The World Stands With Cuba
By Tamara Hansen On October 26, 2016 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its 25th annual vote on the U.S. Blockade on Cuba. For the twenty-fifth year in a row the [...]
BLOCKADE NEWS
Obama to visit Cuba in March
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations Director General for the United States, Josefina Vidal, confirmed during a press conference in Havana this Thursday, February 18, that [...]
Raul Castro speech on December 17, 2015
One year has gone by since the simultaneous announcements made on December 17, 2014, by the presidents of Cuba and the United States to reestablish diplomatic relations [...]
Bruno Rodríguez: “We will continue to present this draft resolution for as long as the blockade persists”
Mr. President; Distinguished Permanent Representatives; Esteemed Delegates; On December 17 last year, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, recognized [...]
Historic 191 Votes in Favor of Cuba’s Resolution Against the Blockade
The United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of lifting the blockade against Cuba Tuesday, with only the U.S. and Israel voting against. The initiative has been backed [...]
“The international community can always count on Cuba to lift its sincere voice against injustice” Raul Castro
(Council of State transcript / GI translation) Esteemed heads of state and government, Distinguished heads of delegations, Mr. Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. [...]
Latin America Demands an End to the US Blockade on Cuba
Venezuela, July 21, 2015 Latin American leaders have welcomed Monday’s formal restarting of relations between Cuba and the United States, after decades of hostility [...]
Prime Minister of Jamaica appeals for the end of US blockade against Cuba
JAMAICA, July 6, 2015. Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon Portia Simpson Miller, appealed for the end of the United States blockade against Cuba, during the 36th CARICOM Summit, [...]
Caravan of Humanitarian Aid Crosses from Canada to US on its Way to Cuba!
Before 1959, Cuba was governed by a series of dictators imposed by the US government. U.S. Companies owned over 50% of Cuba’s railways, over 70% of its land and 90% of [...]
UN General Assembly Demands End to Cuba Blockade for Twenty-Third Consecutive Year
28 October 2014 Sixty-ninth session, 30th & 31st Meetings (AM & PM) The General Assembly today adopted a resolution which for the twenty-third year in a row called [...]