Havana, March 14 (ACN) Cuban President and First Secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudes attended the awarding ceremony on National Press Day at Havana’s Jose Marti Memorial.
On the annual occasion, Cuban journalists are granted two major prizes: the Jose Marti National Journalism Prize for a lifetime and the Juan Gualberto Gomez Annual Journalism Prize.
The first or top prize, granted by the Cuban Journalists’ Association (UPEC) acknowledged the outstanding work of Arleen Rodrigez Derivet, a journalist who has worked in print press, radio and digital media like Juventud Rebelde newspaper, Radio Rebelde radio station, Cubadebate digital platform, and has produced documentary films and interviewed outstanding personalities.
Derivet has written memories about Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro during his trips and his relationship with the Cu