Details

Written by PL

Published: 07 August 2025

Hits: 2084

• plane crash in Ghana

Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, today lamented the death of Ghana’s defense and environment ministers in a military helicopter crash in the southern region of Ashanti.

Details

Written by PL

Published: 07 August 2025

Hits: 1398

• rail accident investigation

The Cuban transport minister, Eduardo Rodriguez, said today that the relevant authorities are investigating the causes of the derailment of a passenger train with almost 900 people, no fatalities, and two injured.

Details

Written by Taken from Granma

Published: 05 August 2025

Hits: 2094

• popular victory of August 5, 1994
• Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz

The enemies of the Revolution tried to build a story of spontaneous protests repressed by a tyrannical government.  Photo: Granma Archives

When Fidel Castro Ruz went to the streets of Havana's Galiano and San Lázaro during the height of the riots unleashed on August 5, 1994, the sign of that violent day changed, and the usual peace began to take shape again. The figure of the Commander-in-Chief seemed almost legendary, on par with the warrior from Julio Cortázar's story Tema para un tapiz, capable of driving away an army of thousands with his presence.

Details

Written by PL

Published: 05 August 2025

Hits: 2035

• Egypt-Cuba health cooperation

Egypt and Cuba reaffirmed their willingness to develop and strengthen cooperation in health and medicine production, a statement from the Caribbean diplomatic mission reads.