Havana’s Alejandro Humbold Institute for Tropical Agriculture Research (INIFAT) is currently developing projects to boost the island’s agricultural potential through a program in the preservation of plant and animal species in the locality of Zapata Swamp, western Matanzas province.
Cuba begins data collection for the National Occupancy Survey
Cuba began today the data collection for the National Occupation Survey (ENO by its Spanish acronym) of the Center for Population and Development Studies of the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI by its Spanish acronym), which will be carried out until June 30.
Cuba to host training session for global programming tournament
The 13th Caribbean Training Camp for the International University Programming Competition (ICPC) will be held in Havana April 24 to May 6, 2023, in an on-site format.
Cuba ratifies call for Cuban Convention on Earth Sciences
The Cuban Society of Geology reiterated its national and international call to the 10th Cuban Convention of Earth Sciences (GEOCIENCIAS 2023), to be held April 10-14 at the Havana Convention Center.
Cuban leader praises joint venture with China
Cuba's deputy prime minister Jorge Luis Perdomo praised the results of Biotech Pharma (BPL), a biotechnological joint venture with China to manufacture and market the humanized monoclonal antibody Nimotuzumab, made in Cuba and used to treat nasopharyngeal cancer.
Cuban trade unions convene May Day parade
With the slogan: “For the Homeland, our hands and hearts”, the Cuban Trade Unions (CTC) called for a large-scale mobilization on May 1st to celebrate International Workers' Day by showing their unconditional support to the Revolution and Socialism, as they proved at the polls in March 26th national elections.
Democracy summit showed US isolation, Cuban FM asserts
Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, said today that the recent Summit for Democracy is a sign of the international moral isolation of the United States, its host.
Diaz-Canel attends important meeting of Cuban Workers Federation
With the presence of Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, the Plenary Session of the National Council of the Cuban Workers' Federation (CTC by its Spanish acronym) is taking place today in Havana.
Desalination plant in western Cuba to benefit local residents
Some 5,000 residents in the Zapata Swamp, in the province of Matanzas, are benefiting from the definitive start-up of a desalination plant that provides drinking water of excellent quality.
China Donates Food Shipment to Cuban Province
The Chinese government handed over a food donation to over twenty institutions with the health and education sectors in the western province of Matanzas.
Cuban Deputy Premier on Working Visit to China
Cuban deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo kicked off a working visit to China aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the areas of telecommunications, digital television, cybersecurity, biotechnology and health.
Cuban Electoral Authorities Release Details of Recent Parliamentary Vote
Six million 164 thousand 876 Cubans cast their ballots at last Sunday’s parliamentary elections, said the president of the National Electoral Council Alina Balserio in a press conference.
Cuba Thanks Nicaraguan Parliament for Message on National Elections
Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) appreciated the messages of congratulations sent in by the president of the Nicaraguan National Assembly, Gustavo Porras Cortes, after the successful parliamentary elections held last Sunday.
Final results of national election will be announced today
Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, president of the National Electoral Council (CEN), will inform today in a press conference at 4:00 p.m., the final results of the recent elections, in which 75.92% of the voters chose the 470 deputies of the 10th Legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament).
Cuba wishes Pope Francis a speedy recovery
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez sent a message to Pope Francis, who was admitted in hospital on Wednesday for a respiratory infection, wishing him a speedy recovery.
National elections: The people committed to their future
The high voter turnout in the recent Cuban elections—over 75% of the electoral roll—confirms the commitment of our people with their future, said Yusley Izquierdo Sierra, president of the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS) in the province of Pinar del Río.







