For 66 years now, one of the last nights of January is lit up with torches to recall Martí.

Havana - More than 420,000 Cubans will work on February 24 to guarantee the success of the referendum on the new Constitution, Alina Balseiro, president of the National Electoral Commission (CEN), said.

Havana - The Council of Ministers of Cuba held on Monday morning an emergency meeting to assess damages caused by an unusual intense tornado, associated to an off-season storm that battered Havana with an initial toll of 3 dead, 172 wounded and huge material damage. Parliament regrets loss of human lives.

Havana - The Spanish airline Iberia keeps its eyes on Havana´s 500 anniversary next November 16 and for that date there is a tourist movement, a company statement said.

Cuba and Russia strengthened their economic cooperation and strategic partnership, after the vice president of the island's Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, met with Russian authorities meeting in Moscow, reported Prensa Latina (PL).

Paris - Cuban Council of Ministers vice president Ricardo Cabrisas met in Paris with French Minister of Public Action and Accounts, Gerald Darmanin, diplomatic sources informed on Wednesday.