2026-04-16: Cuba Roundup

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Martha Rios (2026-04-16). Cámara de Comercio de Cuba convoca a intercambio con emprendedores en La Habana. radiohc.cu La Cámara de Comercio de la República de Cuba convocó este miércoles a emprendedores y empresarios al intercambio especial por el Día Mundial del Emprendimiento, previsto para el jueves 16 de abril en el Nodo Habana. | Precisó la institución desde su perfil en Facebook, que el encuentro, organizado junto al Instituto Nacional de Actores Económicos No Estatales (INAENE) y el Proyecto NAE, abordará avances y proyecciones de esa iniciativa, así como experiencias de asociación público‚Äëprivada. | Según los organizadores, la cita se inscribe en el Proyecto "Apoyo a los nuevos actores económicos para u…

Martha Rios (2026-04-16). Cuba ratifica amistad con la República Popular Democrática de Corea. radiohc.cu

Martha Rios (2026-04-16). Evalúan recuperación tras incendio en hospital de la provincia cubana de Cienfuegos. radiohc.cu El viceministro de Salud Pública de Cuba, Julio Guerra Izquierdo, encabeza un equipo multidisciplinario que evalúa los daños causados por el incendio ocurrido en el Hospital Provincial 'Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima', de Cienfuegos, en el centro-sur de Cuba. | En declaraciones al Periódico 5 de Septiembre, el vice titular destacó la rápida organización del centro y agradeció que no hubiera pérdida de vidas humanas.Estamos para ayudar en todo lo que sea posible al hospital en lo que ha sucedido. Nosotros creemos, en primer lugar, que la respuesta de todo el personal del hospital ha sido excelente, al igual que la de…

Ed Newman (2026-04-16). Cubans prepare for International Workers' Day. radiohc.cu Under the slogan "The Homeland Defends Itself," union members and representatives of organizations and institutions in Santiago de Cuba have met in plenary session to plan actions leading up to the celebration of International Workers' Day. | The plenary session, which became a platform for reaffirming revolutionary principles and denouncing the blockade and the interventionist policies of the United States government, was led by the First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party, Beatriz Johnson Urrutia, and the General Secretary of the Cuban Workers' Federation here, Orlando Beltrán. | Beltr…

Martha Rios (2026-04-16). Gobierno de China reitera respaldo a Cuba frente a interferencia externa. radiohc.cu La Cancillería de China enfatizó este miércoles que Beijing se opone firmemente a la diplomacia coercitiva y apoyará firmemente a Cuba en la defensa de la soberanía nacional y en la oposición a la interferencia externa. | La declaración del portavoz Guo Jiakun se conoció luego de las últimas amenazas del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, sobre la isla y tras divulgarse en el gigante asiático entrevistas del mandatario cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, a varios medios de comunicación estadounidenses. | Previamente, la Cancillería china llamó a Estados Unidos a escuchar la voz de la justicia y de la comunidad inter…

Martha Rios (2026-04-16). Kremlin: Rusia no querría ver a ningún país invadiendo Cuba. radiohc.cu El portavoz oficial del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov aseveró este miércoles en una entrevista a India Today que Rusia no querría que ningún país invadiera Cuba. | Las afirmaciones del vocero se produjeron en medio de las amenazas de Donald Trump contra la nación caribeña.Cuba es un socio excepcional de Rusia, nuestro buen amigo. Y no nos gustaría ver a ningún país invadiendo Cuba, ni presionando a Cuba, ni aislándola desde el exterior, impidiendo que lleguen medicamentos a los niños cubanos ª, manifestó. | Peskov describió la grave situación que se vive actualmente en Cuba a raíz del bloqueo estadounidense y la cr…

Ed Newman (2026-04-15). Tribute paid to survivors of January's U.S. attack on Venezuela. radiohc.cu Survivors of the military aggression perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela on January 3, 2016, recently held a meeting with directors, staff, and war correspondents at the Institute of Information and Social Communication (ICS), led by its president, Alfonso Noya Martínez. | As the Cuban Institute of History (ICS) stated on its website, the meeting paid tribute to the 32 fallen combatants who died in the line of duty with a minute of silence and the screening of the film "Honor and Glory," on the eve of the commemorations of the defeat of imperialism at Playa Girón in 1961. | Officers from the Person…

Javier Perez Jimenez (2026-04-15). Cuba Debuts with a Victory in Water Polo Qualifier. radiohc.cu Havana, April 15 (RHC) — The Cuban women's national water polo team got off to a strong start in the qualifying tournament for the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, defeating host nation Colombia 14-11 at the Hernando Botero O'Byrne Olympic Pool in Cali. | The match was intense from the first quarter, with the lead changing hands several times and both teams displaying highly effective offense. | The Cubans relied on the scoring prowess of their leader, the experienced Mairelis Zunzunegui Morgan, who netted four goals, and the versatility of Caridad Indiaskys Suárez, who added three go…

Ed Newman (2026-04-15). Russia and China reiterate continued support for Cuba. radiohc.cu The governments of Russia and China expressed this Wednesday in Beijing, the capital of the Asian country, that they will continue their respective support for Cuba. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is on a working visit to the Asian nation, also demanded that the United States abandon its policy of colonial warfare. | The Foreign Minister recalled that Moscow sent the first tanker with 100,000 tons of oil to the Caribbean nation and said that it will continue to provide this aid. | He mentioned that, in parallel, China will continue to participate in this support. | Lavrov argued that the U.S. shoul…

