After almost ten year time, the central Cuban territory of Sancti Spiritus has been again impacted by heavy rainfalls which led to the most spectacular ever remembered filling up of the local Zaza dam, Cuba’s largest water reservoir.»

The heavy rainfall reported in Sancti Spiritus helped increase water stocks in local reservoirs. Zaza dam was the most benefitted, after having assimilated 1 025, 000 000m³, thus exceeding its top 1 020, 000 000m³ capacity.»

Cuba was backed on Friday by the academic community meeting at the 30th Congress of Latin American Studies (LASA), as part of its actions to tackle the U.S. blockade.»

The Sixth International Justice and Law Meeting concludes in this capital on Friday after three long days of work on the latest tendencies of the jurisprudence in the world.»

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) rejected the content of a report on human rights issued by the U.S. Department of State, for considering it a justification to maintain its anti-Cuban policy of hostility.»

The central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus was confirmed as the island’s most impacted by the latest heavy rain territory. It was such determined in a meeting of the Provincial Defence Council held this Friday, which was presided over by Major General Ramon Pardo Guerra, head of the National Civil Defence in Cuba.»

The evacuation of the people living downstream the Zaza dam, in the central Cuban territory of Sancti Spiritus, was started at midday this Friday. The Provincial Defence Council ordered the evacuation of the nearly 6 600 residents from Tunas de Zaza, El Médano, Siete de Noviembre and Mapos townships.»

The evacuation of over a thousand people had been already carried out this Friday morning in the central Cuban territory of Sancti Spiritus, due to the heavy rains that have been affecting the territory since last May 22nd.»

Cuba will have a discreet delegation to the 30th Olympic Games in London, UK in 2012, but the passionate followers of the sport in the island trust the outstanding performance of athletics and boxing.»

Academics from several countries joined today US colleagues to demand the release of the Five Cuban anti-terrorists jailed in their country and the end of the blockade on Cuba at the 30th Congress of the Association of Latin American Studies (LASA).   Gloria La Riva, president of the Free the Cuban Five National Committee, convened this solidarity meeting with the »