2026-06-01: Cuba Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-01 08:44am GMT

Ed Newman (2026-06-01). Solidarity and fundraising for Cuba in Bilbao. radiohc.cu Hundreds of people gathered at the entrance to Bilbao City Hall, in the Basque Country, where they reiterated their solidarity with Cuba at the close of a fundraising campaign. | According to Prensa Latina, the demonstration received strong popular support for the call made by Euskal Herria-Ekimena, the Basque Country-Cuba friendship association, and the internationalist platform Hegoak, which brings together Basque unions, political parties, and NGOs. | The demonstration was titled "Kuba: Genozidioa Gelditu" (Cuba: Stop the Genocide), and served as the culmination of the campaign "Argia eta indarra Kubarentzat.

Ed Newman (2026-06-01). Clear "Yes for Cuba" at solidarity event in Zimbabwe. radiohc.cu Signatures, cultural expressions, and statements of support marked the "Yes for Cuba" day of solidarity with the Caribbean nation in Zimbabwe, amidst unanimous calls for the lifting of the blockade and opposition to a potential US military aggression. | Nearly 200 graduates from the Caribbean nation, members of the Friendship Association (Zicufa), health and education workers, representatives of government, university, youth, and academic institutions, and Cuban residents attended the event at the diplomatic headquarters with the firm purpose of reiterating that the island is not alone. | Joining the global campa…

aljazeera (2026-06-01). Donated milk reaches Cuba amid deepening shortages. aljazeera.com Cuba has begun distributing donated powdered milk from Mexico and Uruguay as the island faces severe shortages.

WiBOPM (2026-06-01). Neither Brothers nor Rescue: A Confessed Terrorist and an Organization That Violated Cuban Sovereignty. wibailoutpeople.org

Reynaldo Henquen (2026-06-01). Clà¥ture du Festival international de poésie de La Havane. radiohc.cu La 32e édition du Festival international de poésie de La Havane s'est achevée samedi dernier après une programmation riche et variée, incluant un hommage particulier au leader historique de la Révolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), à l'occasion du centenaire de sa naissance. | Le Pabellón Cuba, siège national de l'Association Hermanos Saíz (AHS), a accueilli une fresque murale reprenant des vers des poètes participant à l'événement. La poésie de Nancy Morejón, lauréate du Prix national de littérature, la musique de jeunes troubadours et la présence de poètes venus spécialement pour l'àÆle ont fait de cet…

Ed Newman (2026-05-31). Former U.S. intelligence officials warn of failed aggression against Cuba. radiohc.cu Former US intelligence officials, grouped in the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) collective, sent a memorandum to President Donald Trump, warning that aggression against Cuba would lead to catastrophic failure, reported the Cuban Television Midday News. | The document indicated that Washington's current strategy could result in a humanitarian disaster for which the United States would be responsible, and stressed that any military option would drag the country into a war lost from the outset. | According to the text, there is no evidence of Cuban operational support for terrorist organization…

Ed Newman (2026-05-31). The Cuban People's Demand to the United States Government: Reasons to remember. radiohc.cu Written by Arelys García Updated by Arelys García | May 1999: Before the Civil and Administrative Chamber of the Provincial People's Court of Havana, the heartfelt testimony of Evelia Domenech, mother of Manuel Ascunce, a young man murdered along with his student, the farmer Pedro Lantigua, on November 26, 1961, by terrorist groups operating in the Escambray Mountains. | Evelia's octogenarian voice is poignant: "I have suffered the greatest loss a mother can experience: the loss of her son (…). They mutilated his body, a 16-year-old boy. I am not alone, but thousands of mothers with the claws of the empire sunk…

Ed Newman (2026-05-31). May 20th: A Neo-colony Was Born in Cuba. radiohc.cu By Hedelberto López Blanch * | An incorrigible mythomaniac like U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a press conference commemorating May 20, 1902, the date on which a neo-colony controlled by Washington was established in Cuba. | Rubio, who during his time in Congress, the Senate, and now at the State Department has promoted more than 300 new measures that reinforce the blockade that has lasted for more than six decades, dared to repeat that Cuba is a failed nation and even threatened military aggression to try to change the island's system of government. | Cuba's so-called independence, on that May 20th, wa…