Ed Newman (2026-04-15). Cuba evaluates progress in energy transition and promotes bioenergy projects. radiohc.cu Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel led a meeting on Tuesday, April 14, with experts and scientists to evaluate the progress of the energy transition on the island. The meeting highlighted the results of the joint work between the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the National Group of Universities for Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency (GNUFRE), focused on leveraging available resources and technologies to generate efficient solutions. | The meeting featured presentations of bioenergy projects focused on the production of biogas and biomethane from pig, livestock, and industrial waste. Among the initiat…

Ed Newman (2026-04-15). Air shipment of solidarity aid arrives in Cuba from Colombia. radiohc.cu On the morning of Wednesday, April 15, a plane landed in Cuba from the Military Air Transport Command (CATAM) base located in Bogotá, Colombia, carrying a shipment of solidarity aid. | The shipment, sent to alleviate the shortages faced by the island's population due to the US blockade, consists of food, medicine, and essential medical supplies for the well-being of the Cuban people. | Medical supplies and food were donated by various social organizations, the Colombian government, and solidarity centers. | The shipment of these supplies was facilitated through a joint effort between the Colombian government, var…

aljazeera (2026-04-15). Could the US oil blockade snuff out the Cuban cigar? aljazeera.com Since January, the Trump administration has blocked foreign oil to Cuba. Will the island's cigars survive the crisis?>

WiBOPM (2026-04-15). Detroit Solidarity With Cuba! wibailoutpeople.org Detroiters gathered at two events in solidarity with Cuba at a time when the Trump administration is trying to strangle the island nation with a blockade on oil deliveries. Trump has also repeatedly threatened military intervention to overthrow the socialist government of Cuba. On Thursday, April 9 a crowd gathered at the Sheffield Bridge Community …

Ed Newman (2026-04-15). Colombia prepares to ship solar panels to Cuba. radiohc.cu Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that his country is preparing for its first shipment of solar panels to Cuba. | On his X account, the Colombian president also echoed a statement by the Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Hua Xin, who referred to the installation of photovoltaic systems donated by the Asian giant to polyclinics and other vital centers in Cuban provinces, amid the energy embargo imposed by the United States. | The Colombian president's message comes on the same day that a plane carrying humanitarian aid departed from the South American nation for Cuba. | Senator Gloria Flórez of the Histori…

Barbara Gomez (2026-04-15). Llaman en Cuba a aprovechar las fuentes renovables de energía. radiohc.cu Medios cubanos resaltan hoy un llamado de autoridades a aprovechar todas las fuentes renovables de energía y de esta manera enfrentar las dificultades económicas del país. | El periódico Granma en su edición digital de este miércoles refleja esta convocatoria como resultado del trabajo conjunto entre universidades del país y el Ministerio de Energía y Minas. | Dicho reclamo busca aprovechar recursos y tecnologías disponibles para la generación de energías a partir de las fuentes renovables, y fue un debate en un encuentro de expertos y científicos con el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista…

Barbara Gomez (2026-04-15). Continúa enfrentamiento a incendios forestales en Pinar del Río. radiohc.cu Fuerzas del Cuerpo de Guardabosques de Pinar del Río y del sistema de la Agricultura siguen el enfrentamiento a dos incendios forestales en la occidental provincia, de cara a su control. | El mayor de ellos, originado el viernes en la zona La Lanza, en el municipio de Minas de Matahambre, ya ha afectado unas 540 hectáreas (ha) de bosques, dijo a la Agencia Cubana de Noticias Rubén Guerra Corrales, jefe de gestión y manejo del fuego en el Fuerzas del Cuerpo de Guardabosques -CGB. | En el área se mantienen alrededor de 160 efectivos forestales y guardabosques de Minas de Matahambre, Mantua y Viñales; así como de la…

Martha Rios (2026-04-15). Trabajadores cubanos se alistan para celebrar el Primero de Mayo. radiohc.cu Sindicalistas y representantes de organismos e instituciones de la oriental provincia de Santiago de Cuba se reunieron este miércoles en plenaria, para proyectar acciones rumbo a la celebración del Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, bajo el lema "La Patria se defiende". | La cita, que devino tribuna de reafirmación revolucionaria y denuncia al bloqueo y la política injerencista del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, estuvo encabezada por la primera secretaria del Comité Provincial del Partido, Beatriz Johnson Urrutia; y el secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba en el territorio, Orlando Beltrán.

Javier Perez Jimenez (2026-04-15). Bayern Defeats Real Madrid and Qualifies for the Champions League Semi-finals. radiohc.cu Havana, April 15 (RHC) — Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid four goals to three today to qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. | Real Madrid took the lead in the opening minute with a goal from midfielder Arda Gàºler, who capitalized on a glaring error by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. | The Merengues' advantage was short-lived, as in the sixth minute of the first half, Aleksandar Pavlovic headed the ball into the back of the net, putting his team ahead on aggregate. | The team managed by àÅlvaro Arbeloa regained the lead with Arda Gàºler's second goal of the match, a powerful free…

Javier Perez Jimenez (2026-04-15). Barcelona out of Champions League. radiohc.cu Havana, April 15 (RHC) — Atletico Madrid lost 1-2 to Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, but their 2-0 first-leg victory secured their place in the semi-finals. | Lamine Yamal in the fourth minute and Ferran Torres (24) leveled the tie for Barcelona in less than half an hour, but Nigerian Ademola Lookman pulled one back in the 31st minute to give Atlético Madrid the advantage and a place in the next round at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium. | The visitors withstood Barcelona's pressure and, although they lost at home, they held onto their first-leg advantage to advance to…

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