July 2, 1949 saw the opening in Santiago de Cuba of the Provincial Prison of Oriente, known as Boniato and designed only to store men, including Fidel Castro Ruz and the attackers of the Moncada Barracks, sent there four years later.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel assured during his speech to the Parliament members on Friday that Cuba is not stopped and will not stop, and neither will surrender nor let itself be defeated.

Everywhere I look I see the harmful effects of the U.S. blockade of Cuba, commented Shannon Rodriguez, member of the 32nd Caravan of Friendship of Pastors for Peace, which has been visiting the province of Matanzas since Thursday.

The Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) approved to submit the new Code of the Families to the people’s referendum on Sunday, September 25 on the island and a week earlier for Cubans abroad.

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez are attending the second day of the 9th Session of the National Assembly of People's Power, in its 9th Legislature.

The news flowed faster than ever: Altamira, one of the zones of silence in the province of Cienfuegos, already enjoys cell phone coverage after the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A (ETECSA) set up a radio base, which they promised they would to hail the 26th of July, National Rebellion Day.

The members of the 32nd Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan will learn first-hand about Cuba’s identity, culture and socioeconomic situation in visits to entities, heritage sites and state and non-state cooperatives in the province of Matanzas, where they will be able to appreciate the effects of the U.S. blockade.

“This group includes attorneys, teachers, students, all sorts of people, but in truth we are Fidel,” said Gail Walker, executive director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization in charge of the 30 plus year-old Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravans, during the official reception of its members in the province of Matanzas.

The implementation in agriculture of nine international cooperation projects worth millions of dollars is of great benefit to the province of Guantánamo.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and South African Deputy Foreign Minister Alvin Botes stated their willingness to hold high-level talks and develop economic and cooperation ties between both nations.

The Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) is holding the 9th Session of its 9th Legislature on July 21-23 at Havana’s Conventions Palace.

Representatives of Cuba and Morocco held a virtual exchange to identify opportunities to open bilateral cooperation projects in education.

The 63-year-old U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade makes it hard for the Cubans to enjoy a decent way of life and the universal rights to proper food, health and education, which is why civil society demands its end every year in international forums.

“Cuba is a beacon, a path and an example to those who dream of a better and more humane world,” said Reverend Claudia de la Cruz, co-director of the People’s Forum in New York and member of the 32nd Friendshipment Caravan organized by Pastors for Peace, whose members called for the end of the U.S. blockade of Cuba.

The Government of the province of Santiago de Cuba awarded the Merit for Life distinction to the Ernesto Che Guevara solidarity brigade from Spain and to Michele Curto, president of the Agency for Cultural and Economic Exchange with Cuba, for their contribution to the fight against COVID-19.