Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla confirmed a public $100 million aid offer from the U.S. Department of State

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, stated today that, for the first time, the United States Government has publicly formalized, through a Department of State communication, an offer of aid to the island valued at $100 million.

The new Executive Order presents accusations without supporting evidence as if they were facts.The new Executive Order presents accusations without supporting evidence as if they were facts. Illustration: Enrique Lacoste

The recent measures announced against Cuba do not respond to real threats to U.S. security, but rather to the persistence of a political model that Washington has been unable to subdue through coercion.

Thermal conversion has been a line of research at Ceinpet for several years. Thermal conversion has been a line of research at Ceinpet for several years. Photo: Ricardo López Hevia

In times when every drop of fuel counts and the tightened blockade aims to stifle every last engine, news is circulating throughout the country that, thanks to the thermal conversion process —developed by Cuban scientists at the Center for Petroleum Research— the properties of the country's heavy crude oil, extracted from the northern region of Cuba, can be improved by reducing its viscosity and, to a lesser extent, its sulfur content.

Russian oil tanker Anatoly Koldkin arriving at a Cuban port on March 30. Russian oil tanker Anatoly Koldkin arriving at a Cuban port on March 30. Photo: Taken from PL

Moscow has reaffirmed its commitment to providing Havana with ongoing material and political assistance. Following the recent arrival of a Russian oil tanker to alleviate energy shortages caused by U.S. sanctions, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that its support serves as a tangible manifestation of the strategic partnership between the two nations.

Díaz-Canel visits companies that will have an impact on the recovery of the National Electric System

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, visited two entities of the Unión Eléctrica (UNE) on Friday afternoon. The ongoing operations at one and the imminent startup of the other are expected to signify a positive leap in the quality and stability of electrical service for both the population and the economy.