Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz highlighted today the importance of the so-called “Casitas Infantiles” (Children’s Little Homes) for the integral development of children in the one to five age group.

The Cuban Trade Unions (CTC) in the province of Santiago de Cuba is saluting August 13—Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro’s 97th birthday—with visits to heritage sites, special morning discussions and cultural activities across workplaces.

Roberto Morales Ojeda, secretary of organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and Hiroshige Seko, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party of the House of Councillors of Japan, called for closer ties of friendship between their countries.

The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) reasserted its solidarity with native communities in their struggle to become visible and survive.

“Despite all our difficulties, [the province of] Pinar del Río is not alone in its struggle to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ian,” Cuban vice president Salvador Valdés Mesa stressed.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard returned to Cuba a group of irregular migrants (SGC), namely eight men and two women, who departed from the island and were intercepted at sea.

Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) talked on Tuesday afternoon with leaders, cadres and officials of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CCPCC).

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS) reported on the modification of the bases of the social security contribution for self-employed workers and members of non-agricultural cooperatives established before the entry into force of Decree Law 48 of August 6, 2021.

Ana Maria Mari Machado, vice president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, received on Tuesday Hiroshige Seko, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan in the Asian nation's House of Councilors, and his delegation.

Plays, talks and visits to historical sites make up a program designed by the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS) in this province to mark the 97th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro, historical leader of the Cuban Revolution.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla recalled today the Cuban martyrs Jesús Cejas Arias, 22, and Crescencio Galañena Hernández, 27, who died in Argentina 47 years ago as a result of State terrorism.

Cuban vice president Salvador Valdés Mesa is checking the progress of the recovery actions under way in the province of Pinar del Río to fix the damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 27, 2022.

The humanist Fidel and his deeply ingrained principles of endless dedication, optimism, solidarity and internationalism are displayed in Eternally young, an exhibition of 35 items given to the Commander in Chief at different times.

With a view to teaching and developing healthcare skills to provide quality assistance to sick people, health and social work systems of the city of Santiago de Cuba opened schools for caregivers.

Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Diosdado Cabello Rondón, First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), signed in this city an exchange and cooperation agreement intended to strengthen relations between both political forces.