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Cuba and 12 Other Countries Are Admitted to the BRICS Group As “Associate Members”

Venezuela, whose candidacy had been received with reluctance by Brazil, was not included 14ymedio, Havana, October 24, 2024 — Cuba was admitted this Friday, along with 12 other countries, to the BRICS group, at a time of maximum devastation for the national economy in which the Island desperately seeks the bloc’s help. The announcement was … Continue reading “Cuba and 12 Other Countries Are Admitted to the BRICS Group As “Associate Members””

Cuban President Díaz-Canel Cancels His Attendance at the BRICS Summit Due to the Collapse of the Cuban Electrical System

 Instead, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, will attend 14ymedio, Havana, 21 October 2024 — Miguel Díaz-Canel will not attend the XVI BRICS summit, which will be held in Kazan, Russia, between Tuesday and Thursday, due to the collapse of the electrical system on the Island. It was not the Cuban president or any … Continue reading “Cuban President Díaz-Canel Cancels His Attendance at the BRICS Summit Due to the Collapse of the Cuban Electrical System”

Keys to Cuban President Diaz-Canel’s Speech at the BRICS Summit

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 25 August 2023 — There was expectation about Díaz-Canel’s speech before the G77 and the BRICS gathered in Pretoria during the XV Summit of these countries. A missed opportunity to correct mistakes and and set things straight. Unfortunately, this is not present in the Cuban regime and, therefore, this speech … Continue reading “Keys to Cuban President Diaz-Canel’s Speech at the BRICS Summit”

The Expansion of the BRICS: The Dawn of a New World Order?

EFE (via 14ymedio), Johannesburg, 26 August 2023 — BRICS, the group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), enjoyed the spotlight this week when announcing in Johannesburg the accession to the bloc of six countries, including Argentina, and left an unknown in the air: will that expansion mark the beginning of a … Continue reading “The Expansion of the BRICS: The Dawn of a New World Order?”

The BRICS Admit Six New Countries but Reject 34, Including Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 24 August 2023 — The BRICS economic group admitted six new countries as members during its XV summit, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The bloc, composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will be joined in January 2024 by Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran. The … Continue reading “The BRICS Admit Six New Countries but Reject 34, Including Cuba”

With Only One Company Registered in Mariel, Russians Resist Investing in Cuba

At the Havana International Fair, Brazilians and Iranians also offer their products and services 14ymedio, Madrid, November 5, 2024 — Behind the scenes of the Havana International Fair, which began this Monday at Expocuba, the Cuban authorities try to convince the Russia-Cuba Business Forum to get more involved in Cuba’s economy. The official press said … Continue reading “With Only One Company Registered in Mariel, Russians Resist Investing in Cuba”

Cuba’s Textile Industry Is Dressing Children and Soldiers in Uniforms Made from Discarded Curtains

A worker shortage, obsolete technology and power outages hamper production 14ymedio, Havana, 12 October 2024 — On Saturday, state-run media released new data on the decline of the island’s textile industry. An article published in “Invasor” reports that, last August, school uniform sales were impacted not only by a shortage of raw materials but also … Continue reading “Cuba’s Textile Industry Is Dressing Children and Soldiers in Uniforms Made from Discarded Curtains”

Leonardo Hierrezuelo Left the Cuban Futsal Team Because They Didn’t Pay Him Even One Peso

The athlete took advantage of international tours to buy things that he could sell on the Island. 14ymedio, Havana, 15 September 2024 — Leonardo Hierrezuelo didn’t even earn one peso as the goalkeeper of the futsal* team in Havana. This was the main reason that led him to flee hours after the national team arrived … Continue reading “Leonardo Hierrezuelo Left the Cuban Futsal Team Because They Didn’t Pay Him Even One Peso”

A Perfect World for Dictatorships

Politicians are dithering, companies are just out to make money, and ordinary people are becoming increasingly polarized on social media 14ymedio, Yunior Garcia Aguiler, Madrid, 12 September 2024 / Latin America suffered several dictatorships during the 20th century. One of the declared aims of these regimes was to stop the advance of communism in the … Continue reading “A Perfect World for Dictatorships”

Russia Will Invest 11 Million Dollars in the State-Owned BioCubaFarma To Develop Medicines

Cuba’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez will visit Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow next week, the Kremlin spokesperson announced on Friday EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 7 June 2024 — The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will invest, in an initial phase, $11.3 million for the Cuban state-owned company BioCubaFarma to develop medicines against geriatric and … Continue reading “Russia Will Invest 11 Million Dollars in the State-Owned BioCubaFarma To Develop Medicines”

Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 21 May 2024 — Some Cubans have dubbed Ignacio Ramonet the “French Randy Alonso,” a reference to the host of the Cuban TV interview show “Roundtable” and his sagging face. The truth is that Ramonet was born in Spain, raised in Morocco and educated in France, where he has lived … Continue reading “Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies”

With the Cancellation of Flights to Cuba, Argentina’s Favors to Havana Will End

14ymedio, Madrid, 25 January 2024 — A little over a year and a half after Aerolíneas Argentinas re-established its flights to Cuba, the company has announced that it is canceling them again. This Thursday, according to local media information with inside company sources, the route is not profitable, so starting next March 8 they will … Continue reading “With the Cancellation of Flights to Cuba, Argentina’s Favors to Havana Will End”

Leaders Only Have Eyes for Russia at the Havana International Fair

14ymedio, Madrid, November 7, 2023 — With Prime Minister Manuel Marrero seeking support in China, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel cut the ribbon this year for the 39th edition of the Havana International Fair (Fihav) with his Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Ricardo Cabrisas. The change was noticeable in the suit with tie, compared … Continue reading “Leaders Only Have Eyes for Russia at the Havana International Fair”

Russia and Latin American Countries Advocate Unity in the Face of the ‘Western Policy of Sanctions’

EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 2 October 2023 — Russian and Latin American parliamentarians condemned, on Monday, the unilateral sanctions imposed by the West against 30 countries within the framework of the First Russia-Latin America international parliamentary conference. “We categorically oppose sanctions, any unilateral restriction of an illegitimate nature that violates international law and the rules … Continue reading “Russia and Latin American Countries Advocate Unity in the Face of the ‘Western Policy of Sanctions’”

Venezuela in the Orbit of China

14ymedio, Juan Pablo Cardenal, 15 September 2023 — Nicolás Maduro’s fifth official visit to China concludes. A trip of almost a week that has taken the Venezuelan president through several cities of the Asian country and whose finishing touch was the meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping, who gave him an audience in the Great … Continue reading “Venezuela in the Orbit of China”