Caracas - Venezuela sent a shipment of 100 tons of construction materials and machinery to Cuba to support the recovery due to the damage caused by the tornado that hit Havana on January 27.

Belmopan - Central American countries continue expressing on Wednesday their solidarity with the Cuban people and government after a Sunday night tornado in which four people were killed and more than 100 were wounded.

Havana - Canadian writer and journalist Arnold August denounced in Havana on Wednesday, at the 4th International Conference for World Balance, the US interference policy against Cuba, which was part of Washington''s hostility in the region.

Havana - Cuba''s Hotel Nacional was recognized in the World Travel Awards, as a seal of excellence for the travel industry and tourism.

Rome - The Cuban embassy in Italy informed in Rome Thursday the procedure to send donations to Cuba, whose capital was severely affected by a devastating EF4 tornado.

Havana -  Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel led a new meeting of the Council of Ministers Monday evening to assess the progress of relief efforts undertaken in the aftermath of the rare and destructive tornado that affected several municipalities of the capital on Sunday night.