Etiket: Cuba
Cuba | Large pro-Palestinian demonstration in the presence of the president
(Havana) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday led a large demonstration in Havana in support of the Palestinians, during which the United States was also criticized for its support for…
In Cuba, always more imported foodstuffs than cultivated foods
(Artemisa) Agricultural production in the Cuban province of Artemisa, the former breadbasket of Havana, has fallen in recent years, as has the entire island, which is now forced to import…
Two years after the “11J” protests, Cuba is still in crisis
Two years after the anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, for which 500 people were heavily condemned, the communist island remains mired in a deep economic and social crisis which is fueling…
Miami, an air of Cuba and street-art
Posted on 07/08/2023 21:00 Video length: 4 mins. France 2 Article written by France 2 – E. Lagarde, T. Donzel, Z. Boughzou France Televisions Head for Miami, at the far…
Cuba | Tourism still recovering
(Trinidad) Despite the end of the pandemic, Cuba is still struggling to regain a flourishing tourism, vital for its economy. In Trinidad, the jewel of the island, the high season…
Quebecers stuck in Cuba: “Sunwing left us in a shit hole”
Quebecers who were to return Saturday evening from a trip to Cayo Santa Maria are furious because of the treatment offered by the airline Sunwing. A breakage would have grounded…
Cuba and Iran unite to fight against “American imperialism”
(Havana) Cuba and Iran expressed Thursday their desire to strengthen their ties to face the “aggressive policy” of the United States, on the occasion of an official visit by Iranian…
“It’s the worst decision of my life”, laments a patient who had surgery in Cuba for $ 18,000
A 46-year-old Sherbrooke resident who was afflicted with painful back pain bitterly regrets having paid $18,000 for surgery that turned into a nightmare, in Cuba, where he received poor care…
Heavy rains in Cuba leave three dead and thousands displaced
(Havana) Three people died due to heavy rains that fell in eastern and central Cuba, causing extensive material damage and leading to the evacuation of thousands of inhabitants, authorities announced…
China has long been spying on Cuba, US official says
(Washington) China has been trying for years to expand its spy operations from Cuba, where it honed its capabilities in 2019, a White House official who did not wish to…
Cuba, a thorn in the American side
The news put into perspective every Saturday, thanks to the historian Fabrice d’Almeida. The news has fallen: China will open a spy base in Cuba. Something to awaken the old…
Cuba denies the existence of a planned Chinese spy base on the island
(Havana) Cuba on Thursday called “false and unfounded” press reports on a supposed agreement allowing China to set up a spy base on the communist island, while the White House…
Rape charges | Cuba Gooding Jr. settles in civil court
(New York) When a civil trial for a rape case was to open Tuesday morning in New York, it was learned that Cuba Gooding Jr. had settled out of court,…
Cuba | Nearly 30,000 visas issued by Washington since the beginning of 2023
(Havana) Nearly 30,000 Cubans have benefited from new American immigration rules since January, the American Chargé d’Affaires in Havana, Benjamin Ziff, announced on Friday, but the issuance of tourist and…
War in Ukraine | Lavrov thanks Cuba for ‘full understanding’
(Havana) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday in Havana thanked the Cuban government for its “full understanding” of the conflict in Ukraine, at the start of a visit to…
Miguel Diaz-Canel re-elected for a second and final term as head of Cuba
(Havana) Miguel Diaz-Canel, 62, was unsurprisingly re-elected on Wednesday as head of the communist island of Cuba for a second and final term, in a country where the opposition is…
Washington not about to remove Cuba from its blacklist
(Washington) The United States is not about to remove Cuba from its blacklist of countries supporting terrorism, said Thursday the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken. Posted at 6:10 p.m.…
Cuba | The masters of rum preserve a century-old know-how
(Santo Domingo) Every morning, the Cuban master rum maker César Marti feels the same intense pleasure when he opens the doors of the cellar of the “Central Rhumerie” of Santo…
Human Rights Report | Cuba accuses Washington of interfering in the issue of the 2021 protests
(Havana) Cuba on Tuesday accused the United States of “interventionism and interference”, after the publication of the annual report of the American State Department on human rights which denounces the…
in the heat of Cuba with the show “Soy de Cuba”
Published on 03/18/2023 23:02 Video length: 2 min. France 3 Article written by R. Kezal, M. Diawara, O. Darmostoupe, B. de Saint-Jore – France 3 France Televisions The show “Soy…