The 9th International Workshop on Humanistic Discipline in Education, Humanisticas 2023, began its sessions today at the local University of Matanzas (UM) with face-to-face and virtual conferences related to the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

 A representation of the Government of Cuba, headed by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, began today a tour of several economic and social objectives of the municipality of Gibara, in Holguin.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel described as very pleasant the meeting held today with Pope Francis, and said that in the conversation both parties confirmed broad coincidences on important issues of the international agenda for humanity.

With the celebration of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico became the first country to host the Games for the fourth time (1926, 1954, 1990 and 2014) and the first city outside the Mexican capital.

 The 10th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Energy Saving and Energy Education (CIER 2023) begins its sessions tomorrow at the Tryp Habana Libre hotel, with a workshop on the electrification service in mobility and its knowledge.

Authorities in this western Cuban province and their counterparts from the Vietnamese province of Lam Dong signed a memo of understanding to boost relations of friendship and cooperation through people-to-people exchange.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez announced the adoption by the United Nations of an important accord for Ocean protection and sustainable use.

Former tropical depression Three gained organization and intensified to turn Monday afternoon into Tropical Strom Bret moving in the central Atlantic, according to the Cuban Meteorology Institute.

Havana will be the venue of the 14th International Convention on Environment and Development, July 3-7, with the attendance of over 1400 delegates from 20 countries.

The 16th International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism began today at the Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism in Havana and will last until June 23.

The XXI edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games held in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (2010), lacked Cuba, one of the countries considered a sports power in the region.

Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and Hero of the Republic of Cuba, started a three-day official visit to Panama marked by solidarity with the island and opposition to the U.S. blockade.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez evoked Vilma Espín’s on the 16th anniversary of her decease, describing her legacy as unforgettable and referring to the late leader as “a most beloved and brave Cuban and a sweet, smart and radical heroine who was a daring clandestine fighter and guerrilla and later a wife, mother and feminist leader”.

The National Directorate of Defenders was established today at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice ( MINJUS) which was attended by Teresa Amarrelle Boue, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and secretary general of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC by its Spanish acronym).

Cuban State, Government and Party authorities today highlighted the 64th anniversary of the Prensa Latina (PL), founded just six months after the triumph of the Revolution, as an alternative to the big international agencies.