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Deputy Minister Peace Mabe: Sport, Arts and Culture Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
House Chairperson Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Hon Gayton McKenzie, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee for Sport, Arts and Culture, Hon. Joe McGluwa, Honourable Members, The acting Director-General of the Department, Dr. Stella Khumalo...

ALBA-TCP condemns US for putting economic pressure against Cuba
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a strong condemnation of the United States for escalating economic pressure and reinforcing the blockade against Cuba, according to...

US imposes visa sanctions on Cuban leader
(MENAFN) The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, along with Defense Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and Interior Minister Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, citing human rights abuses. Senator Marco Rubio...

US put sanctions on Cuban leadership
(MENAFN) The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, accusing his government of committing human rights abuses. The punitive measures also target Defense Minister Alvaro Lopez Miera and Interior...

President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in XVII Brics Summit in Brazil, 6 to 7 Jul
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, attend the XVII BRICS Summit from 6 to 7 July 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BRICS is a political and...

Minister Blade Nzimande receives Cuban ambassador to South Africa for a courtesy visit
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, received Her Excellency, Mrs Esther Armenteros, Cuban Ambassador to South Africa for a courtesy visit. Over the past three decades, South Africa’s collaboration with Cuba...

Minister Ronald Lamola: Pre-Budget International Relations and Cooperation Media Briefing
Africa: Implementing Agenda 2063 Our foreign policy is an extension of our domestic imperatives on human rights and resolving the triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment. Through attracting Foreign Direct Investment, we intend to...

Minister Blade Nzimande receives Cuban Ambassador to South Africa for a courtesy visit
Yesterday, 2 July, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, received Her Excellency, Mrs. Esther Armenteros, Cuban Ambassador to South Africa for a courtesy visit. Over the past three decades, South Africa’s...

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African...

ALBA-TCP denounces US economic measures against Cuba
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a strong condemnation of recent U.S. actions aimed at tightening economic restrictions on Cuba. In a public statement released Tuesday, the...

WWIII has already begun
(MENAFN) Many talk about the possibility of World War III, imagining it as a repeat of 20th-century conflicts like the 1941 Barbarossa invasion or the Cuban Missile Crisis nuclear standoff. However, war has changed. The new global conflict has...

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Announces Change of Name and NASDAQ Ticker Symbol
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUBA) (the “Fund”) today announced that it has changed the name of the Fund to “Herzfeld Credit Income Fund, Inc.” and that effective on or about...

ALBA-TCP Blasts U.S. for Intensifying Economic Blockade Against Cuba
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) vehemently condemned the U.S. government's latest move to intensify its economic aggression and blockade against Cuba on Tuesday. In an official...

Latin American Bloc denounces US increasing economic pressure on Cuba
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a strong condemnation on Tuesday of the United States’ policy aimed at increasing economic pressure and blockade against Cuba. In an official...

Chinese President to Miss BRICS Summit for First Time
(MENAFN) China confirmed on Wednesday that President Xi Jinping will not be attending this month’s BRICS summit, marking the first time he will miss the annual gathering of major emerging economies. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China...

Trump Tightens Policy on Cuba
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump took a significant step on Monday by signing a memorandum that tightens U.S. policy toward Cuba, imposing stricter financial transaction and travel restrictions. The White House released a fact sheet outlining...

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Pays Distribution
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUBA) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund has made the following distribution pursuant to the Fund’s Managed Distribution Policy (the...

Baseball Equipment Market Navigating Business with CAGR of 3.8% with Revenue of $5.1 billion by 2031
By price point, the mid-range segment is estimated to witness significant growth, registering a CAGR of 4.2% during the forecast period. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The baseball equipment market size was...

Russia, Cuba plan on starting logistics hub in Gulf of Mexico
(MENAFN) Russia and Cuba are collaborating to create a joint logistics hub at Cuba’s largest deep-water port, aiming to enhance trade ties between Moscow and Latin America, RIA Novosti reported Monday. The plan was confirmed during the recent St....

UNESCO promotes community resilience in Trinidad, Cuba, through sustainable tourism and the safeguarding of living heritage
First capacity-building workshop held as part of the Communities for Heritage project in Cuba. As part of the regional project “Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for resilient communities through sustainable tourism and...