Havana, May 17 (RHC)-- The Ministerial Council of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of our America (ALBA) opened its 6th Meeting on Social Issues on Friday in Havana.

Sancti Spiritus, May 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdes stressed the significance of alternative power sources -- such as the processing of cattle waste to produce electricity -- during a visit to central Sancti Spiritus province.

Luanda, May 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Ricardo Cabrisas began a working visit to Angola on Friday, which includes meetings with local authorities.

Havana, May 17 (RHC-ACN)-- Members of Canada’s Ernesto Che Guevara Solidarity and Voluntary Work Brigade toured the western province of Matanzas as part of their 21st visit to the island.

Havana, May 17 (RHC-ACN)-- Cuban farmers marked National Campesino Day on Friday by reaffirming their commitment to increasing production of food for the people.

Havana, May 17 (RHC)-- Havana will host the 6th Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches from May 22nd through the 26th, according to Reverend Nilton Giese, general secretary of the organization.

Havana, May 17 (RHC-Granma)-- As the hurricane season approaches for the Caribbean area on June 1st, Cubans strengthen their capacities to lower vulnerabilities with the annual civil defense exercise known as Meteoro 2013, which will take place throughout the island on Sunday.

Havana, May 16 (RHC)-- Zambian Foreign Minister Effron Chakupa Lungu, currently on an official visit to Cuba, said that the island’s solidarity with other nations of the world is inspiring.

Ciego de Avila, May 16 (RHC)-- The promotion of tolerance and the struggle against all types of discrimination is a reality in Cuba, said the Director of Cuba's National Sexual Education Center (CENESEX), Mariela Castro Espin, in central Ciego de Avila.

Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe pointed to the good relations existing between his country and Cuba and also expressed his willingness to continue deepening bilateral links.

Matanzas, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuban religious organizations grouped in the Cuban Pastoral Platform issued a proclamation in the central city of Matanzas backing the reunification with their families of the anti-terrorist fighters held in U.S. prisons since 1998.

Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe, who is also minister of Planning and Foreign Collaboration, begins an official visit to Cuba on Wednesday.

Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his Zambian counterpart Effron Chakupa Lungu have ratified their countries’ bilateral relations and their potential to further develop.

Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Cuba and Holland have signed a joint declaration to expand bilateral cooperation in several economic and social areas.

Havana, May 15 (RHC)-- Some 24,000 Argentineans have learned how to read and write thanks to the Cuban literacy methodology known as “Yes, I Can,” which has been applied in the country since 2003, said the head of the literacy campaign, Guido Navarro.