Tag: Cuba

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:41 UTC

  Cuban authorities say no to “peaceful” demonstrations

  

  Cuban authorities have ruled against the staging of an opposition demonstration which was scheduled for Nov. 15 because it entailed “unconstitutional and destabilizing purposes.”

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Paraguayan Ambassador in Cuba dies of COVID-19

  

  Paraguay's Ambassador to Cuba Bernardino Cano Radil has died Sunday of COVID-19 in Havanna, it was reported. He was 65.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Leading dissident arrested following a letter calling on UN official to check human rights in Cuba

  

  Cuban opponent and Sarajov Human Rights Prize from the European Parliament, Guillermo Fariñas was picked up by security forces on Wednesday at his home in the city of Santa Clara, with no information of the reason for his arrest or where he is being held.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentine Air Force delivers medical supplies to ailing COVID-19 ailing Cuba

  

  An Argentine Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft has landed Sunday in Cuba to deliver syringes, needles, surgical masks, gloves and other medical supplies furnished by the White Helmets and the Argentine Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, among other organizations.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 08:53 UTC

  Argentina, Cuba ratify willingness to strengthen bilateral ties

  

  Argentina's International Economic Relations Secretary Jorge Neme held a meeting Monday in Havanna with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, during which both countries ratified their intention to strengthen bilateral ties.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 18:30 UTC

  US sanctions Cuban officers involved in repression against their own people

  

  The United States sanctioned on Thursday three high ranking Cuban officials, the fourth round of punitive measures, in reply to the violent repression of anti-government protests that started on 11 July and shook the island's elite.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Cuban generals keep dying weeks after the uprisings

  

  Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) of Monday announced the death of Reserve General Manuel Eduardo Lastres Pacheco, making him the fourth high-ranking officer to pass away in just over a week.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Forgotten Latin America; EU can ill afford to ignore its strategic importance

  

  By Ana Palacio (*) – The EU well knows that when it comes to expanding its influence within a country or region, China plays the long game. But China is also adept at identifying opportunities to make rapid progress, and Latin America’s escalating crises represent a golden one.

• Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Cuban gov't to allow medicines, food and hygiene products into the country

  

  Cuba's Ministry of Finance and Prices has allowed unrestricted entry into the country of medicines, food, and hygiene products as of next Monday in a measure to appease protests which erupted nationwide last Sunday.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  One demonstrator dead confirmed as only bits of information are known from censorship-gripped Cuba

  

  Following a shut down of access to the internet, Cuba's Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that at least one person died and several others were arrested in the outskirts of capital Havana following Sunday's popular uprising in demand of food, medicines, electricity and freedom.