After several days of exchange of experiences on communication management, the 12th Congress of Scientific-Technical Information and Informatics in Construction (CICONS'25) will conclude today.

The member of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, led an exhaustive review at the National Capitol of the implementation of the Government Program to correct distortions and boost the economy, with special attention to the country's hydraulic sector.

Cuban deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez Camejo held a fruitful working meeting with Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's deputy foreign minister, who is on an official visit to the island.

The extraction of the fuel spilled in the containment tank corresponding to a disused tank of the inactive Jose Marti thermoelectric power plant, in this city, is progressing after the minimization of risks to avoid a fire.

Terrance Drew, St. Kitts and Nevis PM, highlighted the 30 years of relations and collaboration between his country and Cuba in a meeting held at the embassy of the Caribbean nation to Havana.

A short-lived tornado hit the municipality of Alquizar, in the western province of Artemisa on Thursday, causing material damage to homes, electrical infrastructure and a sports complex.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met on Thursday in Havana with Terrace Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, who is paying an official to visit to Cuba.

 An integral exercise of prevention and confrontation to the possession, trafficking and consumption of illicit substances was carried out today at the Ruben Lopez Sabariego Basic High School, in this easternmost city, with the purpose of preventing and fighting against the use of drugs.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and Cuban president, visited the Molino 17 de Mayo Basic Business Unit (UEB), in the municipality of Esmeralda, in the central-eastern province of Camaguey, as part of a work system that allows a closer assessment of the reality of each territory of the country.

The 2nd edition of the Exposur 2025 Fair kicks off today in the central province of Cienfuegos, and will last until May 24, with France as guest country.

A new collaboration agreement between the National Center for Sex Education (Cenesex) and the University of Oriente (UO) promotes scientific and cultural improvement of the environment with the aim of promoting respect for diversity and gender equality.

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Sancti Spíritus Jose Marti Perez (UNISS by its Spanish acronym) and the University of Eberswalde, Germany, are making progress in the construction of an organoponic (ConPonico) that combines the Cuban agricultural tradition with German innovations.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the country, exchanged with residents of this rural community in the municipality of Jiguani.

Cuba was elected member of the World Health Assembly General Committee, a body made up of 17 nations taking decision on the performance of the institution.

The Center of Studies on the Caribbean at the “Casa de Las Americas” cultural institution in Havana is hosting the 10th International Colloquium on Caribbean Cultural Diversity, focusing on “Archives and Memories: decolonization in the Caribbean.”
Attending scholars and experts are debating issues related to identity, history and the regional memory at the forum running till May 23rd.