The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, held on Saturday afternoon a fraternal meeting with former Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona.»

Candidate of Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) to the presidency of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, today won the elections to define the head of state in the period 2013-2019. According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), with the result of 99.12 percent of polling stations, the socialist candidate won 50.6 percent of the vote cast (7 505 338 votes). Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro »

Candidate of Great Patriotic Pole to the Venezuelan presidency, Nicolas Maduro, voted today in the general elections for 2013-2019 at the Antonio Caro Bolivarian High School, in Caracas. In remarks to local and foreign journalists, Maduro highlighted the people’s behaviour and record turnout in the process, with 11.50 million people who have cast their vote so far.»

A comprehensive program of post-graduate courses is promoted at Sancti Spiritus’s Jose Marti University (UNISS), which back the economic, social, scientific and pedagogical development of this central Cuban territory.»

A group of representatives visiting Caracas to accompany Venezuela’s presidential elections emphasized on Sunday morning a climate of calm during the process.»

Over 18 million Venezuelans are supposed to exercise their right to vote this Sunday to elect the president who will rule in that South American country from 2013 to 2019.»

Cuban anti terrorist fighter Rene Gonzalez, currently under probation in the U.S. was granted permission to visit Cuba for two weeks, to attend a memorial service for his father Cándido, who died on April 1st.»

Sancti Spiritus’s Guairo and Padre Quintero Streets were returned to their original cobblestone condition with the contribution of local residents.»

Cuban female convicts maintain their rights as women to be mothers and ensure the upbringing of their children, for which the country has created accommodations in its prisons, said authorities in this capital.»

Bergoña Arellano, representative of the Regional Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced in Havana the launching of the project “Let’s Play”, in conjunction with the mayor of Rio de Janeiro.»