Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), sent an recognition certificate to Granma newspaper for the 50th anniversary of the official organ of that organization.»

The US secretary of State, John Kerry said that the blockade on Cuba should be eliminated because it will help the people of the Caribbean Island.»

During 2015, no maternal or infant deaths have been reported in Sancti Spiritus’s Plan Turquino mountainous regions, an indicator that distinguishes the work of the health professionals linked to the Mother and Child Care Programme (PAMI) in difficult access areas.»

Cuba and Vietnam strengthened their ties, in the context of the official visit the President of that Asian nation, Truong Tan Sang, carried out to this country.»

International media closely followed all the events in which the Cuban delegation took part while in New York, including the meeting held between Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro at UN headquarters.»