The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received American actor, director, and producer Kevin Costner, who is visiting the Caribbean nation to explore underwater archaeology, the Presidency of the Republic announced this Monday.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero considered this force crucial for the revival of the national economy, which is experiencing adversities due to the tightening of the US blockade.

The communication strategies structured from Latin America and other countries of the world as mechanisms against cultural colonialism, the monopoly of information and communications, and the media war against our countries will be presented during the 4th International Colloquium “Patria”, which opened this Monday at the Julio Antonio Mella Memorial of the University of Havana.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today congratulated the island's communications professionals on the occasion of National Press Day and reflected on the current role of this sector.