The 2024 academic year will feature six new technical programs that will give high-school graduates a chance to enter the higher education system, according to Deysi Fraga Cedré, general director of Undergraduate Studies of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES).
Thanks to Cuban science, children are better protected
The intervention study with the vaccine candidate QuimiVio, developed by the Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) and given to more than 11,700 children in this province, stands out as one of the most relevant contributions to the protection of the Cuban pediatric population in the context of the commemoration of Cuban Science Day (January 15), according to the local office of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.
Cuba had a successful academic year in 2023, Minister says
Despite the lack of resources in the education system, the 2023 school year was successful thanks to decisive support provided by the government and the university community, according to Walter Baluja Garcia, Cuba’s Minister of Higher Education (MES).
Lot Polish Airlines resumes flights to Cuba
Lot Polish Airlines will arrange weekly flights from the city of Katowice to the International Airport of Varadero Beach in this province during the current high tourist season in Cuba.
Cuba remembers Julio Antonio Mella 95 years after his death
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel recalled today the legacy of the young revolutionary Julio Antonio Mella and his last words, “I die for the Revolution!”, when he was about to be assassinated in Mexico on January 10, 1929.
Minister congratulates the Identification, Immigration and Aliens Bureau
Major General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, Minister of the Interior (MININT), congratulated the members of the Identification, Immigration and Aliens Bureau (DIIE) on the 65th anniversary of the entity.
Congress “University 2024” will bring new agreements
An exhibition fair at Havana’s International Conference Center will be part of the International Congress on Higher Education “University 2024”, to be held in this city on February 5 to 9.
AI gained ground in University of Camagüey in 2023
The University of Camagüey (UC), the first created by the Revolution, made progress in 2023 regarding the development of artificial intelligence applications.
Bayamo: Memory and Fire
On January 12, 1869, some 85 days after the proclamation of the city of Bayamo as the capital of Free Cuba or the Republic in Arms, the residents of that heroic town set it on fire in order not to surrender it again to Spain after years of freedom and glory.
Cuba recalls victims of the Tarara crime
Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban Prime Minister, recalled today the four combatants who were victims of the Tarara crime in 1992.
Cuba marks 13th anniversary of the country's youngest provinces
Many congratulations to the people of Artemisa and Mayabeque, young provinces celebrating the 13th anniversary of their constitution, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said today.
Correcting distortions also in the care of individuals and families
One of the Cuban government's projections for correcting distortions and boosting the economy during 2024, such as advancing in the implementation of the principle of subsidizing people and not products, requires updating the identification of families and citizens in vulnerable situations.
Freedom Caravan Enters Havana Recalling Cuban Revolution Victory
Cuba recalls the entry of the Freedom Caravan into Havana
Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, recalled today the entry into Havana of the Caravan of Freedom, after the revolutionary triumph of 1959.
Cacao plantations are planted on farm in central Cuba
The survival of cocoa plantations in more than six hectares of the farm-industry La Candelaria, in the central province of Ciego de Avila, is a good omen that this important exportable line, distinctive of Baracoa, easternmost province of Guantanamo, can also be planted in Ciego de Avila.
Environmental initiative with major achievements in Cuban easternmost province
The German foundation Oro Verde recognized the results in 2023 of the international project Cuencas Verdes, focused for five years on natural conservation actions for the hydrographic system of the Jaguani River, the main sub-basin of the Toa River, the largest flow in Cuba and one of the most important water reserves in the country.