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Manuel Marrero Cruz Becomes New Prime Minister

President Miguel Díaz-Canel made the announcement on Saturday that Cuba has a new Prime Minister. The Cuban minister of tourism…

6 years ago

UN Vote Strongly Supports an End to the US Embargo

Today, member states of the United Nations 27th General Assembly (UNGA) voted on the resolution opposing the 60 year-old United…

6 years ago

The Cuban Revolution at 60 “most important academic event outside Cuba”

Cuba’s ambassador to Canada described it as “the most important [academic event] held outside Cuba” to consider the state of…

6 years ago

Obama’s Cuba Ambassador: Tears But Hope

On the early afternoon of June 16, 2017, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the United States ambassador-designate to Cuba, sat in his office…

6 years ago

The Havana Syndrome: An Answer from Science

When someone in the audience asked Dalhousie University neuroscientist Dr. Alon Friedman whether his conclusion — that Canadian diplomats in…

6 years ago

Cuban Ambassador ‘Realistic’ but Hopes for Better US-Cuba Relations

In 2015, early on in negotiations to reestablish relations between the United States and Cuba, an interviewer asked Cuba’s then-chief…

6 years ago

Spanish Royal Couple to Visit Havana

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit Havana in November for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the…

6 years ago

A Tree and a Toast to Cuba-Nova Scotia Friendship

Nova Scotia’s long relationship with Cuba will be celebrated on Friday, Nov. 1, with the dedication of a recently planted…

6 years ago

Joint Statement Issued by Advocacy Groups Denounces US Airline Restrictions

Following the announcement on Friday by the United States' Department of Commerce of the suspension of commercial flights to all…

6 years ago

Uncovering the Story Behind the Story of the Havana Syndrome

Dizziness, blurred vision, memory loss, problems focusing… Something serious seemed to be affecting US diplomats in Havana in late 2016…

6 years ago