Santiago de Cuba is making progress today in restoring its electrical system after the disconnection that occurred in the east of the country on Sunday night due to a break on the 220 kV Nuevitas-Las Tunas line.

Two photovoltaic parks, with a generating capacity of 21.8 megawatts (MW) each, will be opened today in the Holguin area of ​​Pilon, in the municipality of Antilla, and in Providencia, very close to Frank Pais International Airport in the eastern city of Holguin.

The expanded Board of Directors of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (Citma by its Spanish acronym), headed by Armando Rodriguez Batista, held a meeting with Esteban Lazo Hernandez, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the National Assembly of People's Power, at the headquarters of that legislative body.

The Poultry Feed and Logistics Production and Marketing Company (Aligan) established an international economic association contract with the Spanish firm Alimento Sur to secure raw materials at more competitive prices and reduce costs for producers, the entity reported on the website of the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (Minag).

PhD in Sciences Maria Esther Gonzalez Vega, a professor at the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA bhy its Spanish acronym), made a working visit to the State University of Southern Manabi, Ecuador, to supervise doctoral progress and strengthen academic cooperation, Radio Mayabeque reported .

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla highlighted today the US government's efforts to choke the Cuban economy.

Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and Prime Minister of the Republic, is on a working visit today to the municipality of Caimanera, in the easternmost province of Guantanamo.

The traditional Day for Peace, Against the Blockade, and Terrorism began on Thursday with a memorial tribute to young Italian tourist Fabio Di Celmo, the innocent victim of a terrorist attack against Cuba at the Copacabana Hotel in Havana on September 4, 28 years ago.

A press release from the Attorney General's Office reported on the ongoing investigations to clarify the circumstances, causes, and evidence surrounding the mass hit-and-run incident perpetrated by a foreign citizen residing in Cuba.

The National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP by its Spanish acronym) issued a statement of solidarity with the people of Venezuela and the government of Nicolas Maduro in the face of the US threats.

Ines Maria Chapman Waugh, Cuba's deputy prime minister, toured hydraulic facilities in Pinar del Roo to evaluate the functioning of the water supply systems and their impact on agricultural production and services to the population.

Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa discussed in the central province of Cienfuegos with farmers and entities responsible for national rice production the possibility of consolidating all possible areas to increase volumes in future harvests.

The Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation for Nature and Man confirmed its intention to keep implementing differentiated waste collection systems and providing training, in coordination with the relevant authorities and organizations, to make Havana’s municipalities sustainable.

The installation of modern technology at the Poligráfico José Miró Argenter in this city will allow for color printing of the national press for eastern Cuba before the end of the year, a result in line with the technological transformation process in this industry.

The people of the province of Cienfuegos are paying tribute these days to the 68th anniversary of the popular uprising of September 5, 1957 against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.