Prominent journalist Marta Rojas died.On Twitter, the President wrote: “Marta Rojas, a woman of Letters and Revolution, exceptional witness and storyteller, since 'The Moncada Trial,' has gone. The heroine of Labor, she was a journalist and writer until her last breath. Her transcendental work is the memory of the nation.”

Prime Minister Manuel MarreroCuba's Council of Ministers approved a new Portfolio of Opportunities for the foreign investment made up of 678 projects, 175 more than in the previous one, according to a report published on the Presidency's website.

There is no evidence to support the occurrence of a criminal act, nor was it possible to associate the ailments referred to with a sonic or microwave attack After a rigorous investigation, Cuba's Ministry of the Interior (MININT) has concluded there is no criminal or scientific evidence on alleged sonic attacks against U.S. diplomats in Havana, Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Hernández told the Juventud Rebelde newspaper.