By NNN-Prensa Latina,
Havana : May Day celebrations in Cuba were the most multitudinous and representative demonstrations ever held in the country on Workers” International Day.
Millions of Cubans marched on major squares chanting slogans in support of the Revolution, in condemnation of US protection of terrorism and in demand of the immediate release of five Cuban antiterrorists who have been held in US prisons over the past eight years.
In Havana, the main event was presided over by First Vice President Raul Castro, who was accompanied by trade union and Communist Party leaders.
Delegations from 242 organisations from 74 countries and 1,645 foreign guests were present at the emblematic Revolution Square, where the main parade took place.
Among the foreign guests were the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, and the secretary general of the World Trade Union Federation, George Mavrikos.
Workers, students, youths and even children took part in the demonstration, which lasted about two hours and during which demonstrators paraded uninterruptedly in front of the presidential tribune.
The marchers demanded justice for the executioner, as terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, recently released in the United States, has been called.
The demonstrators also ratified their support for socialism, Fidel Castro and the decision to increase production, productivity and efficiency, make better use of the working day, and improve discipline, and working and living conditions.