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Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in the capital of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on Sunday to pay an official visit. The delegation accompanying the Cuban president is made up of Council of Ministers Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.  The other members of the delegation are Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, minister »

Many residents of Sancti Spiritus were out in the streets before sunrise in order to exercise their right to vote, with which they will elect the delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power. Being guarded by pioneer students, the 1 020 polling stations of this central Cuban territory opened doors at 7:00 AM and will be closed at »

Amid the historic inclusion of Cuba to the Organization of American States and U.S. bellicosity toward Venezuela, the Summit of the Americas commenced in Panama Friday, 7 p.m. local time. Pope Francis, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and outgoing Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza all gave inaugural speeches. Insulza said he was glad to live through such historic times, including the “negotiations »

Panama holds today two summit meetings in the presence of the most disadvantaged population from Latin America and the Caribbean, and the governments ruling the destinies of their citizens. The first one, known as the Summit of the Peoples and opened yesterday night, was convened by Panamanian union and grass-roots organizations under the slogan “Latin America – a homeland for »

Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of Ministers and State, arrived in Panama City, where he will attend the 7th Summit of the Ameritas, to take place April 10th and 11th, at Atlapa Convention Center. The Cuba president was accompanied by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, ministers of Foreign Relations and Foreign Trade and Investment, respectively; »

Already returned to its usual venues around Serafin Sánchez Park, and the boulevard, the 27th International Book Fair opens doors this Wednesday in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, with a tribute to late local outstanding teacher and poet, Raul Ferrer. Researchers like Ramón Luis Herrera, Julio M. Llanes, and Mercedes Fernández will talk about the legacy of Ferrer, whose best known »

Sancti Spiritus workers and local people in general will have the opportunity to show their support towards the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela from April 1st on, when signature-gathering areas will be opened in major working centers and educational institutions. This was informed to Escambray by the representatives of several organizations which take part in the campaign. They explained that people »

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Caracas Tuesday morning to participate at an extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas regional integration bloc, known as ALBA. The Cuban delegation attending the forum in solidarity with the sister nation of Venezuela is also made up of Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra and »

A meeting between delegations of Cuba and the United States will be held in Havana on Monday, March 16th, to exchange on topics related to the process of reestablishment of diplomatic relations. According to a note released Saturday, the delegations will be chaired by the Josefina Vidal, general director of the United States department at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign »

Yesterday I explained my meeting with the five compatriots that received the title of Heroes of the Republic of Cuba and the prestigious Playa Giron Order -73 days had passed since the arrival in the country of the men that had been just released. For me, the priority was the reunion of these compatriots with their families, the rigorous checkup »