Javelin thrower Maria Caridad Colon shone with her own light at the 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow 80, becoming the first Cuban and Latin American woman to win a gold medal in a summer event.

The Agro-Food Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) held its debates at the Convention Center in Havana today to analyze the shortcomings, challenges and possible solutions to cover the demands of the population in terms of food.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, member of the Political Bureau and president of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), reaffirmed that the State Budget is mandatory because it is the law and life of the nation, hence the importance of popular control, that the people watch over its due execution.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, congratulated today the residents of the central city of Santa Clara on its 335th birthday.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, congratulated today the residents of the central city of Santa Clara on its 335th birthday.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Prime Minister of the Republic, attends today the Commission of Attention to Services in the day they develop before the 3rd Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) in its 10th Legislature.

Salvador Valdes Mesa, member of the Political Bureau and vice president of the country, is attending today in Havana the debates of the Agrifood Commission, as a preview of the 3rd Ordinary Period of Sessions of the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, attends the debates of the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).

Alberto Juantorena, in the 400 and 800 meters of athletics; boxers Jorge Hernandez, Angel Herrera and Teofilo Stevenson, and judoka Hector Rodriguez, won golden glory at the 21st Olympic Games in Montreal 76, placing Cuba in eighth place by countries, with five gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

As a preview to the 3rd Ordinary Period of Sessions of the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), from today until July 16, the debates of the 11 Permanent Working Commissions of that body will take place on issues such as the economy, services, the fight against crime and the people's food.

Two international projects to favor development in the mountainous zone are being carried out in the eastern province of Holguin aimed at promoting resilient agriculture among small producers.

Jorge Estrada Hernandez, a professor at the School of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Havana, will present his doctoral thesis on a mosquito sterilization technique to control arboviral disease.

The Cuban Forest Ranger Corps (CGC) reiterated its denunciation on the negative effects of the ever stronger U.S. blockade on the country’s efforts to cope with wildfires.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attended the swearing-in ceremony for new Cuban ambassadors who will pay service abroad.

A productive and fraternal exchange took place today at the National Capitol, between Homero Acosta Alvarez, secretary of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, and Enrique Gil Botero, secretary general of the Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries (COMJIB), and the delegation accompanying him.