Mañana ocho millones de cubanos podrán ejercer, con su voto, el derecho a decidir un destino de soberanía arduamente conquistada. Con la elección de los diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y de los delegados a las asambleas provinciales, se dará otro importantísimo paso en unas elecciones generales de trascendental impacto para la Isla y su Revolución
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9 de marzo de 2018 22:03:50
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Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
Source: Granma
March 9 2018
Anti-Cuban provocation plot foiled on eve of elections
The operation was carried out with financing and support from counter-revolutionary groups based abroad and other international organizations such as the so-called Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas (IDEA); Pan American Democracy Foundation; the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation; and using a small, illegal anti-Cuban group as instrument.
As is customary in any reactionary initiative in our region, the involvement of the OAS Secretary General was not lacking.
It should also be remembered that a similar operation was attempted last year in which, as well as the aforementioned groups, the Democracy and Community Center; the Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL); and Interamerican Institute for Democracy, run by terrorist and CIA agent Carlos Alberto Montaner, all of which have been actively working against Cuba and whose links with the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which receives funding from the U.S. government to carry out subversive programs against Cuba, are well known.
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Raúl: The joint defense of Venezuela is the strategic and urgent task of support was expressed for the Bolivarian RevolutionALBA
The Cuban President attended the 15th ALBA-TCP Summit, where tribute was paid to Hugo Chávez and support was expressed for the Bolivarian Revolution
Author: Leticia Martínez Hernández | internet@granma.cu
march 6, 2018 09:03:50
During the Summit, the Cuban President reiterated the unwavering support for the Bolivarian Revolution and the civic-military union of its people, led by President Nicolás Maduro. Photo: Estudio Revolución
CARACAS.–As a tribute to the memory of the Comandante of the Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chávez Frías, precisely five years after his passing, the 15th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) was held in the Venezuelan capital’s Miraflores Palace.
The moving first public activity of the gathering brought together heads of state and delegations on a terrace of the Venezuelan government headquarters to witness together the ceremony held daily, at 4:25 p.m. – the time at which Chávez passed away – to honor the Latin American leader with the firing of a cannon salute from the Cuartel de la Montaña.
U.S. makes cuts to embassy staff in Havana official
A wire from Associated Press highlights that the announcement makes the U.S. decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from its embassy in Cuba, under the pretext of supposed “sonic attacks” against its personnel, practically permanent
Author: Sergio Alejandro Gómez | informacion@granma.cu
march 2, 2018 16:03:34
From March 5, the United States Embassy in Havana will operate as an “unaccompanied post,” according to an official media note from the U.S. Department of State, published March 2.
The document explains that “The U.S. Embassy in Havana has operated under ordered departure status since September 29, 2017, due to health attacks affecting U.S. Embassy Havana employees. It will reach the maximum allowable days in departure status on March 4.”
Meanwhile, a wire from Associated Press highlights that the announcement makes the U.S. decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from its embassy in Cuba, under the pretext of supposed “sonic attacks” against its personnel, practically permanent.
However, after months of investigations by Cuban and U.S. authorities, no evidence explaining the cause or origin of the alleged health issues suffered by U.S. diplomats has been found.
AP adds that by law, the State department can only order diplomats to leave temporarily for six months before either sending them back or making the reductions permanent.
Meanwhile, the State Department noted that “The embassy will continue to operate with the minimum personnel necessary to perform core diplomatic and consular functions.”
This is exactly how the Embassy has been functioning since September 2017, when the U.S. government withdrew the majority of its staff, paralyzing consular services for Cubans and only maintaining core diplomatic services and functions relating to emergencies.
The measure comes amidst growing calls from different sectors in the U.S. to normalize operations at both embassies and rescind travel warnings to Cuba.
A bicameral delegation of U.S. Congresspeople which visited the island last week described the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel as “a mistake,” noting that the decision affects people on both sides of the Florida Straits and puts collaboration initiatives between both countries since December 17, 2014, at risk.
Meanwhile, On March 1, around twenty tour operators demanded that Washington eliminate travel alerts regarding Cuba, noting that the island is recognized as one of the safest destinations for international travelers by specialist tour agencies and international bodies.
STATE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES HARSH CRITICISM
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