Artemisa, Cuba - A group of young people from the municipality of Artemisa today joined the Active Military Service, ratifying their duty with the defense of the Homeland.

Havana - ''Workers have a leading role in the defense of the country and in the economic battle'', Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Tuesday regarding the 21st Congress of the Cuban Workers'' Union (CTC).

Artemisa, Cuba - An electrical substation is building in Artemisa, which will become the third largest in the country. Once in operation it will feed the provinces of Mayabeque, Pinar del Río, Artemisa.

Havana - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has reiterated rejection of US Government's hegemonic attempts in Latin America and the complicity of the Organization of American States (OAS) with Washington's plan.

The Communist Party of Russia awarded the Lenin Prize to Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, according to Sputnik.

Artemisa, Cuba - On the occasion of Earth Day, the members of the René de la Nuez Speleological Group visited important natural sites in San Antonio de los Baños. During the tour the characteristics of the plantations and the soils of the Villa were analyzed.