Some 20,000 Cuban families are waiting for diagnoses of genetic diseases that have not been properly treated, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, said today.
Cuban Seismological Research Center reported perceptible earthquake in different provinces
The National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS by its Spanish acronym) reported today a 5.7 Richter magnitude earthquake, located in Jamaica, 205 kilometers (km) southwest of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.
IPU acknowledges high youth presence in Cuban Parliament
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) recognized Cuba among the leading nations in terms of greater presence of members of 30 years of age or younger in unicameral legislative bodies and lower chambers at international level.
Cuba committed to opening its borders to the South from aviation
More and more Latin American airlines are visiting Cuba and are relying on airport security as an open door for tourism, Joanka Acosta Ortiz, commercial director of the Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A. (Cacsa), told Cuban News Agency (ACN) in an exclusive interview.
UNDP carries out risk reduction study in Cuban province
Recognized for promoting integrated management of disaster risk reduction (DRR), adaptation to climate change (ACC) and incorporating these principles into development plans, the Cuban central province of Ciego de Avila is a reference for a study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on this issue.
Cuban president urges to produce more with own effort
The main call at this time has to be to produce more with our own effort, with our own talent and with our own capabilities and potential, emphasized Miguel Diaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, before the Council of Ministers.
U.S. blockade is a “thorn in the flesh” of public transportation
Heroilde Guilarte Romero, a driver of one of the 56 routes of the Bus Passenger Enterprise of the province of Pinar del Río, has already lost count of the alternatives and resourceful solutions devised to keep such a vital public service running despite the U.S. blockade of Cuba.
Cuba Grateful to Jamaica Support against US Blockade
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed his gratitude to Jamaica for its support of the island’s claim for the end of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade.
Cayman Islands Return Six Irregular Cuban Migrants
The Cayman Islands authorities returned to Cuba six irregular migrants on Thursday, who had illegally departed the island on sea.
Diaz-Canel mourns death of prominent Cuban intellectual
Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, mourned the death of PhD Maria Dolores Ortiz.
Cuban VP exchanges views on food production in Cuban province
Salvador Valdes Mesa, Cuban vice president, arrived today in the eastern province of Granma to exchange on the production of goods and foodstuffs.
Prominent Cuban intellectual Maria Dolores Ortiz dies at 87 in Havana
Prominent Cuban intellectual Maria Dolores Ortiz, a university professor and panelist on the television program Escriba y Lea, died today at the age of 87.
Cuban president visits new floating dock in the Bay of Havana
Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, visited today the new floating dock as a result of the Cuba-China collaboration.
Cuban civil society raises its voice against the US blockade
To prove that the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the U.S. government on Cuba represents a halt, the civil society in Cuba spoke out today, in its 19th Forum and as a single voice, at the University of Havana.
Cuban delegation holds meetings at the Inter-Parliamentary Union
The Cuban delegation to the 147th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held meetings today with representatives of legislative bodies of several countries, in the context of the event being held in Luanda, Angola.
Cuban weightlifters and rowers shine at 2023 Pan American Games
Weightlifting and rowing stand out among the sports that concluded with the presence of Cuba, after the eight days of the 19th Pan American Games of Santiago de Chile 2023, a multidisciplinary event that will close on November 5.