The march celebrating International Workers Day begins in Havana with President Raúl Castro on hand.

Kuwait, May 1, 2017.The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a message of condolences to the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro Ruz, for the tragic An accident on Saturday, April 29, of an AN-26 aircraft belonging to the Revolutionary Armed Forces, In which eight soldiers on board died, including crew members. The Emir extended his condolences to the families of the victims.

Former premier Antigua and Barbuda, Winston Baldwin Spencer exchanged with Fernando González Llort, Hero of the Republic of Cuba and president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), on his visit to that institution.

Both Baldwin Spencer and the delegation that accompanied him received extensive information from Fernando related to the work of ICAP and the struggles in which the Cuban social institution accompanied by the International Movement of Solidarity with Cuba is immersed.

The Pesident of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) George Mavrikos condemns U.S. blockade to Cuba , during an interview in Havana,  where he attends the activities of May First, (Labour day), the international solidarity meeting with Cuba  and the Annual Presidential Council of WFTU.

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Declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba: We have once again witnessed another infamous and immoral decision by the discredited OAS, against the Bolivarian Revolution; a repetition of the shameful pages written against the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s.

Ottawa, April 28, 2017. The Tourism Counselor of the Cuban Embassy in Canada, Carmen Casal, held a meeting with the Montreal journalists invited by MINTUR to participate in the 37th edition of the International Fair of Tourism FITCuba 2017.

Banjul, April 28, 2017.- A group of young Gambians who recently finished their studies under the New Community Based Medical Program, visited the Embassy of Cuba where they held a meeting with the Cuban ambassador, Lázaro Herrera. During the meeting, the junior doctors expressed their highest appreciation for the valuable assistance provided by Cuba and reaffirmed their commitment to dedicate all their efforts to providing services to their fellow citizens in the most remote corners of the country.

Raúl E. Madrigal Cárdenas, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Cuban Embassy in Lebanon held a fraternal meeting with the General Secretary of the Nasserist People's Organization, Dr. Oussama Saad. The audience was also attended by Khalil Hebron and Dr. Samer Grady, who are responsible for Political Affairs and International Relations of the Arab political group.