It is important to advance integration and close the gaps between countries, said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Council of State and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, during the 37th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

What world is this in which a handful of men accumulate the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of humanity,? Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), pondered in a speech in Havana city

Cuba's Vice President of the Council of State, Ines Maria Chapman placed white flowers on Monday on a bust of Cuba's National Hero Jose Marti at the San Jose National Park in Costa Rica during the second day of her official visit to the Central American nation.

The President of the Cuban Council of State and Minister, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez received on Monday in Havana the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres who is on an official visit on occasion of the 37th Period of Sessions of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC.

Cuba's Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz received on Monday in Havana the Portuguese Minister of Economy, Tourism and Industries, Heredia Caldeira Cabral who is visiting the island to participate in the Cuba-Portugal Business Forum organized by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce.

The representative of the World Food Program in Cuba, Laura Melo characterized on Monday in Havana the island risk management and adaptation to climate change as unique.

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL in Spanish), Alicia Barcena, said on Monday in Havana that we have much to learn from Cuba in sustainable development with equality because the island has constructed alternatives paths.

Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, vice-president of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Economy and Planning, received this Monday Manuel de Heredia Caldeira Cabral, Minister of Economy, Tourism and Industries of Portugal, who is visiting Cuba and presiding over the delegation participating in the Cuba-Portugal Business Forum, organized by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce.

António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), will arrive in Havana this afternoon for his first official visit to Cuba, where he will participate in the 37th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres is scheduled to visit Cuba May 7th and 8 th.

The 11th Edition of the Cuban Activities against Homophobia and Transphobia began on Friday and as the previous campaign, they will be dedicated to the schools where there will be a promotion on the respect to the freedom of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla received on Thursday in Havana, the Minister of Foreign Business and Communities and Defense of the Republic of Cape Verde, Luis Felipe Lopez Tavares with the commitment of working together and enriching the traditional friendship and cooperation ties between both countries.

World Freedom of the Press Day was celebrated on Thursday with a call to the younger generation to maintain themselves informed and outwit attempts of manipulation carried out by the mass media monopolies in the world.

Sancti Spiritus has maintained a sustainable growth in the recovery of the province after the passing of Hurricane Irma, said General Joaquin Quintas Sola, Hed of the Central Strategic Region.

Artes de Cuba, a two-week festival in the US capital, will show the humanity and beauty of the Cuban culture, Alicia Adams, curator of the event, told Prensa Latina news agency.