Tag: Miguel Diaz-Canel

• Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Ortega sworn in for fifth term, fourth in a row, and second with his wife

  

  Commander Daniel Ortega Monday received the Nicaraguan presidential sash from Parliament Speaker Gustavo Porras at Managua's Plaza de la Revolución during a ceremony attended by allies such as Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and Cuba's Miguel Díaz-Canel.

• 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 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian President supports Cuban demonstrations, signs privatization of Eletrobras

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday expressed his support for the Cuban people protesting against their living conditions under the Communist Government of Miguel Díaz-Canel.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Social media filled with rumors about situation in Cuba as government shuts down internet

  

  Little has been known outside Cuba about the situation in the country following Sunday's nationwide protests against the government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel due to shortages of food, electricity and medicines.

• Friday, April 16th 2021 - 08:09 UTC

  Raúl Castro to step down as leader of Cuba's Communist Party

  

  Iconic leader Raúl Castro is expected to step down as First Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) as the VIII Congress of the PCC is set to start this Friday at the Havana Convention Center, under the title “The Congress of the historical continuity of the Cuban Revolution.”

• Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:42 UTC

  Cuba short of oil forced to burn old tyres to power factories

  

  The Cuban government has ordered a cement factory to burn old tyres to power its operations and save on oil, amid a worsening fuel shortage brought on by US sanctions on the Communist island.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 10:29 UTC

  Cuba names a prime minister for the first time in decades, to decentralize administration

  

  Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country’s first prime minister in decades, under a new constitution that seeks to decentralize former leader Fidel Castro’s job.

• Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolivarian countries call Evo's departure from presidency “a coup d'état”

  

  Dignitaries of several Latin America and Caribbean countries Saturday criticized the uprising that led the resignation of Evo Morales as president of Bolivia in - which was dubbed a “coup d'état” in a joint statement in Havanna on the closing day of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) summit to celebrate the grouping's 17th anniversary.

• Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 13:03 UTC

  Hard-time “Special period” creeping back in Cuba, diesel shortage and long queues

  

  Havana awoke on Thursday to long lines at gas stations and public transportation stops after President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned fellow Cubans to expect fuel shortages and blackouts that he blamed on US sanctions.

• Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Maduro says Venezuela is open to receive Colombian ex FARC leaders

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday said two former FARC commanders from neighboring Colombia whose whereabouts are unknown were “welcome in Venezuela,” a statement likely to fuel criticism that he is providing a safe haven for armed groups.