CUBA, May 8, 2018.- Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, yesterday afternoon, May 7, received his Excellency António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, who is on an official visit to our country, on the occasion of the 37th Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), taking place in Havana.
Director General for the United States at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, criticized aggressive remarks made by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence against Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, in the Organization of American States (OAS), May 7
BANGKOK, May 4, 2018.- The Ambassador of #Cuba to Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida, held a meeting with the First Vice President of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) of the Kingdom of Thailand, Dr. Surachai Liengboonlertchai.
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) will hold its biennial meeting, May 7-11 in Havana
Cuba will be the site of the 37th period of sessions of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal), hosting the regional organization's most important biennial meeting, May 7-11 in Havana.
The designation of Cuba as the host was agreed upon by member countries at the conclusion of the last period of sessions, held in May of 2016, in Mexico City.
Today, May 4, is the 40th anniversary of the Cassinga massacre, in which hundreds of Namibian refugees lost their lives at the hands of racist South African forces, and Cuba's heroic efforts prevented an even greater number of deaths
Granma
May 4th, 2018
The Cassinga massacre was the worst air attack perpetuated against the adherents of SWAPO, the political organization opposing South Africa's domination and occupation of Namibian territory.
Some 600 refugees, the majority women, children, and elders lost their lives at the hands of the apartheid forces.