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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).

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.

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).

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.

At a meeting Tuesday with Garry Conille, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted the assistance provided by UNICEF and its impact on Cuban children and teenagers affected by natural disasters.

The immensity of the pain caused by the barbaric crime of October 6, 1976 that took the lives of the 73 passengers of Cubana de Aviación’s 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 a regional championship, still makes us shudder.

Between August 25 and September 7, 1959, Chicago, U.S.A. hosted the 3rd Pan American Games, a multi-sport event in which the number of athletes dropped this time to 2,161.

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