Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the National Defense Council (CDN), announced in Havana that he will not attend the BRICS Summit to be held in the Russian city of Kazan from October 23 to 24.
Cuban authorities define strategies to restore electric power system
Felix Estrada Rodriguez, head of the National Charge Office of the Electric Power Corporation, explained the actions to be implemented to achieve the total reconnection of the National Electric System (SEN) when he participated in the Mesa Redonda program.
Cuba suffers its first defeat at U12 Pan American baseball tournament
Cuban U12 baseball team participating at the Pan American Championship in Panama, which gives three places for the world cup, lost 1-6 to the Dominican Republic in a match played at the Andy Alonso stadium.
Tropical Storm Oscar Leaves Cuba after Claiming Six Lives in Guantanamo
Tropical storm Oscar left Cuba on Monday evening after claiming six lives in the municipality of San Antonio del Sur, in the easternmost province of Guantanamo, according to preliminary assessment of the damage.
Havana Power Service Back on its Feet
The power service in Havana was full reestablished on Monday afternoon, though still some lines were to be repaired in scattered areas, the Electric Company reported on social media.
Storm Oscar Inflicts Huge Damage in Guantanamo Province
Overflown rivers, damaged homes and infrastructure, fallen trees reveal the huge damage, not yet totally assessed, caused by tropical storm Oscar, which made landfall as a cat 1 hurricane near the Baracoa city in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantanamo.
Havana’s water supply system is back in operation
The enterprise Aguas de La Habana announced the resumption of the water supply operations today after their shutdown following the collapse of the national power grid.
Havana: about 50% of customers already have electricity
The Havana Electricity Enterprise reported today that around 50% of its customers are already receiving the service while hard work is under way to guarantee a full power service as production capacity increases.
Cuban regional micro power systems produce more than 700 MW
Work is under way to set up self-contained microsystems across Cuba to provide more than 700 MW of electricity following the crash Sunday of the national power grid.
Storm Oscar moves very slowly over eastern Cuba
The Institute of Meteorology reports in its Advisory No. 11 that tropical storm Oscar has moved very slowly over the eastern region of Cuba in the last few hours at a speed of just 4 kmh.
Cuba reorganizes power generation by regions
According to Félix Estrada Rodríguez, director of the National Load Management Division, the Cuban Electrical Enterprise is reorganizing the power generation by regions to cope with the current difficulties facing the country’s power grid.
President of the Namibian legislature reiterates opposition to U.S. blockade
Peter Katjavivi, president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, reiterated his condemnation of the economic, commercial and financial U.S. blockade of Cuba upon his arrival in Havana on an official visit at the head of a delegation of MPs from the sister African nation.
Cuba thanks solidarity following power grid contingency
In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla thanked the countries that expressed their solidarity in the face of the island’s electrical power grid contingency, as well as those who condemn the U.S. blockade on Cuba, describing it as “the main cause of the limitations and damages suffered by our people.”
Díaz-Canel meets with energy authorities
In a post on X, the National Electrical Enterprise referred to the visit that Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel paid in the early hours of Sunday morning to the entity’s Load Management Division to meet with the staff in charge of the difficult task of resolving the energy emergency that the country is going through.
Cuban President reasserts commitment to food sovereignty
In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated Cuba’s commitment to take action in favor of food sovereignty with the help of science and innovation and the active contribution of all economic actors.
Cuban leaders congratulate MINFAR on its anniversary
In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated the members of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) on the 65th anniversary of the institution, which he referred to as the entity that gathers the forces of the “uniformed people” and stands as a bulwark in the face of every challenge.