Havana - The 139 special electoral commissions that will accompany the upcoming general elections along with those of the constituency and municipal elections have been approved, reported Granma newspaper.

Party Political Bureau member and First Vice President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, is leading a delegation from the island attending the main act commemorating the 38th anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, this July 19, in Managua, Nicaragua.

Havana - The 2nd International Congress of Aesthetics, Cosmetology and Aesthetic Medicine has begun today in this capital with representatives from more than 15 countries to exchange with experts related to beauty.

Managua, Nicaragua - Participants to the 23rd Sao Paulo Forum, bringing together leftist and progressive forces from the region in Managua, Nicaragua, paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro, Heroic Guerilla Ernesto Che Guevara, and Venezuelan comrade Hugo Chávez.

Managua - The Cuban first vice-president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, said here today that Nicaragua can always count on the support, friendship and solidarity of the Caribbean nation.

Managua, Nicaragua - Over a quarter of a century after its creation, the Sao Paulo Forum continues to be an essential political protagonist in Latin America and the Caribbean, stated Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee member, José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, speaking July 16, during the inauguration of the 23rd edition of the event, which brings together progressive and leftist movements from the region.