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Due to Lack of Teachers, Several Subjects Are Not Being Taught Two Months After the School Year Began in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 23 October 2023 — It has been almost two months since the official start of the school year in Cuba, and in some schools the first class in some subjects has not yet been given due to the lack of teachers. The situation is not new in a country that has been suffering … Continue reading “Due to Lack of Teachers, Several Subjects Are Not Being Taught Two Months After the School Year Began in Cuba”

President Diaz-Canel Denounces the ‘Dirty Campaign’ by the US Against Cuban Medical Missions

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, July 23, 2023 — On Saturday, Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel defended before the (unicameral) Parliament  the missions of Cuban doctors abroad, despite the “dirty campaign” of the United States. “Cuba’s international cooperation continues to develop as a legitimate and altruistic activity that we maintain despite the dirty campaign of the United States,” … Continue reading “President Diaz-Canel Denounces the ‘Dirty Campaign’ by the US Against Cuban Medical Missions”

And Now, the Commodification of Cuban Music

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 30 March 2023 — The Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) says that it is being “improved,” but don’t believe it. What it really wants is to be an agent for artists and musicians. Late post-castrism has hung the “For Sale” sign on the entire productive and obsolete apparatus of the Marxist-Leninist … Continue reading “And Now, the Commodification of Cuban Music”

Cuba Investigates the Deaths of Eight Premature Babies at the Diez de Octubre Hospital in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 17 January 2023 — Eight premature and low-weight babies have died so far in January at the Diez de Octubre Gynecological and Obstetric Hospital in Havana, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday. Four of these newborn children died “since this past January 11th with presumptive signs of sepsis and the rest, … Continue reading “Cuba Investigates the Deaths of Eight Premature Babies at the Diez de Octubre Hospital in Havana”

Bringing in Cuban Teachers is ‘Ideological Interference’ Denounces the Honduran Opposition

14ymedio, Havana, 13 January 2023 — The National Party of Honduras (PNH) described the hiring of 123 Cuban professionals in Education by the Government of Xiomara Castro as ideological interference. The opposition denounced that the objectives are “doubtful” and questioned the lack of transparency in the disclosure of the terms of the contracts. The Honduran government signed a … Continue reading “Bringing in Cuban Teachers is ‘Ideological Interference’ Denounces the Honduran Opposition”

Cuban Medical Staff Abroad Falls From 30,000 to 23,000 in a Year

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 January 2022 — “Internationalism is a principle that has characterized Public Health in Cuba since the beginning of the first Cuban medical collaboration, in 1963, in Algeria,” the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday on its Twitter account. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs left a significant fact about it yesterday, much celebrated this … Continue reading “Cuban Medical Staff Abroad Falls From 30,000 to 23,000 in a Year”

Honduras Hires Cuba’s Services to ‘Rebuild’ Its Education System

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 2 January 2023 — Honduras will receive 10 Cuban “high-level education professionals” to help develop a new academic curriculum design that “will completely change the educational model.” This was reported by the Government of Tegucigalpa after the signing of an agreement between the two countries, last Tuesday. The agreement will last for … Continue reading “Honduras Hires Cuba’s Services to ‘Rebuild’ Its Education System”

Lopez Obrador and Cuba, a Honeymoon that Doesn’t End

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 28 December 2022 — Miguel Díaz-Canel’s first public statement on Wednesday was a message to his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “It was very pleasant to talk on the phone with Brother President López Obrador,” the Cuban president wrote on Twitter, reiterating “the deep gratitude to the people and Government … Continue reading “Lopez Obrador and Cuba, a Honeymoon that Doesn’t End”

Three Cubans Who Arrived in the United States a Month Ago Fear Being Deported

14ymedio, Havana, 20 November 2022 — Cubans Pedro Yasmani, Raúl Santana and Daisel Pons, who crossed the Rio Grande to the United States on October 17, remain in a detention centre in southern Texas and fear being “deported,” they told Univision News 23. “They chose us at random,” Yasmani complained. The Cuban said that after … Continue reading “Three Cubans Who Arrived in the United States a Month Ago Fear Being Deported”

Staff at a Hospital Lab in Havana Have Left the Country

14ymedio, Havana, 17 October 2022 — Havana’s Salvador Allende Hospital, located in the Cerro district, will open its emergency room on Monday without the required staff. That means doctors will not be able to order lab tests due to an alarming shortage of workers. Sources at the hospital, also known as Quinta Covadonga, report that … Continue reading “Staff at a Hospital Lab in Havana Have Left the Country”

More Migrants Have Now Crossed the Panamanian Darién Than in All of 2021

EFE/14ymedio, Panama, 24 September 2022 — A total of 134,178 migrants in transit to North America have arrived in Panama this year after crossing the Darién, the dangerous border jungle with Colombia, above the historic figure of 133,726 in 2021, the Government reported on Friday. “Panama is strengthening its humanitarian and security teams that work … Continue reading “More Migrants Have Now Crossed the Panamanian Darién Than in All of 2021”

Venezuela Will Rebuild the Matanzas Fuel Tanks it Built for Cuba in 2012

14ymedio, Havana, 17 August 2022 — Venezuela will once again invest in the Matanzas SupertankerBase, where half the fuel tanks were destroyed after the gigantic fire that lasted several days. Nicolás Maduro, reports Prensa Latina, announced on Sunday that he will support the reconstruction of the stricken facility and that he has already instructed the … Continue reading “Venezuela Will Rebuild the Matanzas Fuel Tanks it Built for Cuba in 2012”

Young Doctor From Santiago de Cuba is Murdered in a Mexican Hospital

14ymedio, Havana, 15 August 2022 — Ernesto Oliva Legra, a 32-year-old Cuban doctor from Santiago de Cuba, was killed in Ecatepec, Mexico, in a shooting that occurred early Friday morning at the hospital where he worked. Along with him, two women were also shot. The news, reported by several independent media, was released on social networks. Specifically, … Continue reading “Young Doctor From Santiago de Cuba is Murdered in a Mexican Hospital”

The Next Demonstration in Cuba: ‘I Don’t Think it Will be Peaceful or Civic,’ Says Alexander Pupo

14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, 4 July 2022 — A few days before the first anniversary of the July 11 (11J) protests, doctor Alexander Pupo Casas, who suffered from harassment and lost his job due to his outspoken stance against the Cuban regime, tells 14ymedio: “As I see it, there won’t be another one because that 11J, … Continue reading “The Next Demonstration in Cuba: ‘I Don’t Think it Will be Peaceful or Civic,’ Says Alexander Pupo”

The UN Asks Cuba to ‘Punish Those Responsible for Child Abuse’ on July 11 (11J)’

14ymedio, Madrid, June 10, 2022 — The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child urges the Cuban State to review the penalties imposed on minors “declared guilty of exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly in the context of the July 2021 protests.” This is one of the conclusions of the periodic … Continue reading “The UN Asks Cuba to ‘Punish Those Responsible for Child Abuse’ on July 11 (11J)’”