On February 16, 1903, in an intimate ceremony at the Government Palace in front of long-faced Cuban officials and exultant U.S. diplomats, President Tomás Estrada Palma signed the agreement to lease Guantánamo Bay as a naval base for as long as necessary, thus beginning more than a century of affront to Cuba's national sovereignty marked by the Platt Amendment, imposed on the Cuban Constituent Assembly by the U.S. government, who blackmailed the Island by stating that only after the acceptance of the amendment as an appendix to the Cuban Constitution would the Yankee troops be withdrawn.

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister, recalled today that on February 14, 1976, Leandro Sandrino Izquierdo, a MINREX worker on an internationalist mission in Angolan lands, fell in combat.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel described as comprehensive and realistic program, the priority program of the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Conglomerate BioCubaFarma for the near future.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuban president, thanked today on Twitter Evo Morales, leader of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and former president of Bolivia, who recently congratulated the island for the progress made in the production of anti-COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

Unit 5 of the Antonio Maceo Thermoelectric Power Plant (Rente), in this city, almost concluded the trial and start-up period, started last December, after receiving a major maintenance that puts it in better conditions to generate with domestic fuel and thus contribute to the country to reduce imports for that purpose.

The University of Havana (UH) announced today that the 2021 academic year will begin on March 1, in a non-attendance format for ongoing students of all study modalities.

Everything that affects the Revolution has to concern the leaders, said today on Twitter the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, who urged the leaders to maintain a constant connection with the people.

Cuban president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, called today on Twitter for a more sustainable development of the productive system of the Cuban food industry.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla called on Twitter today for a serious declassification of information on the alleged health incidents of U.S. diplomats on the island and reiterated the country's willingness to cooperate to find a solution to the matter.

The Cuban Company Producer of Softwares for Electronic Technology (Softel) is promoting the export of its technological services in health care, said Ailenis Macias Hernandez, director of the Basic Business Unit (UEB) of Commercialization of this entity.

Cuba will hold this month an international seminar on business opportunities in the mining and oil industry in Cuba, for Australian companies interested in the Caribbean nation as a safe market for foreign investment.

The National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) approved on Thursday in Havana the Initiative for the Strengthening of Hydrological Monitoring in Cuba, which will allow to systematically assess the availability of water in the country and create conditions to combat the effects of Climate Change.

 Project Kikirito of the National Network Cámara Chica and the National Council of Culture Houses, together with the British Council and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), holds today the First Online Meeting "Together and together for a safe Internet".

Evo Morales, leader of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and former president of Bolivia, congratulated today on Twitter Cuba’s progress with the production of anti-COVID-19 vaccine candidates, currently under development.

Cuba maintains its willingness to cooperate to find a solution and hopes that the measures taken under false pretexts will be reversed, Johana Tablada de la Torre, deputy director general for the United States at the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), said referring to a report that proves the falsehood of the accusations against the country as a result of the alleged incidents with U.S. officials in Havana.