Cuba highlighted at the UN Conference on Disarmament the decision adopted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (CELAC) to proclaim the region a Zone of Peace.»

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) expressed its solidarity with the Venezuelan people in a communique released in San Jose, headquarters of pro-tempore presidency of the 33 member-nations integration bloc.»

The International Book Fair, FIL 2014, will recall today Cuban narrator Onelio Jorge Cardoso, called the Great Storyteller due to his prolific work and dominion of this gender.»

The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, held an extended conversation with renowned Brazilian intellectual Frei Betto.»

The position of Venezuelan Government after right-wing actions, aimed at fostering destabilization in the country, considers defense of sovereignty a priority to face the United States” interference.»

The Cuban Interests Section in Washington, DC has suspended its consular services given the impossibility to find a bank that accepts its financial accounts — a consequence of the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade.»

The books Tan solo morir, Poso Wells, and No es dicha by Ecuadorian writers Alfredo Noriega, Gabriela Aleman, and Juan Secaira were launched today at the third day of the 23rd International Book Fair in  Havana.»

Sancti Spiritus Luminaria publishing house will present 20 new books in the upcoming book fair event, to take place in this central Cuban territory during the last days of February. Daniel Cruz, director of the publisher, briefed Escambray about some of the volumes and highlighted the long-awaited Luzángela, by Ángel Martínez Niubó, along with Luis Rey Yero’s Diccionario de las »

Venezuelans will stage a march on Saturday to reject the recent wave of violence and destabilization attempts against the constitutional government by sectors of the political opposition.»

National Film Award Laureate and founder of the Cuban Film Institute –ICAIC-, José Massip, passed away in Havana over the weekend at the age of 88.»