Pope Francis met Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and former president Alvaro Uribe, who have been distanced due to disagreements over the peace process with FARC-EP, according to Colombian news reports»
Blog Archives December 2016
Cuba Condemns Aggressions against Venezuela and Bolivia
Cuba condemned the physical attacks against the Venezuelan and Bolivian delegations at the meeting of MERCOSUR in Buenos Aires»
Raul Castro: Supporting Venezuela Means Fighting for Latin American and Caribbean Emancipation
Cuba President Raul Castro and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro presided over the ceremony that marked the 12th anniversary of the creation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP), held at Havana’s Convention Palace. Raul called on the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean to stand in solidarity with this Bolivarian, anti-imperialist and immensely »
Delcy Rodriguez Attacked by Police Officer in Argentina
A meeting of Mercosur foreign ministers was abruptly suspended Wednesday in Buenos Aires as Venezuelan Delcy Rodriguez tried to participate and was attacked by an Argentine police officer»
Sancti Spiritus Hotels Stand Out in Quality of Services
Iberostar Grand Hotel Trinidad and Sancti Spiritus Encanto Hotels complex were awarded the Leader of Quality recognition, the highest granted by the National Trade Union of Hotel and Tourism Workers in Cuba»
Cuba, EU Sign Agreement on Political Dialogue and Cooperation
Representatives of Cuba and the European Union (EU) signed a Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement, which is considered the framework for the development of ties on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual respect»
Human Rights: The Best Evidence
You wake up. You wear your uniform from Monday to Friday. You take your books and your snack, and then your mother goes with you to school. On the way, your little brother is taken to where he plays with other children. No matter if there are no toys, the pedagogical assistants will make them with the products they have »
Cuban Youth, Students Celebrate Human Rights National Day
Young people from all over Cuba started the commemoration of the National Day for Human Rights in schools, parks and main squares of each province, which will last until December 10th. According to Pedro Ortega, from the National Committee of the Young Communist League, the activities include presentations of children’s projects and artistic groups of the José Martí Art Instructors »
38th International Latin American Film Festival Kicks Off
The Havana Festival of New Latin American Cinema was officially inaugurated in Havana’s Karl Marx Theater, Thursday 8th, in what Iván Giroud, director of the event, described as exceptional circumstances»
Cuba Strengthens Links with Caribbean States
The Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), June Soomer, has verified during his visit to Cuba the strengthening of relations between the island and the rest of the Caribbean countries»