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Gambia will be present with a high-level delegation at the G77 and China Summit in Cuba
Banjul, September 7.- Gambia will be represented at the G77 and China Summit, to be held in Cuba on September 15 and 16, with a high-level delegation headed by its Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamadou Tangara. The participation of this West African nation in this relevant international conclave was confirmed by the Chancellor himself, when Continue reading
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Summit in Cuba of the G77 and China: for a better world it is possible!
By Rubén G. Abelenda (*) On September 15 and 16, Cuba will host a new Summit of the Group of Countries of the G77+China, which will have as its central theme “Current development challenges: Role of Science, Technology and Innovation, and whose objective It will be to draw up strategies to make our world better, Continue reading
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Solidarity internationalism
By: Ana Hurtado We have recently seen Cuban President Miguel DíazCanel on a tour of the African continent with his work team. He has been welcomed as a son, as a brother and even as a father. It should not surprise us that this is the case, it is enough to look back. When the Continue reading
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The Brics, with the capacity to change the world
Johannesburg, South Africa, (Agencies) In 25 pages, the countries of the Brics group addressed practically all the claims of the nations of the global South, in particular with a call to promote inclusive multilateralism. Meeting in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24, the five members of that group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Continue reading
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Why are so many countries lining up to join BRICS?
By Dou Hongyu Ahead of the BRICS 2023 summit in August, more than 20 countries applied to join the bloc which is now formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and over 20 others reportedly expressed their willingness to be part of it. BRICS expansion is no longer a matter of “if,” but Continue reading
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«Cuba is the blood daughter of Africa, and from her we receive fundamental values»
Luanda, Aug 22.- President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that «Cuba is the blood daughter of Africa, and from it we receive fundamental values», during an official visit to Angola as part of his tour of this continent that will include Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. Díaz-Canel valued as fruitful the talks held with his Angolan counterpart, Continue reading
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One million signatures to remove Cuba from the spurious list of countries that sponsor terrorism
Havana, Aug 13.- Social organizations from the Latin American and Caribbean region launched an international campaign called «Cuba lives and resists!» to demand that the president of the United States remove Cuba from the infamous list of countries that sponsor terrorism. The Union Confederation of Workers of the Americas, the São Paulo Forum, the International Continue reading
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Fidel: the science of example
By Patricio Montesinos – Congratulations Fidel this August 13, 2023, on your 97th birthday Due to his qualities and for being the science of example, as a great friend of Cuba described him, Fidel continues accompanied by millions of his compatriots in the construction and resistance of the Revolution of January 1, 1959, and in Continue reading
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Cuba is congratulated in Gambia for the 70th Anniversary of the Moncada feat
Banjul, Jul 24.- The Gambia-Cuba Friendship Association today sent a congratulatory message to the Caribbean island, a few hours after celebrating the 70th anniversary of the heroic deed of the Moncada Barracks Assault, led by the Commander in Chief of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. The text, signed by the president of this solidarity organization in Continue reading
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Summit of the G-77 plus China will be indispensable in the midst of the world crisis, Cuban Foreign Minister affirmed
Havana, Jul 22 (Agencies) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez declared that the Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, to be held in this capital next September, is essential in the midst of the global multisectoral crisis. In the context of the First Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power Continue reading
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Tribunal against the blockade of Cuba launched at the People’s Summit in Brussels
Brussels, Jul 18 (Agencias) European, Latin American and US legal, social, union and political organizations launched a call at the Brussels-2023 Peoples’ Summit for an International Tribunal against the Blockade of Cuba. In the forum of social movements and progressive European, Latin American and Caribbean forces, the leader of the Party of the European Left Continue reading
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People’s Summit 2023 in Brussels, a space for struggle and dreams
By Waldo Mendiluza, special envoy Brussels, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Social movements and progressive political forces from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean will lead today the installation of the Brussels-2023 People’s Summit, a space to outline the construction of a more just world. The two-day forum based at the Free University of Brussels is Continue reading
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Cuba Rejects Entry of US Nuclear Submarine into Guantanamo
Havana, July 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex) today rejected the entry of a nuclear-powered submarine into the United States naval base located in eastern Guantanamo Bay. A foreign ministry statement explained that the submarine remained there from July 5 to 8, constituting a provocative escalation by the United States, who’s Continue reading
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With Cuba at the helm, G-77 plus China will face global challenges
Havana, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 plus China, convened for this capital on September 15 and 16, today acquires maximum planetary importance. From the very central theme of the deliberations Current development challenges: Role of science, technology and innovation, the appointment points to Continue reading
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China approves the use and commercialization of a Cuban medicine for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Havana, June 14.- The National Medicines Administration of China approved the commercialization and use of nimotuzumab, a Cuban humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. The approval is the result of research by the Biotech Pharmaceutical Limited (BPL) joint venture to expand the drug’s application in China beyond nasopharyngeal cancer therapy. The Chinese Continue reading
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Dr. Tangara: Cybercrime is global epidemic
Jun 13, 2023, 10:54 AM | Article By: Adama Jallow & Isatou Ceesay-Bah Dr. Mamadou Tangara, the minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad revealed that it has been widely recognised that cybercrime has become a global epidemic with rapidly evolving threats that transcend borders, geography and national jurisdictions. He said the drivers Continue reading
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US businessmen underline interest in negotiating with Cuba
Havana, June 7 (Agencies) – The North American businessmen Marx Baum and Jorge Ignacio Fernández, visiting Havana these days, stressed the interest in establishing commercial ties with Cuba, in sectors such as food, despite the measures and restrictions that imposes the US blockade on the largest of the Antilles. At a press conference at the Continue reading
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Opinion / Next pandemic, let Cuba vaccinate the world
By Achal Prabhala* and Vitor Ido How can humanity prevent the next pandemic from being as disastrous as this one, in which as many as 15 million people have died? This past week, countries ofthe World Health Organization met in Geneva to begin debating a pandemic preparedness accord. A primary aim is to quickly develop new cures and vaccines, and the capacity Continue reading
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Cuba celebrated Children’s Day with recognized achievements
Havana, June 1st (Prensa Latina) Cuba celebrated Children’s Day this June 1st with achievements in this area that place it at the level of developed countries, despite the complex internal economic situation and the intensification of the blockade of States Joined. The legislative body created over six decades places children at the center of attention Continue reading
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Cuba, Gambia health professionals observe Scientific Day
May 29, 2023, 11:47 AM | Article By: Pa Modou Cham On Friday, the Cuban and Gambian health professionals celebrated a new Scientific Day dedicated to mark Africa Liberation Day and the International Medical Collaboration of the Caribbean Island, which celebrated its 60th anniversary on Tuesday. The celebration was graced by His Excellency Ambassador Ruben Garcia Continue reading
"An Island on a Continent"
"The greatest crime that can be committed against this continent today is neocolonialism, the attempt to establish capitalism in the peoples of Africa." Fidel Castro
"An Island on a Continent" 