Army General Raúl Castro, president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, was nominated as a candidate for deputy to the National Assembly of People’s Power by the municipality of Segundo Frente, in the province of Santiago de Cuba.»
President Raúl Castro will be also attending the Third Sitting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly»
Cuba President Raúl Castro Ruz paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his passing, in a ceremony held in Santiago de Cuba’s Santa Ifigenia Cemetery»
During the meeting, the excellent state of relations that unites the two peoples, parties and governments was confirmed»
Barcena is attending the 56th Board of Directors meeting of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, underway in Havana»
The electricity network was severely damaged with the passage of Hurricane Irma in the province of Sancti Spiritus, particulary in Yaguajay and in the capital city»
In a message sent to the Cuban people, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Raul Castro said that: “One principle remains immovable: the Revolution will leave no one unprotected and measures are already being adopted to ensure that no Cuban family is left to their fate”. “We face the recovery with the example of Comandante en Jefe »
During the cordial meeting, the two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the positive development of bilateral relations»
The celebration took place in front of the ancient San Lorenzo College, the last bastion defended then by the revolutionary combatants»
Cuban President Raul Castro extolled the validity of the non-state forms in the economy as method to generate jobs and diversify the offer of goods and services»
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