U.S. sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violations

The United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in...

Travellers to the US set to pay 'double' in major new change

Travellers heading to the US will face a doubling of a key fee in a lesser-known aspect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While no specific date for the increase has been confirmed, the bill approved by Congress will become law once signed by...

President Kennedy’s Costa Rica visit in 1963

In March 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy visited San José as part of the Alliance for Progress. He was greeted by euphoric crowds in the streets of Costa Rica’s capital city, waved from an open-top car, and met with Latin American...

President Díaz-Canel receives warm greeting from his Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva 

A firm handshake reaffirms the brotherhood of both leaders and peoples. Photo taken from @PresidenciaCuba Havana, July 6 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, host of the XVII BRICS Summit, warmly greeted his Cuban counterpart,...

Cuba's heart beats in Marica

Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (RHC)-- After arriving early Sunday morning in Rio de Janeiro to attend the Seventeenth BRICS Summit, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez held a meeting with the Governor of the municipality of Marica, Washington Quaquá, a...

Cuban U-12 Baseball Team Travels to Curaçao

Baseball U-12 Havana, July 6 (RHC) - The Havana team La Lisa will leave today for Curaçao, as Cuba's representative in the Caribbean Little League Baseball elimination tournament (under 12 years old), which will be held from Monday until next...

President Lula greets his Cuban counterpart Diaz-Canel at 17th BRICS Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, host of the 17th BRICS Summit, effusively greeted his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Rio de Janeiro with a hug and handshake that spoke volumes. On the opening day...

US sanctions Cuban president on the fourth anniversary of historic protests

The United States was restricting visas for the Cuban president and other high-ranking government officials, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an X post on the fourth anniversary of historic anti-government protests in Cuba read more The...

Cuba launches new format and campaign for island's leading beer

HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) — The Cristal Festival, organized by Cerveceria Bucanero S.A. as a great show for the Cuban public, will be held in the provinces of Holguin and Havana on July 12 and 19, respectively. The event, which began in 2023,...

Cuba, an inspiring sister

HAVANA, Cuba, July 6 (ACN) In the context of the 17th BRICS Summit, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez met in Rio de Janeiro with Washington Quaquá, mayor of the municipality of Maricá and vice president of the Workers' Party (PT) of...

Cuba denounces violation of the of Foreign Ministry's YouTube channel

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) Cuban Foreign Ministry (Minrex by its Spanish acronym) denounced today the recent breach of its official YouTube channel by malicious actors. Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted that the act constitutes a...

Travel to the U.S. key fee set to double under new Trump legislation

02:54 ET, 07 Jul 2025 Travelers heading to the USA will soon face a doubling of a crucial fee due to an obscure provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While no specific date for the increase has been set, the bill, which has been approved by...

Cuba debuts today against Curaçao at 2025 Baseball Little League Caribbean tournament

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) Cuban La Lisa team will debut today against Pariba, representing host Curaçao, in the U12 Caribbean Little League Baseball tournament, which will award a spot to the World Series in Pennsylvania next August. The Havana...

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel meets PM Modi, expresses interest in India’s Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met PM Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit and expressed interest in India’s digital public infrastructure and UPI. The leaders discussed strengthening cooperation in key sectors. Rio de Janeiro: Prime...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus M.Ryzhenkov takes part in the Plenary Session of the XVII BRICS Summit

07 July 2025 On July 6-7, 2025 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, takes part in the Plenary Session of the XVIII BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Federative Republic of Brazil. During the event, the head of...

Mario Díaz-Balart thanks EU for resolution condemning Cuban government

Trump Tightens the Noose on Cuba: Down with the Blockade! Hands Off Cuba!

On June 30, 2025, the US regime of Donald Trump published a presidential memorandum (NSPM-5) which tightens the noose of the economic blockade against the Cuban Revolution. The aim of these measures is clear: to starve the people of Cuba into...

Hardy Alton “Spider” Rowland (1907–1958)

July 21-27, 2025 By Ernest Dumas Hardy Alton “Spider” Rowland was a flamboyant newspaperman whose political columns in the Arkansas Gazette in the 1940s attracted a huge following and were widely quoted around the country. Rowland was a...

Cuba President meets PM Modi, shows interest in UPI and DPI

During the meeting, the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties in the areas of economic cooperation, development partnership, fintech, capacity building, science and technology, disaster management and healthcare, according to the Ministry of...

Cuba President meets PM Modi, expresses interest in India’s Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. During the meeting, Diaz-Canel expressed...