On the occasion of the 89th anniversary of the assassination of Nicaraguan patriot and revolutionary Augusto Cesar Sandino, the anniversary was commemorated today at the headquarters of the Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP by its Sapnish acronym), in Havana.

Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda described tourist guides as professionals who make the work of tourism even more worthwhile.

Specialists and health authorities in Santiago de Cuba(eastern Cuba) are urging to strengthen measures to prevent the penetration and spread of avian influenza, a disease caused by the influenza virus type A, which belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family.

We are constantly monitoring the situation, said Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, referring to the relentless fight offered by the Cuban Fire Brigade and Forest Rangers against a fire in Pinares de Mayari, in the province of Holguin.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Cuban president, expressed his gratitude today to the Member of the European Parliament Massimiliano Smeriglio for his support and commitment to continue strengthening inter-parliamentary ties with the island.

In the presence of Revolution Commander Ramiro Valdes, Cubans kicked off commemorations for February 24 Communications Day and the 65 anniversary of the setting up in the eastern Sierra Maestra mountains of the Rebel Army’s radio station named Radio Rebelde.

The US Coast Guard returned 31 irregular Cuban migrants on Monday to the Orozco harbor, Bahia Honda municipality, in western Artemisa province.

Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, Cuban ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reiterated his country's willingness to develop bilateral relations in all areas with that Middle Eastern nation, the foreign ministry said today on its website.

Establishing collaboration with the central province of Sancti Spiritus in tourism, agriculture and water resources was a proposal made by Maher El-Adawy, ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Cuba, when he visited this city today.

 The Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC by its Spanish acronym) will celebrate the Cuban Press Day (March 14) on the 60th anniversary of its founding, the president of that organization, Ricardo Ronquillo Bello, announced today in Havana.

The fact that Danielys Alvarez Acosta, from rural origin and delegate of the constituency; Dorelys Canivell Canal, journalist; and Julio Emilio Morejon Perez, university student, are candidates for deputies to the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) is proof of the right of Cubans to be part of the supreme body of state power, without distinctions.

Specialized forces are facing a large-scale fire in the mountainous area of Pinares de Mayari, in Holguin province, sources from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA by its Spanish acronym) reported today.

Cuban minister of foreign trade and investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, will hold a meeting today with Colombian minister of trade, industry and tourism, German Umaña, as part of his official visit to that South American country, which will last until next Wednesday.

 The Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos (CEAC by its Spanish acronym) began its preparation for the implementation of the project Strengthening of national capacities for the management of mercury as support for the implementation of the Minamata Convention in Cuba.

Emilio Lozada, head of the Department of International Relations of the Communist Party of Cuba, described today's Israeli missile aggression against Damascus as a totally inhumane act at a time when Syria is struggling to recover from the earthquake of February 6.