Prime Minister Manuel Marrero highlighted that Cuba is currently implementing 158 of the 176 economic and social transformations approved to unleash productive forces and increase the supply of goods and services to the population.
"The Latin American and Caribbean region is the target of an offensive by the United States government, in an attempt to update the archaic Monroe Doctrine under a new and dubious 'Corollary,'" stated Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla—member of the Political Bureau and Minister of Foreign Affairs—this Monday during a CELAC ministerial meeting held in the context of the 81st UN General Assembly.
The Thalassia project, promoted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cuba and funded by the Global Environment Facility, encourages the sustainable use of seagrasses, especially the species Thalassia testudinum, with environmental benefits and potential applications in health.
Twenty-one years ago, Cuba established the Henry Reeve International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics—an initiative of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro that continues to save lives in many corners of the globe today.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounced the latest attack by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio against institutions and individuals in the Caribbean nation.