Tag: Cuba

Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.
Monday, August 8th 2022 - 21:29 UTC
Fuel deposit fire in Cuba reaches 4th day - one firefighter dies

A gruesome fire in Cuba has reached its fourth day. A fuel deposit has been burning since Friday in Matanzas, in western Cuba, in what has already been described as the biggest industrial disaster in the country's history.
Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Cuba to produce antibiotics locally to save on pricy imports

Cuban health authorities announced earlier this week that the Caribbean nation will produce some antibiotics in high demand at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to save on their high price.
Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 22:43 UTC
Cubans to keep enduring power cuts in blazing summer

The electricity supply in Cuba's capital city is showing increasingly recurrent cuts as the aging power plants seem to be reaching their point of technical exhaustion.
Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Cuba and Argentina deepen agricultural assistance

Cuban and Argentina have agreed on mutual agricultural cooperation to boost the livestock of the Caribbean country with the support of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and Argentine companies, it was announced Tuesday.
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Brazil: Mr. and Mrs. Lula test positive for COVID-19

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife Janja tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, due to which all campaign engagements have been suspended, the candidate's press office announced.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.
Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Biden negotiating Argentina's presence at Summit of the Americas

US President Joseph Biden's envoy Christopher Dodd arrived in Buenos Aires to talk Alberto Fernández into attending next month's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, a gathering many leaders intend to boycott following the host's decision not to invite the non-democratically ruled Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 19:38 UTC
US now turns to Cuba and Venezuela, possibly to salvage LA Summit

US President Joseph Biden picked up the message several leaders sent him and is said to be considering a possible U-turn on his decision not to invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to the June 6-10 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.
Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Cuba's new penal code keeps death penalty as an option

Cuba's one-party legislature Sunday passed a new Penal Code, which was considered to be “modern” and adjusted to the country's socialist “reality,” it was announced in Havana.