Soon after the world was forced into confinement by the spread of COVID-19 in 2020, the effects became noticeable in international trade as border closure restrictions affected maritime transport, which moves about 80% of the goods consumed on the planet, according to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.»
A Family Code that brings light, hope and recognition
In order to properly understand the new Family Code, Reina Arias, a resident of the province of Sancti Spiritus, hardly puts down the document whenever her work allows some reading time. She has had to check terms, ask questions and compare ideas at home, but today she refers to it as an all-encompassing text of vital importance in today’s Cuba»
Authorities ratify to guarantee animal welfare in Cuba
The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) ratified today its willingness to guarantee animal welfare in the country based on Decree Law 31.»
Cuba highlights UNICEF’s support in response to pandemic
The assistance by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is currently decisive in Cuba's efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the island's representation to the United Nations stated»
Declaration by the Revolutionary Government of Cuba
60 years since the proclamation that formalized the criminal economic blockade by the United States against Cuba»
A code with all and for all
Cuba began on Tuesday a process of popular consultation of the draft Family Code, an exercise of participatory democracy scheduled to run until April 30 throughout the country in which people will be able to participate, give opinions and contribute to the final provisions of the Act»
The Hill highlights Cuba´s children vaccination campaign
Cuba has become world leader in vaccinating its population against Covid-19, reaching a new milestone in child immunization, several US media highlighted Tuesday»
Legal process after riots in Cuba respected defendants’ guarantees
The legal process after the July 11 riots in Cuba respected the guarantees of the detainees and the country's laws, said authorities of the judicial system and relatives of the accused.»
U.S. blockade extends its effects to MEPs
Members of the European Parliament denounced the impact of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, and its extraterritorial scope, after a delegation of the Left Group of that body faced obstacles to travel to the island»
New Academic Department Honors Cuban Independence Fighters of Color
The Martyrs of 1912 Honorific Department was set up at Santiago’s Antonio Maceo Studies Center having in mind that this eastern city was the epicenter of an armed protest by the Independent Party of People of Color on May 20, 1912 and which was cruelly crashed by the Spanish rulers»