Gulf Times, October 19, 2019. - Cuban Hospital, part of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), has embarked on a 24-month-long construction programmed as part of a major expansion effort at enhancing the patient experience and improving access to specialized medical care for the population living in Dukhan and the western districts of Qatar.

Kingston, Jamaica, 20 October 2019. With the projection of the Cuban film Inocencia, Cubans residing in Jamaica, members of the Cuban Diplomatic Mission and other guests celebrated the Day of Cuban Culture.

The occasion was equally conducive to pay tribute to the legendary ballet dancer and choreographer Alicia Alonso, who passed away on October 17 in the Cuban capital.

There was a warm and friendly night enjoyed by Cubans an Belizeans on the occasion of the Cuban Culture Day.

October the 20th, 1868, was the first time Cubans sang our National Anthem at the beginning of our battles for independence, 151 years ago.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. October 20, 2019. Gathered in the Cuban diplomatic mission in Ulaanbaatar, on the occasion of the celebration of National Culture Day, Cuban residents and Cuban medical collaborators working in Mongolia condemned the unjust and cruel policy of blocking against Cuba, while commemorating one of the most relevant events treasured by national history, on October 20, 1868, the intonation for the first time of the National Anthem, La Bayamesa.

October offers two important anniversaries in the history of Cuba, the beginning of the country's wars of independence and national Cuban Culture Day. #Cuba #SomosCuba #SomosContinuidad

On October 18, 1868, the taking of Bayamo by the Liberation Army was begun, and at 11:00pm on the 20th, Spanish authorities signed their capitulation.

Havana, October 19, 2019.- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, will start on sunday an official visit of european countries, which will include Ireland, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. It will also attend the XVIII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which will take place in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, on the 25th and 26th of this month.

The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, will begin this Sunday an official visit to European countries, which will include Ireland, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation. It will also attend the XVIII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which will take place in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, on the 25th and 26th of this month.

The Cuban President will hold official conversations with his counterparts in the countries visited and will carry out other activities.

Letter sent by Rolando Hernández, on behalf of the coordinating group of the Association of Cubans residing in Ottawa to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Chrystia Freeland requesting its traditional support to the resolution against the blockade of the United States, which Cuba will present once again to the General Assembly of the United Nations on November 6 and 7.

Dublin, October 18, 2019. As part of the celebration of the ISLA Festival of the Cervantes Institute in Dublin, a presentation was made of the Cuban dancers and teachers Irma Castillo and Ulises Mora, which became a Cuban party.

The occasion was propitious to pay posthumous tribute to Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, one of the most recognized dancers in the world, and responsible for training several generations of dancers during the Cuban Revolution.

Cuban residents in Cairo celebrated the National Culture Day at the Residence of the Ambassador of Cuba, by screening the movie "Yuli" and preparing a tasty and very Cuban caldosa.

This movie was dedicated to the Cuban ballet school and served also to remember the prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso on the occasion of her departure.