A donation of basic necessities for the people affected by the recent landslide in Old Havana was sent to the Cuban capital by the people of the western province, Mayabeque.

Forty-seven years after the crime of Barbados, Cuba honors today the victims of that attack and condemns terrorism in all its manifestations.

The pain caused by the barbaric crime that on October 6, 1976, took the lives of 73 passengers on Cubana de Aviación Flight 455, off the coast of Barbados, among them the young and victorious members of the National Fencing Team, who were returning home after winning the highest honors in a regional championship, still shudders in its immensity.

With the attendance of 29 countries, the largest in history, the 5th Pan American Games were held in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, from July 23 to August 6, 1967, a multisport tournament in which Cuba placed fourth in the medal standings.

Diplomats accredited in Cuba gathered at the Pantheon of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, in Havana’s Colon Cemetery on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of a terrorist attack against a Cubana airliner off the coasts of Barbados 47 years ago.
Representatives of Guyana, Barbados, DPRK, Trinidad-Tobago, along Cuban deputy foreign minister lead a wreath at the monument paying tribute to some 73 victims of what is known as the biggest attempt against Cuba, occurred on October 6, 1976, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

A project aimed preventing and reducing food loss and waste was adopted in Cuba with the technical assistance of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Cuban Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Ricardo Cabrisas is paying a working visit to Saudi Arabia October 6 to 9.

Ricardo Cabrisas, deputy prime minister and head of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade (MINCEX), concluded today a fruitful working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he met with top leaders and ministers.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked the members of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) who engaged in the rescue operations when a building collapsed in Havana’s old section.

The House of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA Cultural) announced will dedicate time Friday to recall the terrorist bomb that blew up from the sky a Cuban aircraft on October 6, 1976 and caused the death of its 73 passengers.

The Cuban wrestling team will make an important contribution to their country’s gold medal harvest in the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile (October 20 to November 5).

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero regretted the death of three persons as a consequence of the collapse of sections of an apartment building Tuesday in the old section of Havana.

Monica Martinez, undersecretary for cooperation and support to countries with less relative development under the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) described as successful the recently concluded Multi-sectorial Expo ALADI Cuban 2023 Macro Business Round, held for the first time in the Caribbean region.

A new project in the works is expected to help the reforestation of mangrove along the coastal communities of the Cuban provinces of Matanzas (west), Cienfuegos (south-central) and Villa Clara (center), according to environment authorities.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel lamented today the death of a rescue worker as a result of the collapse of an apartment building early this morning in Old Havana.