Cuba appoints prime minister for first time since 1976
The National Assembly of People's Power (unicameral parliament) of Cuba approved the former head of the Ministry of Tourism, Manuel Marrero Cruz, as prime minister. Fidel Castro was the last to hold this post, after which the post was abolished in 1976, the parliament said on Twitter. Under the new Cuban constitution, adopted in February by referendum, the president of the country appoints the prime minister for five years, and then his candidacy is approved by parliament.