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They prepare a program of activities to celebrate the 503rd anniversary of Havana

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Exhibitions, concerts and exhibitions related to Eusebio Leal Spengler, in addition to the delivery of houses and the inauguration of works, are part of the program conceived by the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana (OHCH) to celebrate the 503rd anniversary of the former Villa of San Cristóbal, next November 16. In a Cuban television report, it was reported that among the novelties, the presentation of a collection of books on the work and legacy of Eusebio Leal Spengler stands out.

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Cuban businessmen strengthened relations in tourism business round in Havana

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With some 400 agreements in the initial phase and more than 2,000 possible on the way, the 1st Business Round of the local business community with tourism, organized by the Government of the capital and the Tourism Delegation in the city, concluded this Thursday in Havana. It has been a profitable day, according to the exchanges held with participants of local development projects, entrepreneurs, MSMEs, state companies, cooperatives, creators, as well as those of the tourism system, said coordinator of programs that attends Relations Internationals.

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Cuba does not sponsor terrorism, former US officials say

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Former United States intelligence officials consider the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism to be unjustified, according to a news source from the northern country. Half a dozen people related to the design of the policy towards the island in both the Republican and Democratic administrations, alleged how the “consensus position” in the US intelligence community coincides in that the nation does not sponsor terrorism.

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The pride of a red scarf

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As every year, the “José Martí” Pioneer Organization (OPJM), carries out within its pioneering processes, the Change of Attribute, and taking advantage of the month of October full of history, it was held in greeting to the Camilo-Che Day, to the 103rd anniversary of the birth of the first pioneer martyr Paquito González Cueto and also in tribute to the Day of Cuban Culture. More than nine thousand third grade students in Granma province changed their blue scarves for red ones and from Moncadista pioneers.

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Chapeando: Culture, donations and contrasts

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“We are going to win, we are going to win…” sings Nsila Cheche, starting our podcast. The cajon touch sounds with the invincible optimism of the Cuban, who in the worst moments laughs and dances, scaring away the bad omen. Well chosen musical greeting to the Day of Cuban Culture. And also the celebration of the date by artists and intellectuals, who did not go to a theater to celebrate themselves. They walk through the towns of Pinar del Río where Ian’s winds took away the roofs and the souls of many people.

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The United States “is ruining” economies in the world, accuses Petro

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The United States “is ruining” economies around the world, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday, given the strong devaluation of the local currency against the dollar as a consequence, according to the president, of Washington’s economic policy. Petro, the first left-wing president of Colombia, predicted a global crisis due to the “stagnation” of activity and what he called the “gas war” in Europe, after the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Brigade of Art Instructors comes of age in Cuba

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Eighteen years after its foundation, the José Martí Brigade of Art Instructors celebrates its coming of age with the display of a broad agenda of activities from all aesthetic expressions. Just on the date marked on the island for the Day of Cuban Culture (October 20), the brigade stands out as a space for the dissemination and defense of traditions, popular practices and artistic manifestations, which -by its hand- reach the communities most remote of the largest of the Antilles.

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President Díaz-Canel receives the Deputy Secretary General of the UN

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“It is a pleasure to receive you on this visit to our country, which marks another moment in the strengthening of Cuba’s relations with the United Nations Population Fund,” said the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and president of the Republic. , Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, welcoming Dr. Natalia Kanem, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Organization and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, who is in Havana, at the Palace of the Revolution responding to an invitation from the Cuban Government.

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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla: “The world would be better without the blockade against Cuba”

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Transcript of the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, in the presentation to the national and foreign press, of the update of the national report by virtue of resolution 75/289 of the General Assembly of the Nations Nations, entitled “Need to end the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” (Period August 2021- February 2022)

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María Salud Ramírez Caballero, Mama Coco, dies at 109

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The woman who inspired the character of Mama Coco in the famous film Coco, produced by Pixar studios and winner of the Oscar in 2017 for best animated film, died this Sunday, Mexican authorities reported. “I deeply regret the death of Doña María Salud Ramírez Caballero, Mama Coco, a tireless woman and example of life, who was an inspiration for this beloved character who went around the world,” reported Roberto Monroy, Secretary of Tourism of Michoacán (west ), the state of origin.