HAVANA, Cuba, May 19 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, mourned the loss of crew members of the Mexican training ship Cuauhtemoc, which last Saturday collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

Army General Raul Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Republic, dedicated wreaths to Jose Marti, Cuba's National Hero, on the 130th anniversary of his fall in combat.

The Cuban Institute of Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control (ICNMCC by its Spanish acronym) was created on May 8, 1973 with the aim of centralizing its actions, then spread out and which constituted the early stages of the system that Cuba has today.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, heads today, in this Sacred Altar of the Homeland, the political and cultural ceremony in homage to the National Hero Jose Marti, on the 130th anniversary of his fall in combat.

Only one of his virtues will be enough to be remembered and loved, but Jose Marti, fallen in combat on May 19, 1895, 130 years ago, in Dos Rios, had so many that explains today why he continues to be the illuminating beacon of light for the thinking and awareness of Cubans and at the same time their National Hero.

With the theme Inspired by nature to nourish us all, the United Nations called for the celebration of World Bee Day on May 20, with the aim of raising awareness of the value of pollinators, particularly these species for the life of the planet.

The University of Las Tunas, in this eastern province, is preparing to hold its 5th International Scientific Convention and the 4th edition of the Expo Fair, from May 20 to 22.

It is with deep sorrow that the Ministry of Culture and the National Council for the Performing Arts inform that the outstanding Cuban actor Samuel Claxton passed away in Havana, on Saturday night, May 17, 2025.

The leaders of the sister Republic of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, sent a solidarity message on the death of Cuban fighter Osmany Cienfuegos Gorriaran.

The 13th Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP by its Spanish acronym) was opened today at the Convention Center in Havana, in line with the challenges and tasks faced by the farming sector in the current circumstances.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, visited today sites of economic and social interest in Pinar del Rio at the beginning of the second cycle of visits to the province, as part of the style of work implemented by the PCC.

A tribute to the fallen in the line of duty will be tomorrow the main activity of the National Week of Fire Protection, confirmed the Cuban Firefighters Corps.

The 13th Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP by its Spanish acronym) will open today at the Havana Convention Center with the call to hold a meeting at the level of current challenges and tasks.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, reiterated the island's support for the Palestinian people on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba (Arabic term for catastrophe), a term that recalls the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, opened on Thursday at the National Capitol the activities for Africa Day, to be held on May 25.