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Artisans of knowledge and ambassadors of humanism in The Gambia
By: MsC. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) December 22nd, the day on which our eternal Commander Fidel, in the Revolution Square, together with more than 271,000 educators, declares to Cuba “Territory free of Illiteracy” (1961). He expressed: “We have won a great battle, and it must be called that: battle, because the victory against illiteracy Continue reading
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Chambers of Commerce of Cuba and South Africa sign important Cooperation Agreement
Pretoria, December 18, 2020.- The president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, Cde. Antonio Luis Carricarte and the President of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lawyer Mtho Xulu, signed today an important cooperation agreement between both entities, in a virtual ceremony. IN accordance with the signed agreement, the Chambers undertake, among other things, Continue reading
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Tribute of Cuba in the Gambia to their ancestors in Africa
Banjul, Dec 14th. – The Cuban ambassador to the Gambia, Rubén G. Abelenda, paid tribute to the African ancestors of his people, during a visit to the Slavery Memorial in the Juffureh/Albreda community, of this West African nation. After three hours of boating on the beautiful and mighty Gambia River, the diplomat from the largest Continue reading
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The Gambia congratulates the Cuban Medical Brigade, on the occasion of Medicine Day
Banjul Dec 3th, The Gambia congratulates and warmly greets the Members of the Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) who work in this West African Nation, on the occasion of this December 3, Medicine Day in the largest of the Antilles and in Latin America, expresses an official note today from the Foreign Ministry. The text, sent Continue reading
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Day of the titans and heroic guerrillas in white coats
By. MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) Latin American Medicine Day is celebrated in Cuba and other countries of the Great Homeland in commemoration of the birth of the wise Cuban epidemiologist Carlos Juan Finlay. Finlay was born on December 3rd, 1833 in Puerto Príncipe, Camagüey. His main contribution to world science was his explanation Continue reading
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America’s old nightmare with Cuba
By Patricio Montesinos Throughout history, the United States has always tried to divide and confront Cubans, an old paronyria that dates back to the times of colonialism and neocolonialism, and that was further accentuated in Washington after the triumph of the Revolution of January 1st 1959 in the largest of the Antilles. Its purposes: to Continue reading
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They say that men don’t cry, but for you Fidel we do cry
By Rubén G. Abelenda As it approaches every November 25th , it is inevitable that the eyes of millions of human beings in this world shed tears at the memory of the physical departure of one of the giants in human history: Fidel Castro. Men do cry Fidel, when we remember you every day, when Continue reading
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Dicen que los hombres no lloran, pero por ti sí Fidel
Por Rubén G. Abelenda Cuando se acerca cada 25 de noviembre, es inevitable que los ojos de millones de seres humanos en este mundo derramen lágrimas ante el recuerdo de la partida física de uno de los gigantes de la historia de la humanidad: Fidel Castro. Los hombres sí lloran Fidel, cuando te rememoramos cotidianamente, Continue reading
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Cuban doctors in the Gambia pay tribute to Fidel with solidarity and a humane day
Banjul, Nov 21.- The Cuban Medical Brigade (BMC) in The Gambia today paid tribute to the historical leader of its Revolution, Fidel Castro, with a special day of assistance to community health in the town of Pirang, about 50 kilometers from this capital. Upon their arrival in Pirang, a group of CMB members who regularly Continue reading
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Why are we faithful to your legacy, Fidel?
By MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) – On the occasion of November 25th, 2016, date of the physical departure of the historical Cuban leader Fidel Castro After almost 4 years of the physical departure of our eternal Commander-in-Chief, Fidel Castro, remembering him for his ideas, his principles and his dignity as a complete man Continue reading
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Announcement International Youth Meeting “Ideas which are Flags”
La Habana, 17 nov.- Cuban youth announces the tribute to Fidel by holding the Online International Youth Meeting “Ideas which are Flags” from 24 to 26 November, 2020, under the slogan of “Unity for solidarity, anti-imperialism and anti-neoliberalism: transformations necessary in this time of Covid”. We are inviting youth leaders and outstanding personalities from around Continue reading
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Isn’t the US blockade of Cuba just another form of terrorism?
By Patricio Montesinos That one tries to surrender to a people due to hunger, diseases and deficiencies is not a form of terrorism? The economic, commercial and financial blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for almost 60 years has always pursued that purpose. Successive administrations of the White House have maintained that Continue reading
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Faced with so much injustice, only our Truth remains
By MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) For almost 60 years, the people of Cuba suffer the consequences of the unjust and cruel blockade of the United States against our sovereign nation. The purpose of this policy has been, since its inception, to impose its will on us through coercion and force, in defiance of Continue reading
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El tributo perenne a los pueblos de África y Cuba (Especial)
Por Bertha Mojena Milian En 2019, el presidente João Lourenço en visita oficial a La Habana y al recibir la Orden José Martí, la más alta distinción que otorga el Estado y el gobierno cubano, aseguró que todo el pueblo de Angola estaba “siendo condecorado» y que la profunda relación de amistad y solidaridad entre nuestros pueblos se eternizó cuando ambos decidieron Continue reading
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«The contribution of Africa to the formation of Cuban culture is undeniable», they say in Gambia
Banjul, Oct 25th.- «The contribution of Africa to the process of formation of Cuban culture and identity is undeniable,» affirmed the collaborator of the Medical Brigade (BMC) here, María Inés Álvarez Garay, in a two-part interview published in the stellar evening news on GRTS, the Gambia’s main television station. In the dialogue with GRTS for Continue reading
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Foreign Minister of Cuba presents report on the impacts of the United States blockade in 2020
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, presented this Thursday, at a press conference, the Cuba Report on the impact caused by the US blockade policy during the last year. Due to the complex epidemiological situation at the global level and in particular in the US, the resolution entitled «Need to end Continue reading
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Notes from the Cuban National Anthem resound in the Gambia
Banjul, Oct 20.– The notes of the National Anthem of Cuba resounded this Tuesday throughout the Gambian geography when they were sung by the members of the Medical Brigade (BMC), on the occasion of this October 20 of the Culture Day in the largest of The Antilles. Before beginning their sacred missions to heal and Continue reading
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The «slaves» of solidarity and the vocation to save lives
By: MSc. María Inés Álvarez Garay (*) On October 10th, 1868, the patriot lawyer Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819-1874) freed his slaves and raised the Cubans in arms, the first founding event of the Revolutions of National Liberation in the largest archipelago of the Antilles. The ringing of the bell of his sugar mill La Continue reading
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Che lives in Africa
By Rubén G. Abelenda (*) Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, Che for the majority of the inhabitants of this world, continues to march gloriously along the paths of Africa, as he did in the past century during his struggles for the independence of this continent, because the new generations carry him permanently in his heart Continue reading
"An Island on a Continent" 