The Radio Habana Cuba 2023 pocket calendar, illustrated with the portrait that the Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín made in his home in Quito of the Cantor of the Cuban Revolution, Carlos Puebla, will be presented at the headquarters of the Casa Museo Guayasamín in Havana, on Friday, February 10 at 3:00 pm.... More


I confess that I am still saddened by the death in Madrid of Pablo Milanés, whom I remember especially that cold morning in Quito on the second day of the Festival Todas las Voces Todas in honor of the tenth anniversary of the Capilla del Hombre, the masterpiece of the painter Oswaldo Guayasamín.... More


The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not to dismantle Native sovereignty.  The case will determine the fate of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which was passed with the aim of halting cultural genocide by requiring, among other things, that if a state court determines that certain Native children must be removed from their homes, a Native family or tribal member be given priority placement and tribes have the right to be involved in the process.... More


Cuba commemorates the beginning of Operation Carlota through which the Caribbean island collaborated in the struggle for the independence of the current Republic of Angola and other South African nations.... More


Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the United Nations General Assembly, presenting the draft Resolution A/77/L.5, entitled: "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba."   November 3, 2022.... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC)-- It all began with a cigar box, a gift he received from his mother when he was a child. It was an empty box since the adults and friends of the family had already enjoyed the Habanos that filled the case, which came from a remote island in the Caribbean.... More


Cohiba in its 55th anniversary 

Havana, September 6 (RHC)--With the presentation and tasting of the Cohiba Piramides Extra vitola to the national and international media, the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Cuban cigars elite brand kicked off in Havana.... More


As Joe Biden prepares to embark on his first trip to Israel as U.S. president, the family of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has sent him a letter laying out a list of demands to ensure accountability for her killing in the occupied West Bank in May.... More


Ever since U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel formally ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. last week, press freedom advocates around the world have been mobilizing.... More


As the British government moves ever closer to extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, the pantomime of “justice” cloaking his persecution in the regalia of the “rule of law” continues to unfold: a torture rendition by another name, inching forward as the world watches in real time... More


An independent union at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, has ratified its first contract, with an 8.5 percent wage hike and benefit improvements — outstripping recent wage increases at other Mexican auto plants.... More


The first panel of the People's Summit in Los Angeles, opened Wednesday with a call for an end to the U.S. government's policy of suffocation against Cuba.... More


Havana, June 6 (RHC)-- The Government of Cuba described the exclusions at the Summit of the Americas, taking place as of Monday in Los Angeles, as anti-democratic and arbitrary. Radio Havana Cuba brings the full text of a statement of the island's authorities on the issue.... More


Havana, May 27 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP), held its 21st Summit in Havana, Cuba on May 27, 2022. The Final Declaration adopted by the alliance's member states follows.... More


Havana, May 14 (RHC)-- On the first day of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power, in its Ninth Legislature, Deputy Ana María Mari Machado, Vice President of the Cuban Parliament, read a Declaration issued by the International Relations Commission on the Summit of the Americas.... More


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