The General Secretary of the Cuban Workers Confederation, (CTC), Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento sent a message of recognition to the Cuban people and workers just a few days away from the 59th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution.

Cuban President Raul Castro said on Thursday in Havana that the solution to the dual currency cannot be prolonged any longer and it will change the country.

Cuba´s Health Minister, Roberto Morales Ojeda congratulated the professors of the sector on Educator Day.

A regional forum on science and technique with the participation of representatives from the central provinces ended on Friday in Ciego de Avila aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture on agro ecological bases and training of harvesters.

Because of the exceptional situation caused by Hurricane Irma, the Cuban Parliament unanimously approved to extend the current period of the VIII Legislature that had to cease its functions on February 24, and the new deputies will take office on April 19, 2018.

New rules to streamline the evaluation and authorization processes of projects with foreign investment are in the final phase of approval, according to a report presented to the representatives of the Economic Affairs Commission of the Cuban Parliament.

The Central Committee of the Cuban Communist party held on Wednesday its Fourth Plenary session, chaired by its First Secretary, Cuban president Raul Castro.

The potentialities of marketing Cuban music without sweetening its essence, message and authenticity, were debated today by the deputies of the Commission of Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Environment, as a prelude to the tenth period ordinary Parliament, in its eighth legislature.

The deputies of the Commission for Services, of the Cuban Parliament, were informed that thanks to the measures adopted in the transport sector, at the end of October the amount passengers transported compared to the same period of the previous year had grown 17.8 percent.

Cuba expects to end the year with 23,200 new houses, whether built by the government, of the population using subsidies or loans, Vivian Rodríguez, general director of Housing of the Ministry of Construction, reported to the Parliament.

The Commission on Industry, Construction and Energy of the Cuban Parliament today evaluated as positive results in the implementation of the policy for the prospective development of renewable energy sources and their efficient use in the country.

Antonio Rodríguez, vice president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) reported that 1.6 million Cuban saw their water supply services improved in 2017, and another 168,000 their dwelling´s sewage system.

Cuban deputies of the International Relations Commission analyzed the possible world scenarios until 2023, dominated by the increase in geopolitical struggles and the aggressiveness of the United States, and by the advance of nationalist and xenophobic sentiments in some regions.

Yesterday was a sad day for Cuban baseball due to the decease of two glories of this sport in the Caribbean island: ace pitcher Jesus Guerra and slugger Romelio Martinez.

The 10 standing commissions of the Cuban Parliament will meet today, at the Havana Convention Center, to evaluate important issues related to the country's socioeconomic development.