Havana, May 14 (RHC-ACN)-- The President of the Executive Council of the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Alissandra Cummins, will attend the 10th  Regional Meeting on the Management of Historical Centers in Latin America and the Caribbean here in Havana.

Havana, May 14 (RHC-ACN) – Finding ways and mechanisms to further strengthen food and nutritional security in Latin America and the Caribbean will focus debates at the International Seminar on Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (AUP), which began today here in Havana and runs through May 17th.

Havana, May 14 (RHC) -- José Prado Laballós, a founding member of the Prensa Latina News Agency, passed away on Sunday in Havana at the age of 88.  Prado Laballós began his career as reporter for Radio Cadena Habana and as editor of the news program.

Havana, May 14, (RHC), -- Cuban Vice President, Esteban Lazo Hernandez, met on Sunday with Seif Ali Iddi, Vice President of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous territory of Tanzania.

Madrid, May 14, (RHC), -- Spain considers it "necessary to end the trade, economic and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States" since it "violates the basic rules of international trade," an official statement of the Spanish government said on Sunday.

Miami, May 14, (RHC), -- A fire that last month damaged the offices of a Florida company that arranges charter flights to Cuba was deliberately set, local authorities say.

Havana, May 13 (RHC)—Mothers´ Day in Cuba offers the fair pretext for parties and family gathering in a country where women enjoy the best maternity conditions. Every second Sunday in the month of May, the flowers, gifts and family meals are part of celebrations, which date back to 1920, when a group of Cuban intellectuals marked the date for the first time in the Havana locality of Santiago de Las Vegas.

Havana, May 12 (RHC) -- The farewell of Cuban President Raul Castro to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez was highlighted by the Cuban Press today.

Washington, May 12 (RHC) -- Although over half a century has passed, the U.S. insists in keeping secret details related to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion to Cuba.

Camaguey, May 12 (RHC) -- The citrus plantation in the Valle de Cubitas in the northern part of the Cuban province of Camaguey harvested over 4 900 tons since January with a large portion going to the production of concentrated juices to export.

Havana, May 12 (RHC) -- The detection of five metabolic disorders during the neo natal stage is a reality thanks to the Analytic Micro Ultra System (SUMA) used each year on some 130 to 150 000 newborns.

Bayamo, May 12 (RHC) -- Cuba is building a center for scorpion management in the eastern city of Bayamo with the objective of increasing the extraction of its venom which is the basic component of an anti cancer medication produced in Cuba.

Havana, May 10, (RHC), -- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro expressed his satisfaction with the Victory Day Parade held in Moscow to mark the 67 anniversary of victory over Nazism and stressed that empires should not forget the lessons of history.

Canberra, May 11, (RHC), -- An Aboriginal community in Australia graduated the first ten literate adults using the Cuban educational method "Yes I Can", as authorities vow to expand the reach of the program to the almost 60 percent of that ethnic minority that can neither read nor write.

Havana, May 10 (RHC)—Cuba´s deputy foreign minister Marco Rodríguez condemned on Thursday the bomb attacks that killed 55 people and injured another 370 in Syria.