Cuba rejects attacks by Mike Pence in the OAS
May 8th, 2018 +
On Monday, May 7, the Cuban Foreign Ministry rejected the “aggressive and untrue” remarks made by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, in Washington.
New tourist offers presented in FitCuba 2018
May 8th, 2018 +
International tourist arrivals worldwide have been steadily rising by about 3.5-4% over recent years. In Cuba, this figure had reached 16.2% by the end of 2017, representing not only a record for the island but also the difference between the growth of the sector in Cuba as compared to the rest of the Caribbean.
Cuban Ambassador Pedro L. Despaigne González visited the Ministry of Health of Ghana, where he was received by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu, with whom he discussed issues related to the cooperation in the field of health is carried out with Ghana.
CUBA, May 8, 2018.- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday afternoon, May 7, received his Excellency António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, who is on an official visit to our country, on the occasion of the 37th Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), taking place in Havana.
Monrovia May 8, 2018, - Under the title " Liberia-Cuba Bilateral Relations: Major Developments in April 2018", the Liberian newspaper The Frontier published, both in its digital (http://liberiantimesnews.com/) and in print versions, an extensive article describing some of the main events that, during the first semester of 2018, have stood out in the diplomatic ties between both nations.
Monrovia, May 8, 2018 - President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez sent a message to his Liberian counterpart H.E George Manneh Weah, thanking him for his congratulatory letter, on the occasion of his election as Cuban leader.
In the letter Diaz-Canel ratifies the willingness of the Cuban government to develop bilateral ties with Liberia.
NIGERIA, May 7, 2018. The Cuban Ambassador Carlos Trejo Sosa, gave a press interview to television Nigerian Television Authority (NTA, for its acronym in English).
The exchange allowed moving targets messages about Cuba and its reality and denounce the permanence of the economic embargo and financial embargo imposed by the United States against the Cuban people, illegal occupation of the territory of the Guantanamo Naval Base, changing Cuban government through the general elections, as well as the legacy of the Commander in Chief, Fidel Castro.
Five issues on the agenda for Havana ECLAC meeting
May 7th, 2018 +
Cuba will host this week the 37th Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the most important intergovernmental meeting of this United Nations body, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
UN Secretary General arriving today
The Secretary General of the United Nations, his Excellency António Guterres, will arrive in Cuba this afternoon, May 7, for an official visit.
During his stay, the distinguished guest will hold official talks with the President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and participate in the inauguration ceremony for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s 37th period of sessions, and the commemoration of the UN organization’s 70th anniversary.
NASSAU, May 7th, 2018. - The XXI Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) began in The Bahamas today, with the participation of a significant number of Foreign Ministers of the region.
