First Communist Party Secretary and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel presided over the local political assembly related to the 8th Communist Party Congress at the western province of Artemisa, some 60 kilometers from Havana.

The president of the Cuban National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), Esteban Lazo Hernandez, heads today the last day of the parliamentary visit to the special municipality of Isle of Youth.

The recovery work at the Maximo Gomez thermoelectric power plant (CTE by its Spanish acronym) in Mariel is progressing, three days after the major fire that started in block seven of that industry.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, recalled today the founding of the Segundo Frente Oriental Frank Pais ("Second Eastern Front"), 64 years ago, and highlighted its decisive role in the triumph of the Revolution.

 The Cuban women's water polo team could win today for the first time against Colombia at the Intercontinental Water Polo Cup in Lima, Peru, after losing to the United States, Australia and Canada, world powers.

 The Cuban women's water polo team could win today for the first time against Colombia at the Intercontinental Water Polo Cup in Lima, Peru, after losing to the United States, Australia and Canada, world powers.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said that his country and Chile expressed mutual willingness to deepen bilateral cooperation relations.

Cuban deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez kicked off a working visit to the Republic of Turkey, where she is heading a delegation to the 2nd Antalya Diplomatic Forum.

A Technical Standardization Committee (CTN) on Gender Equality will be established on Friday as part of the Action Plan and Measures of the National Program for the Advancement of Women.

On behalf of the Cuba Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, François-Michel Lambert received today the 60th Anniversary commemorative stamp of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) from ICAP president Fernando González Llort, who remarked that the institute was pleased to recognize the Group’s solidarity and support of the Cuban people and government against the U.S. blockade.

After intense days of confrontation, forces of the Forest Ranger Corps (CGB) in the province of Pinar del Río, the Ministries of the Interior and Agriculture and local forestry workers managed to extinguish today the massive wildfire that broke out Sunday in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez.

Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Cuban Minister of Education, highlighted today the availability of teachers for the 2021-2022 school year and of the qualified force to meet the demand of production and services.

More than 3 thousand 700 education centers in Cuba opened the 2021-2022 school year including high schools, technical and professional schools, pedagogical and adult faculties, as well as culture and sports training centers.

Cubans flocked to nearby areas of the Panamanian embassy in Havana on Wednesday to protest a last-minute announcement about the new application for transit visas to travel to Panama.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with a delegation of French deputies visiting the country and thanked them for their solidarity during their talks at the Palace of the Revolution, where he praised the support of the parliamentarians in the fight against the U.S. blockade.