National news

Habana, Cuba_ The vice president of Education, Roberto Forneiro announced yesterday the introduction of important changes in the teaching model of sciences for the coming academic year, Prensa Latina reports.

Havana, Cuba_ Fidel Castro's article, published this Monday in Granma newspaper and several digital sites of the island, has an extensive impact on the media around the world, Radio Reloj publishes.

Havana_ The Ministry of Public Health of Cuba confirmed the 7th imported case of zika virus, corresponding to a a local doctor, who arrived in the country from Brazil last March 22.

Havana, Cuba_ The Second International Congress of Researchers on Youth marks the analysis of Fidel’s work with the youth, Prensa Latina reports.

Havana, Cuba_ Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL in Spanish), received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Economic Science at the Aula Magna of the University of Havana, Radio Reloj publishes

Havana, Cuba_ Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, received Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), this Thursday afternoon, during a visit to the island, Granma newspaper publishes.