Cuba’s President Raul Castro sent a message to Xi Jinping, who was elected President of the Republic of China.»

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, was elected president of the People’s Republic of China and chairman of the People’s Republic of China’s Central Military Commission on Thursday.»

Cuba President Raul Castro congratulated Pope Francis for his election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church.»

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) thanked acting President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro today for his gesture reiterating Caracas support for the peace process in Colombia.»

Renowned Cuban poetess Carilda Oliver Labra was presented an Honorary Doctor’s Degree by the University of Matanzas’s Humanistic Sciences School.»

The Catholic Church elected today as new Pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis I, Archbishop of Buenos Aires and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.»

Cuba will host the 5th Montecristo Golf Cup from April 25 to 27 at the Caribbean resort of Varadero, 87 miles east of Havana, tourism authorities announced.»

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua will attend here today a special session of the UN General Assembly and an ecumenical service in memory of late President Hugo Chavez.»

Despite the less investment scheduled this year in Sancti Spiritus, the improvement and restoration of access roads to local communities is a prioritized issue in the territory.»

25 endemic Cuban butterflies drawn by Antonio Guerrero, one of the five anti-terrorist fighters who have been unjustly held in the United States since 1998, will go on display in the cities of San Francisco, California, and New York.»