U.S. government.

Eneida Pérez, head of the Cataract Service and director of the Ocular Microsurgery Center of the Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology (ICO), located in this capital city, explained that the post-pandemic crisis affecting the world has also dented the work of that unit of the National Health System.

Jun

12

2023

Support grows in the Americas for the European campaign against the blockade of Cuba.

The Europe for Cuba channel today highlighted the support in Central America, the Caribbean and the South of the continent for its World Tsunami campaign against the blockade of Cuba, an initiative that is now in its third month.

In recent weeks, the platform that promotes solidarity with the island released on social networks new videos and messages from organizations that added their voice to the denunciation of the economic, commercial and financial siege imposed on the Antillean nation by Washington and the demand for its immediate and unconditional lifting.

Jun

08

2023

Cuba's parliament rejects new U.S. accusation of terrorism

The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (Parliament) today rejected the certification issued by the U.S. State Department that this country "does not fully cooperate" with the anti-terrorist efforts of the United States.

Jun

07

2023

I am a creature of the Cuban Revolution, says Nancy Morejón

The poet and essayist Nancy Morejon said today in Havana that she considers herself a creature of the Cuban Revolution, a commitment she assumes without questioning the one adopted by others.

It is regrettable that some colleagues do not accept it, that they talk about freedom of expression and rights and at the same time lie and censure or defame a history they do not know, she said in a conversation with Prensa Latina.

Jun

06

2023

Cuba denounces to UNESCO the siege against its artists and intellectuals

Cuba's ambassador to Unesco, Yahima Esquivel, denounced today at a forum on cultural diversity the harassment, aggressions and campaigns against artists and intellectuals of the island, which she considered unacceptable.

Jun

05

2023

Democrat Representative Jim McGoverns: "Our Cuba policy is a disgrace".

U.S. policy toward Cuba is "a disgrace and a miserable failure," Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) said in an exclusive interview with Belly of the Beast.

The 13-term House Democratic leader said he personally asked President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to lift Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a "simply political" action.

May

31

2023

Cuba thanks European trade unions for their solidarity.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez today thanked the resolution adopted by the European Confederation of Trade Unions condemning the inclusion of the island in the U.S. list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

On the last day of the 15th Congress of the Confederation, the initiative was approved at the proposal of the Spanish General Union of Workers, the Foreign Minister said on Twitter.

May

29

2023

U.S. calls for an end to the blockade of Cuba

In a new day of solidarity caravans, Cubans living in Miami, representatives of the Alianza Martiana Coalition and the José Martí Cultural Association, demanded the lifting of the US #blockade against Cuba.

About 20 cars drove through downtown Miami, demonstrating that there are many Cubans who defend a relationship of respect and cooperation between Cuba and the US.

In their slogans they also advocated for the removal of the island from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism.

May

22

2023

Commemoration of the 128th Anniversary of José Martí's fall in battle in Key West

On the occasion of the 128th anniversary of the fall in Dos Rios of Cuba's National Hero, José Martí, directors of the Alianza Martiana Coalition, representatives of the José Martí Cultural Association and members of the Cuban community living in Florida, USA honored the most universal of all Cubans.

May

17

2023

Details on changes in Cuba's passport expanded

The general director of Consular Affairs and Cubans Living Abroad, Ernesto Soberon, today offered new details on the migratory measures regarding the extension of passport validity.

In a direct transmission on the social network Facebook, Soberón said that passports with 10-year validity will be those issued as of July 1.

He explained that it was decided that those documents with six-year validity and those to be issued soon will coexist in time, until the first half of 2029.

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