The Japanese government donated 84 buses to Cuba in an effort to help reinforce public transportation in the capital Havana, according to the Cuban Transportation Ministry.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described today the governmental visits to the provinces as an enriching mechanism of dialogue with the people.

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero is leading today a government visit to the province of Granma to evaluate the economic and social development plans for this eastern region.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called today on Twitter to study the Family Code bill approved by the National Assembly of People's Power and scheduled for a popular consultation in February and April.

In the context of the approval of the new Law 143/21 on Criminal Procedure, the General Division of the National Revolutionary Police (DGPNR) and the National Organization of Collective Law Firms (ONBC) signed today a cooperation agreement to strengthen and improve relations between both parties.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed his condolences for the passing on Tuesday of Alicia Jrapko (63), an Argentinean revolutionary, friend of Cuba.

The new draft family code, already adopted by the Cuban Parliament, has been already published on the Republic’s Official Gazette to submit it to the people’s consultation as of February 1st.

A representation of the people, along with intellectuals, artists and authorities of the eastern province of Granma recalled today the glorious burning of this city by its inhabitants in 1869, deemed a most significant date in Cuban history.

A total of 84 imported urban buses will arrive in the country this Thursday, January 13, to reinforce public transportation in the capital city, according to the general director of transport Leandro Méndez Peña.
According to press reports, these are the first vehicles to arrive in the country in the last four years.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said today on Twitter that the United States intends to hinder the profound process of changes underway in Cuba with a view to its economic and social development.

The First Communist Party Secretary and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez congratulated all Cuban engineers on their National Day and stressed their role for the development of the country.

Some fifty Haitian youths with the 5th Antenor Firmin Solidarity Brigade will be welcomed on Wednesday at the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp in the western Cuban locality of Caimito.

Habanos S.A. Company announced on Tuesday that this year’s 23rd Habano Cigar Festival has been canceled due to current world impact by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the presence of Cuban deputy PM Ines Maria Chapman Waugh, the National Engineering Life and Work Awards were granted today to six prestigious professionals of that discipline, with recognized contributions in Cuba and abroad.

The Nauta Hogar (Internet at home) service, which has been widely accepted by clients, has reached more than 8,600 homes in Ciego de Avila, from September 2017 to late December. This benefit, which is an advantage because it allows instant connection and offers more privacy to chat with family and friends, benefited 2,324 households last year due to technological improvements.