The first National Meeting of Cuban Residents in the United States will take place on Saturday in this capital, in order to deepen the relationship between migration and Cuban society.»

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for his country from Havana on the night of April 25. On Wednesday night, President Chavez informed about his return to the country, after concluding in this capital another stage of his medical treatment against cancer.»

Thousands of students, workers and citizens took the Alameda Avenue today to demand concrete changes in the political model of the country, marked by abysmal social inequalities.»

Cuba denounced at the World Trade Organization the U.S. violations of the resolutions of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on intellectual property rights.»

Roosters Ismel Jimenez, pitcher with most wins in the current season, and Eriel Sanchez’s grand slam were key in Sancti Spiritus victory over “sensational” team in the tournament, the Crocodiles.»

Cuba’s Workers Union (CTC for its Spanish acronym) convened its members and every Cuban worker to celebrate May Day with a massive parade. For  Cubans,  May Day equals joy and revolutionary confirmation.»

The president of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba, Ricardo Alarcon, met on Sunday in Havana with his counterpart from the Republic of Benin, Mathurin Coffi Nago.»

The book “Fidel Castro Ruz, Guerrillero del Tiempo” (Fidel Castro Ruz, Guerrilla of Time), by journalist and writer Katiuska Blanco, will be launched on Monday in Rosario, the Argentine city where Ernesto Che Guevara was born.»

The Primero de Mayo International Brigade, comprised of activitists from 22 nations, arrives in Cuba on Monday to attend May Day celebrations. A bulletin issued by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) stated that this time, about 260 brigade members from 22 countries of the five continents will arrive in Havana.»

Demonstrations against layoffs of professors, expulsions of students from colleges and privatizing laws marked the week ending on Saturday in Chile with a familiar rally demanding another educational model.»