Cuban FM congratulates ESTI on its 52nd anniversary

On X, Rodriguez emphasized that since its founding, the ESTI has worked with revolutionary diplomacy and guaranteed excellent translation with high-ranking representatives from several countries. The foreign minister added, “I send a warm embrace...

Cuba’s Growing Private Sector Exposes the Failure of Socialism

After 65 years of socialist control, Cuba’s private sector has become the islands most unexpected victory for freedom. For decades, the Castro regime tried to convince the world—and its own people—that socialism was efficient, equal, and...

Cuba and China for strengthening cooperation in the study of the history of their revolutions and communist parties

'"Strengthening cooperation between Cuban and Chinese institutions in the study of the history of both countries, their revolutions and their Communist Parties, is the main objective of our visit," expressed comrade Li Zongyuan, director general...

XVII Encounter of Cubans Residing in Europe begins in Italy

Rome, October 24. - The XVII Encounter of Cubans Residing in Europe (ECRE) begins today in Italy with a patriotic march through the streets of Rome to the embassy of that nation, where the inaugural event of this regional meeting will take place....

Cuba Issues Early Warning as Tropical Storm Melissa Poses Growing Threat to the Caribbean

Satellite Image of Tropical Storm Melissa. Photo: EFE. October 23, 2025 Hour: 4:57 am Cuba’s National Civil Defense Headquarters has issued an early warning as Tropical Storm Melissa threatens to approach the island’s eastern and central regions....

‘Miradas desde Cuba’ photo exhibit: Black Cuba at the Bayview Opera House

This photo by Cuban photographer Sekou is part of the exhibition “Miradas desde Cuba” currently hanging at the Ruth Williams Opera House. ‘Miradas desde Cuba’ photo exhibit: Black Cuba at the Bayview Opera House by JR Valrey, The People’s Minister...

Cuban Mission to UN celebrates Culture Day

Attendees enjoyed a special concert by award-winning pianist, composer, and educator Arturo O’Farrill, accompanied by dancer Isabella Vergara. O’Farrill performed a selection of works that are an essential part of Cuba’s music. Several audiovisual...

Cuban Parlm’t voices solidarity with Zimbabwe on Anti-Sanctions Day

Our strongest solidarity with our sister country, a victim for more than two decades of sanctions that affect its development and well-being, without reason or justification, states the message from the International Relations Committee at the...

Melissa likely to become the next Category 5 storm, with a significant threat for Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti

The unusual Atlantic Hurricane Season 2025 continues to surprise. While there has been below-average activity this year, Tropical Storm Melissa is now explosively developing in the Caribbean Sea. Melissa is forecast to become the next Category 5...

Cuba arrests Chinese drug kingpin desired by United States for fentanyl trafficking

Cuban authorities have actually apprehended Chinese fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhang, who left custody in Mexico in July and is likewise desired by the United States, according to AFPmentioning Mexican security sources on Wednesday. Zhang, likewise...

Mexican Experts Suspect That Pemex Is Giving Cuba Low Quality Diesel That Won’t Work

The product does not meet the country’s regulations to be considered ultra low in sulfur, but it is suitable for power plants. Between January and September of this year, the daily average number of barrels leaving Mexican state oil refineries was...

'Obviously it’s hard.' Cuban Andy Pages' Dodgers success is bittersweet due to family separation

Just 90 miles of open ocean separate Andy Pages’ boyhood home in Mantua, Cuba, from the southern tip of the Florida Keys. Yet the short distance between those two points is unbridgeable. Politics has separated Cuba and the U.S. for most of the...

Melissa set to rapidly intensify, threatening Jamaica and Cuba with severe impacts

In the Caribbean, Melissa is expected to rapidly intensify, posing a significant threat to Jamaica and Cuba with severe winds and heavy rainfall.(Watch the latest forecast above)As of Friday evening, the Dominican Republic and Haiti are already...

Cuba Condemns U.S. Pressure Ahead of UN Vote on Blockade Resolution

The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, denounced today the coercive measures being exerted by the United States ahead of the upcoming United Nations vote on the resolution calling for the lifting of the decades-long blockade...

Thousands Attend Mass To Honor The Iconic Celia Cruz’s100th Birthday After Cuban Officials Cancel Performance

Due to her opposition of Fidel Castro, Cruz's legacy remains in conflict with Cuban government. Thousands in Cuba flocked to a mass service in honor of the 100th birthday of the late Celia Cruz. The community took the celebration of the legendary...

Sri Lankan newspapers republish Cuba’s complaint against the U.S.

6 The newspapers Lanka Leader, Sri Lanka Guardian, and Colombo Times republished Cuba’s complaint this Thursday about the US intimidation maneuvers linked to the upcoming vote on the blockade at the United Nations. The Sri Lankan publications...

Cuban Missile Crisis: Tense Standoff Between US and USSR in 1962

New Delhi, India — The Cuban missile crisis began on October 16, 1962, when U.S. National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy presented evidence of Soviet missile deployment in Cuba to President John F. Kennedy. This marked the start of a tense...

Cuba nabs suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by US, Mexico

Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted by the United States, the Mexican government said Wednesday. Suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin Zhi Dong Zhan. Photo: Fiscalía General del...

Cuba captures alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by US, Mexico says

A fugitive Chinese national, whom authorities in the United States accuse of trafficking large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine into the country before being arrested and then escaping custody in Mexico, has been recaptured in Cuba, according to...

Cuba slams U.S. pressure campaign ahead of UN vote to lift embargo

HAVANA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The United States is "intimidating" countries into voting against a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that calls for an end to the decades-long U.S. embargo on Cuba, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno...