With the opening conference by Dr. Marcelo Felipe Moreira "Building the Future with strategic management methodology focused on results" began the pre-event days for the 9th Infogest 2021 Information and Technology Management Workshop, to be held May 19-21.

Antonio Carricarte, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba, toured on Monday the facilities of the Neurosciences Center (CNEURO), in Havana city, with the aim of supporting the export activity of this scientific entity.

The First Secretary of Cuba´s Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel, headed celebrations on Monday for the 60th anniversary of the National Small Famers´ Association, set up by Revolution leader Fidel Castro.

The Havana-based Sexual Education Center (CENESEX)has launched actions against Homophobia and Transphobia through audiovisual messages stressing the acceptance and respect towards all persons disregarding their sexual preferences and genre identity.

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated his nation's commitment to peace in Colombia and warned that any "attempt to link us with the situation in that country today, crashes against that unquestionable truth.".

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called on the world community to call for a ceasefire on the International Day of Coexistence in Peace.

With the visit of the Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez, vice prime minister ,as part of a tour of Villa Clara, began today the start-up of an aggregates plant in this municipality, which will also benefit with construction materials to two municipalities in the province.

Some technical breakdowns in Cuban power plants have led to an energy contingency in the country affecting the residential and state sectors, which is expected to be solved over the next hours, said the island’s Energy and Mines Minister Livan Arronte.

Women keep being overloaded with house duties according to a recent research by the Center for Studies about Women.

The Official Gazette publishes three regulations that complete the legal framework for Local Development in Cuba.

Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH), spoke of the drought affecting Cuba in the midst of the pandemic, for which he insisted on saving and rational use of water in homes and centers of production and services.

The Cuban Journalist Association, UPEC, denounced virtual and physical aggressions against professionals of the sector over the past few weeks.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez lamented today on Twitter the decease of the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Higinio Vélez Carrión, due to COVID-19.

 In order to go out less often, Delvis Ladal González, 64, decided to get rid of the bushes around his house and plant yam, sweet potato, pumpkin, okra, cucumber, onion, garlic, radish and lettuce in his backyard for the family's own consumption.

The chambers of commerce of Cuba and Suriname held on Wednesday a business forum focused on trade exchange opportunities with the participation of companies from the agri-food and health sectors of both nations, also in support of Caricom's inclusive strategy.