Caracas, August 29 - During my tenure as Director of UNODC, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, I visited Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil, but I never went to Venezuela. Simply put, there was no need.
USA, 29 August - Last week, when Trump federalized the police force in Washington, D.C., and deployed the National Guard to take control of its streets, one of his main orders was to "eliminate vagrancy" by destroying homeless encampments and forcibly arresting and relocating those who sought refuge there.
Havana, August 29 - The Cuban government strongly rejects the current deployment of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous act poses a serious threat and is an aggressive demonstration of power that undermines the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Havana, August 28 - The economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government on Cuba is a sustained aggression that affects every drop of water that reaches our homes, warned the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) in a detailed report.
Havana, August 28 - Radio Cadena Agramonte reproduces the statement issued this Thursday, August 28, 2025, by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the deployment of U.S. military forces in the Caribbean Sea.
Nuevitas, Camagüey, August 28 - The production of charcoal in Nuevitas is as old as the founding of the town. Both in areas near the bay and the heavily forested keys, as well as in intricate rural landscapes and regions close to population centers, the locals took the initiative to process the wood.
Caracas, August 27 - The Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations condemned this Tuesday the escalation of hostile actions and threats from the U.S. government, which now include the deployment of vessels such as the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and the fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Newport News in the Caribbean region.
Havana, August 27 - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced that the U.S. government’s blockade has recently caused significant damage to Cuba’s tourism industry.
Havana, August 27 - The National Organization of Collective Law Firms (ONBC) has launched a new institutional cycle with the presentation of its annual report and the announcement of the electoral process that will determine its leadership structure for the period 2025–2030.
Gaza, August 26 - The bodies of the five journalists killed this Monday in the Israeli double bombing of Naser Hospital in southern Gaza were transported to the cemetery by a crowd of Palestinians demanding that Israel cease its targeting of those documenting the genocide.
Havana, August 26 - Cuba takes pride in hosting this event with the commitment to strengthen regional cooperation and promote digital equity, stated José Carlos Cruz Sandoval, Vice President of the Business Group for IT and Communications (GEIC).
Havana, August 26 - Cuba and Japan are enhancing cooperation in the energy sector with the continuation of a project that will benefit residents of the special municipality of the Isle of Youth, a source reported.