The University of Oriente (UO) celebrates 76 years of academic, scientific and social impact in the communities, accredited institution of excellence and as the second public higher education center in the country.

I just hope that during the competition you have fun and take care of the environment, said Kerim Sabuncuoglu, president of the visual commission of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), during the inauguration of the 19th World Championship of underwater photography in this popular seaside resort.

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel commemorated today the 155th anniversary of the beginning of the wars for independence, in 1868.

The beginning of the first anti-colonialist, anti-slavery and Cuban independence war will be commemorated today, in La Demajagua, in the easten province pf Granma, with a political-cultural act that will highlight the transcendence of the event that took place on the same date, but in 1868.

In a postal issuing ceremony held today at the Office of the Curator of the City of Matanzas (OCCM by its Spanish acronym), political and governmental authorities and other representatives of the people marked the 330th anniversary of this city, founded on October 12, 1693.

Undoubtedly, October 10, 1868 determined the destiny of the Cuban nation, said Javier Vega Leyva in this city, a few hours before commemorating the 155th anniversary of the important event.

Actions that will contribute to minimize the impacts of climate change and improve the quality of life in settlements located in two stretches of the southern coast -planned to be executed during eight years of operation and 22 years of maintenance-, proposes the international project Mi Costa(My Coast).

An unprecedented venue, San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, hosted the 8th Pan American Games from July 1 to 15, 1979, a multisport event in which Cuba consolidated its second place in the medal standings, with seven more titles than in the previous version.

On the 56th anniversary of the capture and subsequent assassination of Ernesto Che Guevara in Bolivia, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez highlighted the validity of the example set by Cuban-Argentine guerrilla.

A donation of basic necessities for the people affected by the recent landslide in Old Havana was sent to the Cuban capital by the people of the western province, Mayabeque.

Forty-seven years after the crime of Barbados, Cuba honors today the victims of that attack and condemns terrorism in all its manifestations.

The pain caused by the barbaric crime that on October 6, 1976, took the lives of 73 passengers on Cubana de Aviación Flight 455, off the coast of Barbados, among them the young and victorious members of the National Fencing Team, who were returning home after winning the highest honors in a regional championship, still shudders in its immensity.

With the attendance of 29 countries, the largest in history, the 5th Pan American Games were held in the Canadian city of Winnipeg, from July 23 to August 6, 1967, a multisport tournament in which Cuba placed fourth in the medal standings.

Diplomats accredited in Cuba gathered at the Pantheon of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, in Havana’s Colon Cemetery on Thursday to pay homage to the victims of a terrorist attack against a Cubana airliner off the coasts of Barbados 47 years ago.
Representatives of Guyana, Barbados, DPRK, Trinidad-Tobago, along Cuban deputy foreign minister lead a wreath at the monument paying tribute to some 73 victims of what is known as the biggest attempt against Cuba, occurred on October 6, 1976, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

A project aimed preventing and reducing food loss and waste was adopted in Cuba with the technical assistance of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).