The First Vice-president of the councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel, met on Friday afternoon with deputy Elias Castillo, President of the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO), who is in Cuba to attend activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of that institution and to take part in the meetings of its commissions of Health and Tourism and the Environment, under way in Havana.

Havana—The Cuban Sexual Education Center (CENESEX) is marking World Sexual Education Dlay with a series of activities dedicated to children and adolescents on issues related to the subject.

The World Campaign of Solidarity with The Five and against Terrorism, which will take place until October 6 in 38 nations, began on Thursday in Cuba.

Cuban vice-president Salvador Valdes Mesa said in eastern Guantanamo that the country needs to count on a strong state and socialist entrepreneurial sector marked by high efficiency in order to achieve economic advancement.

Holiday Check Quality Selection, the largest European portal on the Internet with opinions on tourist facilities, assessed the Mascotte Hotel of this city as one of the best of the world in 2014.

Cuban deputy foreign minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez is paying a working visit to Angola to further strengthen bilateral political, diplomatic and cooperation relations.

The RALCA external fixators, designed by Cuban Professor Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras in the early 1970s, are patented in 24 nations and used in some 50 with notable results.

The World Bank has just published a revealing report on the problems of education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Entitled "Excellent Professors: How to improve learning in Latin America and the Caribbean," the study analyzes the public educational systems of countries in the region and the main challenges they face.

One million 800 thousand students will be at Cuban schools on September 1 as the 2014-2015 school years opens on the island, according to preliminary figures cited by Education minister Ena Elsa Velasquez.

Marlon Mendez, an eight year-old Cuban child that has a large collection of photos of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, saw his dream come true after having a meeting with him.

The Association of Sugar Technicians of Cuba (ATAC) plans to establish cooperation agreements with Costa Rican and Guatemalan related organizations in order to contribute to the professional development of their members, as announced on Monday in this capital.

The Cuban Women's Federation is marking its 54th anniversary August 23 in the Eastern province of Guantanamo, a territory where women has made important achievements.

Cuba called for new methods, initiatives and proposals to face the current international economic order, based on larger cooperation and solidarity among Latin American nations.

Fishermen in western Cuba reported to have found about 60 pieces presumably from a 17th or 18th century wreckage in areas of the Esperanza Harbor, Pinar del Rio province.