The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) announced this Thursday a 20 percent discount in internet rates and also a 60 percent in text messages (SMS).

The gradual and free delivery to the Cuban population of food sent by friendly nations will begin this Friday in several municipalities, on a day in which new donations of food and sanitary material to face the COVID pandemic and the impact of the U.S. blockade are also expected to arrive in Cuba.

The National Office of Tax Administration (ONAT by its Spanish acronym) reported today that the security problems that forced to shut down the Tax Portal since last July 22, due to a cyber-attack, have been solved.

 Eugenio Gonzalez Perez, Cuban deputy minister of education, announced that the restart of the teaching phase will take place in the country on September 6 in person, if the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 epidemic allow it.

The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, held a fruitful and cordial telephone exchange with the president-elect of Peru, Pedro Castillo Terrones.

The Caribbean Community—Caricom—reiterated its rejection of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and urged Washington to respect the rights of the Caribbean nation and its people.

Cuban Domestic Trade Minister Betsy Diaz announced the free delivery to Cuban families of foodstuffs recently received as donations from sister nations.

With the support of China, Cuba began to produce induction stoves, which represent a 30 % saving in relation to those that are traditionally used in Cuban homes.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla assured that the anti-Cuban maneuver in the Organization of American States (OAS) was defeated.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez paid tribute this Wednesday, on behalf of Cuba, to Commander Hugo Chávez, who would have celebrated his 67th birthday on Wednesday.

Cuban embassies in different countries of the world keep under aggression and harassment following a terrorist attack with Molotov cocktails on Monday against the island’s diplomatic mission in Paris.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced a terrorist attack perpetrated Monday against the island’s embassy in Paris holding Washington accountable for encouraging this kind of violent actions.

Cuba thanked Mexico for two shipments of food, medicines and oxygen to soon arrive here in support of the island’s people and government.

Cuban Communication Minister Mayra Averich denounced the use of Information Technologies to encourage criminal and terrorist actions in Cuba from US territory, including cyber-attacks against government webpages and local means of mass media.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced on Monday that the Organization of American States (OAS) is supporting US aggressive actions against the Cuban people.