Malabo-The Government in Equatorial Guinea reiterated its support to ending the economic, trade and financial blockade of Cuba by the United States, a stance that continues to have an increasing support by the international community.

 Johannesburg - The five Cubans who were imprisoned in the USA for fighting terrorism attend today an official ceremony on occasion of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation in South Africa of the Freedom Charter, a significant date in the country.
Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzalez arrived in this South African land on June 21, invited by the ruling African National Congress, to attend the celebrations for the anniversary.

Artemisa, Cuba.- The Provincial Commission of Baseball in Artemisa ánd the direction of Hunters Warriors team, made public its participation in the 55th National Baseball Series.

With the presence of Carlos Lois, Chief Technical Officer of the National Baseball Commission and Omar Linares, a Cuban glory sports, and other officials of the Party, Government and INDER in the province, shown all the work done in baseball before make the Artemisa team.

Havana, Cuba - Cubans Yuniesky Quesada and Isam Ortiz are the the players with the highest ELO among the more than 170 athletes registered for the Alajuela Chess Open, which began yesterday in Costa Rica.

The organizers reported that the event reaches its sixth edition and will include other Grand Masters as Moldovans Vladimir Georgiev and Nikola Mitkov, and Colombians Alder Escobar and Sergio Barrientos.

Montevideo -Cuban President Raul Castro arrived here today to take part in the assumption orf president elect of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez to be held this Sunday.

The delegation accompanying him includes Ricardo Cabrisas, vicepresident of the Council of Ministers and Roberto Morales, Minister of Public Health.