8 May 2022 Archives

Cuba reports 30 dead and 84 injured in accident at Saratoga hotel

Published on: May 8, 2022
16:50

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) At least 30 people died as a result of the explosion that occurred last Friday at the Saratoga hotel in Havana and 84 were injured, the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) updated today.

Cuba and Mexico sign declaration and agreement

Published on: May 8, 2022
16:04

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A declaration that expresses the will to strengthen bilateral ties and the consolidation of a new stage of work was signed today by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

López Obrador thanked Cuba for high decoration given to him

Published on: May 8, 2022
15:48

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, today thanked Cuba's highest decoration, the José Martí order, and expressed his deep affection for the people of the island.

López Obrador exalts historical ties between Mexico and Cuba

Published on: May 8, 2022
15:39

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, praised today the historical, cultural and political ties between his country and Cuba, in the context of a visit to this capital.

Medical report on children injured after hotel explosion in Cuba

Published on: May 8, 2022
15:33

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Five of the 15 children who suffered injuries in the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana on Friday are being treated at the Juan Manuel Marquez Pediatric Hospital, Dr. Leonor Verdecia reported on Sunday.

Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionaries killed in Cuba remembered

Published on: May 8, 2022
15:31

Matanzas, Cuba, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Press reports and online messages on Sunday recalled revolutionary fighters Antonio Guiteras (Cuba) and Carlos Aponte (Venezuela), on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of their fall in combat in this western Cuban city.

Diaz-Canel receives Mexican president in Cuba (+ Photos)

Published on: May 8, 2022
15:29

Havana, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday received his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who arrived in the island after a tour of five countries of the region.

Pope Francis asks to pray for victims of accident in Cuba

Published on: May 8, 2022
12:53

Vatican City, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis on Sunday asked here to pray for the victims of the accident explosion that took place at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, in which at least 27 people were killed and 81 were injured.

Spain’s King and Queen send message to Cuban president

Published on: May 8, 2022
12:50

Madrid, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The tragic accident at a hotel in Havana, on Sunday motivated a message from King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, of Spain, in which they expressed "sadness and consternation" to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Alvarado leaves the presidency of Costa Rica satisfied with the duty

Published on: May 8, 2022
12:42

San José, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, who transfers today his command to president-elect Rodrigo Chaves, affirmed he will do so with the satisfaction of fulfilling his duty and happy.

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