Cuban workers celebrated on Wednesday in Santiago de Cuba the 79th anniversary of the Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) committed in strengthening unity and the union's participation in the upgrading of the economic and social model.

The international project on strengthening the new information and communications technologies in the Cuban universities began on Tuesday at the University of Holguin in an evaluation process of its academic and social outcomes.

The First Fair on Renewable Energy and the International Salon of Security and Emergencies (SECURTEC), were inaugurated on Tuesday in Havana with the presence of the Vice President of the Council of States and Ministers, Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez.

Cuba and Algeria ratified on Tuesday in Havana its interest in expanding its economic and commercial ties in different areas with the signing of a cooperation agreement in the field of health.

Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning, received on Monday afternoon Professor Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria, and also Co-President of the Intergovernmental Commission for the Algerian side.

The Cuban Palmares Company and the Mexican Group M signed, in this city, an agreement to open this year the first franchise of the bicentennial Cuban Floridita restaurant-bar in the Mexico City.

Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) received the Honorable Thomas Tavares-Finson, president of the Jamaican Senate, at the headquarters of the Cuban Parliament, reports the Granma newspaper.

The Historian of the city of Havana, Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler received on Wednesday in the Cuban capital the Patria Newspaper Award granted by the Jose Marti Cultural Society.

Cuban President Raul Castro met on Wednesday in Havana with the head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Song Tao, who is visiting Cuba as a Special envoy of the General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jimping to inform on the agreements adopted during the 19th Congress of that political organization.

Cuba is among the first 19 countries in the world with the lowest infant mortality rate with 4.0 for every one thousand live births in 2017. This is the 10th consecutive year that the infant mortality has been under five, reported during the opening of the 28th Cuban Pediatrician Congress.

The Sanlope Publishing House from Las Tunas will be represented at the 27th International Book Fair in Havana from February 1st to the 11th with a selection of titles related to the province.

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted on Wednesday in Santiago de Chile the strategic validity of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in achieving regional consensus.

Cuba and Jamaica expressed on Wednesday their commitment in continuing to strengthen bilateral ties, especially in the cultural field, reported CubaMinrex website.

Among the main objectives of the Cuban Health Ministry (MINSAP) in 2018 is to prioritize the consolidation and development of the necessary transformations aimed at improving the health of the population.

Members of the scientific community examined on Tuesday in Matanzas proposals of financial mechanisms for prioritized ecosystem management like the Bay of Matanzas, Varadero Beach Resort and Zapata Swamp during a workshop held in the city.