The President of the Federation of University Students (FEU) Jennifer Bello Martinez highlighted on Wednesday in the city of Bayamo that the essence of the Revolution will last forever for the good of the Cuban youth and people in general.

A specialist of the National Water Resources Institute (INHR) said on Wednesday in Havana that of the country's 168 municipalities, 141 are affected by the persistent drought associated to the lack of available superficial and underground water.

Cuban and Russian officials held bilateral talks in Havana on migration consular and legal issues and the pace of cooperation projects.

Alfredo Cordero, president of the Cuban Institute of Civil Aeronautics, and Kimmo Lähdevirta, Director General for the Americas and Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, penned in Havana an air service between the two countries agreement.

Journalists from Santiago de Cuba and a representation of the guild from the rest of Cuba paid homage to Cuban national Hero Jose Marti and Commander of the Revolution Fidel Castro on the Cuban Press Day.

Holguin, Cuba, Mar 13 (acn) The National Architecture and Construction Engineers Association granted on Monday in the city of Holguin the Awards for the work of a life time to Zulma Ojada from Guatanamo and Augusto Rivero from Santiago de Cuba.

First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel recognized on Monday in Havana the work underway to revive the Cuban capital during a tour of social sites in the city.

The meetings held by Caribbean officials in Havana last week sent clear signals about the influence of the region in the current political continental scenario, and its potential for integration amidst an adverse world picture.

Young generations and the entire people of Cuba will pay homage today to the protagonists of the epic of March 13, 1957, when university students assaulted on the Presidential Palace and Reloj Radio Station.

Cuba´s Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca gave Collin Granderson, assistant to the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) a document that extends the number of products with preferential tariffs.

Cuba is an example in the attention and inclusion of handicapped people, despite the limitations in resources due to the over 50 years long US blockade, an Ecuadorean expert said in Havana

A plant to produce concrete, donated by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ran its first test this Sunday in the municipality of Baracoa in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantanamo, one of the areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew last October.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stressed the need to defend unity in the Caribbean as the only guarantee to preserve sovereignty and freedom.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) keeps in high regard its relations with Cuba and acknowledges the role Cuba plays in the international arena, participants in the Fifth Cuba-Caricom ministerial meeting stated.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez ratified on Friday in Havana the country's commitment to continue its contribution with the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) during the 22nd Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers.