Wiredja Online News Logo

WiredJa Online News

Wiredja Online News Logo

WiredJa Online News

Researchers show a ventilator at the Cuban Neuroscience Center in Havana, Cuba, on July 10, 2020. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

CUBA | Shackled by US sanctions, Cuba makes its own COVID-19 ventilators

HAVANA, January 16, 2021 - Given the appearance on the island of the first cases of COVID-19 in the month of March last year, the Cuban government attempted to purchase ventilators from the Swiss companies IMT Medial AG and Acutronic, as part of plans adopted to guarantee the resources needed to confront the epidemic.

Additional Info

  • Countries Cuba
  • Published in Health
Trump impeached for historic second time after Capitol insurrection

Trump impeached for historic second time after Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON DC,  AP January 14, 2021 - Of the 45 presidencies in America's nearly 245-year history, only Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton suffered impeachment. You may now add Donald Trump who was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly mob seige of the U.S. Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office.

Additional Info

  • Countries United_States
President Trump wants to unravel President Obama’s landmark agreement with Cuban President Raul Castro, above, whom Obama met in Havana in 2016.

CUBA is not a sponsor of state terrorism says Gov't

HAVANA, Cuba, January 12, 2021 -The government of the Republic of Cuba has reacted to a statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo intending to include Cuba again on the United States unilateral list of countries that sponsor terrorism, calling the charac terization, Fraudulent, cynical and hypocritical.

Additional Info

  • Countries Cuba
Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro.

T&T | Keith Rowley Gov't refuses to support Venezuela's Juan Guido in the OAS

PORT-OF-SPAIN January 8, 2021 - The government of  the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago says it will not be supporting  any motions brought forward by a 'purported representative' of Venezuela at the Organisation of American States (OAS), however it will continue to participate in all other matters. 

Additional Info

  • Countries Trinidad_Tobago
CUBA | US Government pile on more sanctions against Cuba

CUBA | US Government pile on more sanctions against Cuba

Washington, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The US government on Monday adopted new unilateral measures against Cuba by adding three companies from the Caribbean island to the OFAC list of specially designated citizens and blocked persons.

Additional Info

  • Countries Cuba
Ambassador Fernandez dispels rumors that despite the existence of beautiful churches in Cuba, religious freedom violations abound in the country.

CUBAN Ambassador dispels rumors about religious freedom in Cuba

KINGSTON, Jamaica, November 9, 2020 - Cuba’s diplomatic en voy to Jamaica, Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández has sought to dispel attempts by the United States to convince international public opinion of an alleged lack of Religious freedom in Cuba.

Additional Info

  • Countries Cuba
Subscribe to this RSS feed