Cuban President Raul Castro held official talks on Sunday afternoon with his Surinamese counterpart Delano Bouterse, who pays a working visit to Cuba.»

Cuban President, Raul Castro held a meeting on Thursday morning with Sergei Stepashin, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, who pays a working visit to Cuba.»

The letter was read during the opening session of the   meeting.»

Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council announced the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) won 134 of 153 mayoral offices in the municipal elections held on Sunday, November 4th.»

As part of celebrations, the Havana based National Fine Arts Museum is holding a temporary exhibit that showcases the work by renowned Cuban sculptor, Rita Longa, whose centennial is being commeorated this year.»

Cuban President, Raul Castro, congratulated teachers, employees and students of the Universidad de Oriente, which celebrated on Wednesday the 65 anniversary of its foundation.»

The 34th New Latin American International Film Festival in Havana will render tribute to three maestros of the international cinema: Italian Michelangelo Antonioni, French director Chris Marker, and Czech filmmaker Jan Åávankmajer.»

The National Council of the over-three-million-member Confederation of Cuban Workers (CTC) called its 20th Congress for 2013 during a plenary session that focused on the update of the island’s economic model.»

The head of the observers’ mission of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Carlos Alvarez, said that “there is no possibility of fraud” in the Venezuelan electoral system, so “the voters’ can not be distorted.”»

Chaired by Cuban President Raul Castro, an expanded meeting of the Cuban Council of Ministers was recently held in Havana, which had as its first point on the agenda the debts of state companies between December 2011 and July 2012.»