The reality of social communication in Cuba and its role at present were discussed in intense debates at the 7th Congress of the Association that brings together professionals in this field in the country, which concluded on Wednesday after two days at the Convention Center in Havana.

Heavy rains affecting Havana caused the partial collapse of an apartment building on Wednesday morning in the highly populated municipality of Centro Habana; no victims were reported.

Cuban Minister for Science, Technology and the Environment Elba Rosa Perez reaffirmed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the island’s firm commitment to the climate regime, in tune with the Nationally Determined Contribution—country efforts to reduce national emissions and adapt to the impact of climate change.

The Cuban Communist Party Central Committee will hold its 7th Plenary Session Friday, December 15 and 16 to consider key issues of Cuban society.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed the national ceremony to confer Higher Education awards to a group of university and other professors from entities engaged in science, technology and innovation.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez called for an end to the genocide that Israel is committing against the Palestinian people in complicity with the United States.

The Cuban Foreign Ministry congratulated the people and government of the Republic of Kenya on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence and reasserted Cuba’s willingness to keep strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

The Tenth Legislature of Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (Cuban Parliament) will consider during its December 20 Session, a series of bills and issues, submitted by the Cuban Council of State, which held sessions Tuesday in the presence of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

A recent food donation by China will benefit children and vulnerable citizens in this western Cuban province.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States is a flagrant, massive and systematic violation of the human rights of the Cuban people, denounced today in Geneva, Switzerland, Ines Maria Chapman, deputy Cuban prime minister.

The 7th Congress of the Cuban Association of Social Communicators (ACCS) opened today in Havana to analyze the progress, shortcomings and challenges in terms of communication in accordance with the country's needs.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the Republic, recognized today the importance of the joint work between the PCC and the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).

Cuban Ministry of Interior ( MININT), during this 2023, seized 1,756.31 kilograms (kg) of illegal drugs, coming from 245 acts of recalo in the Cuban coasts, main supply route to the domestic market, explained Juan Carlos Poey Guerra, head of the Anti-Drug Directorate of the Technical Directorate of Investigations (DTI).

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, and Manuel Domingos Augusto, secretary of the Political Bureau for International Relations of the Angolan People's Liberation Movement (MPLA), ratified the will to continue strengthening ties in economic and trade areas.

A delegation from the Cuban Friendship Institute headed by local official Tamara Armenteros wound up a visit to Jamaica, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reported on its webpage.