Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister of Cuba, thanked today the people of the municipality of Gibara, in the province of Holguín, where he was one of the candidates for deputies, for the support and affection shown during the electoral process.
Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, president of the National Electoral Council (CEN) announced that 5,711,397 Cubans exercised their right to vote until 5:00 p.m. this Sunday, a figure equivalent to 70.34 percent (%) of the total number of registered voters.
At 14:00 hours, local time, 4,883,476 Cubans had exercised their right to vote in the national elections to vote for the lawmakers to the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament).
Authorities of the Cuban Academy of Sciences (ACC) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) of the United States are today seeking greater cooperation in various fields of common interest.
The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recognized on Tuesday the progress made in the vaccine candidate against dengue, developed by the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology -CIGB.