Ed Newman (2026-05-31). Confessed Terrorists Pardoned by Washington. radiohc.cu By Hedelberto López Blanch * / Special Collaboration for Resumen Latinoamericano. | There are countless stories of confessed terrorists who committed acts of aggression, attacks, and assaults against Cuban civilian facilities over the past 67 years, and who have lived and continue to live peacefully in the United States. | From the early days of 1959, countless murderers belonging to the defeated army of dictator Fulgencio Batista traveled to the United States, where they obtained safe haven and immunity for the crimes they committed. | Among them were Esteban Ventura Novo, Rolando Masferrer, and José Eleuterio P…

Staff (2026-05-31). Colombia abre las urnas para elegir nuevo presidente. cubadebate.cu En Colombia están habilitados para ejercer su derecho al sufragio más de 40 millones de ciudadanos, mientras que un millón 414 mil ya lo hacen en los países extranjeros donde residen. Según la misma fuente, la votación en el exterior, que comenzó el pasado lunes, avanza con total normalidad.

Pablo Rafael Fuente (2026-05-31). Inicia en Cuba nueva edición del Festival de Cine Isla Verde. radiohc.cu La cuarta edición del Festival Internacional de Cine y Medio Ambiente del Caribe, Isla Verde, comenzará hoy en el municipio especial Isla de la Juventud, y en el capitalino cine Charles Chaplin como subsede. | El certamen, que se extenderá hasta el 6 de junio, mantiene su carácter competitivo y acoge en esta edición, largometrajes y cortometrajes que aborden, desde la ficción o el documental, la relación del ser humano con la naturaleza y los desafíos ambientales de la región. | Fundado en 2022 por el actor, director y Premio Nacional de Cine 2024, Jorge Perugorría, el encuentro se ha consolidado como una platafo…

Staff (2026-05-31). China alista su primer portaaviones de propulsión nuclear. cubadebate.cu China acelera su carrera naval y ya mira de frente a Estados Unidos. Un análisis reciente muestra que el país asiático avanza en la construcción del Type 004, su primer portaaviones de propulsión nuclear, llamado a competir con los gigantes estadounidenses de clase Ford, como el superportaaviones USS Gerald R. Ford.

Staff (2026-05-31). Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras reforzará diagnósticos en caldera tras varias averías. cubadebate.cu Román Pérez Castañeda, director general de la CTE, explicó que el preciso detener la generación por el sobreconsumo de agua; insistió en que aunque situaciones similares se han afrontado en varias ocasiones en el mes de mayo, las averías han sido en zonas diferentes de ese complejo sistema, lo que descarta errores en las reparaciones.

Staff (2026-05-31). Camagàºey ratifica voluntad de defender a sus líderes históricos. cubadebate.cu En la Plaza de la Libertad, la misma que el 4 de enero de 1959 recibió a la Caravana de los barbudos rebeldes, miles de camagàºeyanos ratificaron la voluntad de defender a los líderes históricos de la Revolución cubana.

Maria Candela Hechavarria Carmenate (2026-05-31). Exoficiales de inteligencia de EE.UU. alertan fracaso de agresión a Cuba. radiohc.cu Exfuncionarios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, agrupados en el colectivo Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), enviaron un memorando al presidente Donald Trump este jueves 28 de mayo en el que advirtieron que una agresión contra Cuba conduciría a un fracaso catastrófico. | El documento señaló que la actual estrategia de Washington podría derivar en un desastre humanitario del cual Estados Unidos sería responsable, y subrayó que cualquier opción militar arrastraría al país a una guerra perdida de antemano, informó el Noticiero del Mediodía de la Televisión cubana. | Según el texto, no existen ev…

Staff (2026-05-31). Lo que el precio de una sola taza de café dice sobre la agitación económica actual. cubadebate.cu El alza de los precios de las materias primas tiene una gran importancia en los supermercados, pero no tanto en las cafeterías, que ahora se dedican a vender experiencias, en lugar de bebidas. Y los precios seguirán altos, incluso si las cosechas en Brasil y Vietnam se normalizan y el precio del café en grano baja un poco.

Javier Perez Jimenez (2026-05-31). At Least 34 Injured and 130 Arrested in Paris after PSG Victory. radiohc.cu Havana, May 30 (RHC) — At least 34 people were injured and 130 were arrested today, after the center of this capital was paralyzed, where 40,000 people enjoyed and celebrated, many with violence, the victory of PSG in the Champions League. | The fervor following the Parisian club's 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in Budapest overwhelmed the police deployment implemented by the Interior Ministry throughout the country, particularly in Paris. | Fireworks, stampedes by fans, burning bicycles and motorcycles, six damaged vehicles, and at least two completely destroyed businesses are the official police…

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