The People’s Forum

The National Association of Friendship between Italy and Cuba (ANAIC) launched a new fundraising campaign to support the Caribbean nation, which was devastated on October 29 by Hurricane Melissa.

The Cuban Ministry of the Food Industry (MINAL) activated its 2025 Contingency Plan to protect food production and mitigate the effects of Hurricane Melissa in the eastern provinces.

 In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel assured that the government is in control of the situation in the eastern part of the country following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in the early hours of Wednesday morning and keeps in contact with the First Secretaries of the Party in the said region.

In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel urged the population to not to be overconfident and to maintain discipline and protect themselves as Hurricane Melissa, a category 3 storm, churns across the eastern part of the country.

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz participated this evening in a videoconference led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez with the National Defense Council and the provinces bound to be hit by Hurricane Melissa.

With the enduring fortitude of memory rather than with the sorrow of farewells, the Cuban people gathered at Havana’s seawall to pay tribute to Commander Camilo Cienfuegos 66 years after his death in a ceremony where it was proclaimed that his example keeps pointing the victorious course of the Revolution.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the National Defense Council, called today for responsible action and compliance with the measures and guidelines of defense agencies, in light of the approaching powerful Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

With cloudy skies and intermittent light or heavier drizzle, social media users from several municipalities are reporting the progressive deterioration of weather conditions in the province of Granma.

Army Corps General Roberto Legra Sotolongo, First Deputy Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), held a meeting today in the eastern province of Granma with the president of the Provincial Defense Council and the commander of the Military Region to specify protective actions in the face of Hurricane Melissa, according to the Eastern Army's Facebook profile.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, celebrated today the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations .

In response to the potential impact of tropical cyclone Melissa, preventive measures are being taken in the agricultural sector of the municipality of San Luis in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.

The National Civil Defense General Staff established the Information Phase today in a press release for the eastern provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguin, Las Tunas, and Camagüey, due to the evolution of Tropical Storm Melissa in the waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Scheduled to begin sometime next week, the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Plant (CTE), the largest and most efficient unitary block in Cuba, is preparing for light maintenance, lasting approximately four days, to correct technical defects and ensure cleanliness in key areas.

On October 24, 1821, the patriot Rafael Maria de Mendive y Daumy was born in Havana. He was a man of sensitive soul, a poet, and, above all, the teacher who became the mentor of Jose Marti, who would become Cuba's National Hero.