Up next, the English language version of the editorial by the Granma newspaper on the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba, as published by the www.en.granma.cu Web site on Tuesday, March 9.

Army General Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, received Hoang Binh Quan, Special Envoy of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong.

The role of Guantanamo women in different spheres of society is known by their presence in which they represent over 51.5 percent of technical and professional force in the territory as a result of policies initiated with the triumph of the Revolution and given the creative capacity that distinguishes women.

Cuban President Raul Castro has called for increased discipline and consistency in clean up operations in cities at a meeting to discuss measures to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.

The refurbishing of the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pe­drajaHospital and the expansion of a cannery are part of the construction work carried out in the city of Baracoa, to celebrate the 505^th anniversary of its founding, on upcoming August 15.