Carlos Perez Palacio won the Go National Championship by defeating Santiago Alvarez Marin during the final day of the tournament held in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba. Second and third positioned participants were local residents.»

The Council of State, at the request of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba(PCC), has appointed Adel Yzquierdo, the current minister of Economy and Planning, as vice president of the Council of Ministers, it was reported on Monday.»

Fans of nature will have a special moment within the 21st international Book Fair to be held in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, from February 22nd to 26th. This one-of-the-kind opportunity will allow residents in the central Cuban province to have an approach at the naturalist side of Nuñez Jimenez.»

The 8th Congress University 2012 closes in Cuba on Friday, after five days of debates focused on the social responsibility of universities and the topics to be discussed in the 9th Congress University 2014.»

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Friday that he will ask his counterpart in Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, to invite Cuba to the 6th Summit of Heads of State of America to be held in that country from April 14 to 15.»

The central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus is currently visited by a Japanese delegation that will attend the National Go Championship to take place this weekend. They visitor came to foster the practice of this board game.»

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon held talks on Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on the situation in Syria and the importance of ensuring access to humanitarian aid to this country.»

The Political Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas-Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) declared itself to be in favor of Cuba’s presence in the 6th Summit of the Americas scheduled for April.»

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, when opening the extraordinary session of the ALBA’s Political Council VIII meeting, reiterated that Cuba will not return to the OAS, nor cares to have any relationship with that organization that has served for purposes of domination, occupation and aggression, by the United States as a platform to attack and plunder Latin America and the »

Social liability of universities will guide debates in the Ninth Congress University 2014 in Cuba, Minister of Higher Education Miguel Diaz-Canel announced. “A better world is not possible without sustainable development or social liability of the university”, he added.»