Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, received Philippe Couillard, Premier of the Canadian Province of Quebec, who is on an official visit to Cuba.

Esteban Lazo, President of Cuba's National Assembly of the People's Power (Parliament), sent a message of condolences to Nicaragua, on the occasion of the death of his counterpart in that nation, Rene Nunez.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard will begin on Monday a three-day official visit to the island, which seeks to strengthen bilateral relations in spheres such as renewable energy, tourism and food and agriculture.

With the arrival of Airbus 319 at the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport of the city of Camaguey, direct flights between the United States and this territory, which began almost half a century ago and were interrupted in 1961, were resumed.

As ongoing measures are being taken in Cuba to cushion what has been described as a temporary energy situation, Energy and Mines minister Alfredo Lopez insisted in the need to further rationalize electricity and fuels due to what he described as the consequences of the current world economic circumstances.

Cuban Education Minister Ena Elsa Velazquez said Thursday in Paris that political will is the key to eradicate illiteracy in today´s world, and education can be guaranteed for all the people when the governments consider it a working priority.

Cuban Medical Services Sales Company belonging to the Health Ministry presented on Tuesday in Havana a new therapeutic and preventive program destined for international tourism to be carried out in the country's medical and health assistance centers.

A new technical forum on illegal traffic of migrants and migration fraud was held September 7 in Havana by US and Cuban authorities in an effort to boost bilateral cooperation in that area.

Enhancing export of products and technologies are priorities for Labiofam S.A. company order to increase foreign currency earnings for the Cuban economy.

Cuban First Vice-president Miguel Diaz Canel held talks Tuesday with Natsuo Yamaguchi, President of Japan´s Komeito Party, which is part of the political coalition of the current Japanese government led by Premier Shinzo Abe.

Edda Diz Garces, director of the Cuban News Agency, described as slander a report published by the Caribbean News Now website stating the agency´s website was, allegedly, ¨dispensing a dangerous virus¨ to steal information.

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) acknowledged the work of outstanding Cuban professor and researcher Doctor of Science Pastor Castell-Florit Serrate with the Award for Administration for his significant contribution to and leadership in the Cuban Health National System.

The Jaime Gonzalez Grocier international airport, in the central-south city of Cienfuegos is now ready for American Airlines flights to begin on September 7, after JetBlue and Silver Airways arrived in central Santa Clara city, last week.

The Cuban Council of State has declared official mourning for the death of the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov.

US and Cuban experts will meet November in Havana during a two-day Zika forum in what is considered the first forum of its kind since both countries reestablished diplomatic relations a year ago.