On the instructions of Commandant Ernesto Che Guevara, president of the National Bank of Cuba, Law No. 891 referring to the nationalization of the Banks was drafted and proposed, approved by the Council of Ministers on October 13, 1960, "with the objective of definitively eliminating the economic power of the privileged interests that were conspiring against the people" and to guarantee that the banking function would only be carried out by the State as the only way of exercising the economic sovereignty of the nation.
Cuba participates at Congress on Mangroves of the Americas
Cuban professionals linked to the international projects Manglar Vivo (Living Mangrove), Resiliencia Costera(Coastal Resilience) and Mi Costa(My Coast) are participating in the 2nd Congress of Mangroves of the Americas, held Oct. 10-14 in the city of Merida, in the Mexican state of Yucatan.
Cuba launches Don Navarro as an homage to the First Rum Master
Don Navarro is the name of the new rum that Havana Club International S.A. has just launched in posthumous tribute to Cuba's First Rum Master, José Pablo Navarro Campa.
Cuba sends condolences to Venezuela after mudslide
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel sent his condolences to the families of the victims, the victims and the forces working after the landslide that occurred in the town of Las Tejerías, in Venezuela, due to the heavy rains that hit that country since last week.
Animal Production and Agrodevelopment 2022 Convention kicks off in Cuba
The Animal Production and Agrodevelopment Convention (Agropat) 2022 began on Monday at the Plaza America Convention Center, in this seaside resort city, with the presence of some 400 delegates from 18 countries.
Cuban President Checks Recovery of Ian Hard-hit Province
When I see the way the people fight adversities, I say that you have to give it all for these people, said Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel during his fourth visit to this western province, the hardest-hit territory by the recent passage of category-three hurricane Ian on western Cuba.
Cuban deputy PM attends closing ceremony of Quality Convention
Ines Maria Chapman Waugh, deputy prime minister of Cuba, today presides over the closing ceremony of the 3rd International Quality Convention held at the Plaza America Convention Center in Varadero, Cuba, since Oct. 5.
Tropical storm Julia forms in the central Caribbean Sea
The Institute of Meteorology ( INSMET) reported today that during the morning, tropical depression 13 continued to gain in organization and intensity reaching maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, with higher gusts, so it has become Tropical storm Julia.
Solidarity must prevail in difficult times, president of Cuban parliament assures
Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament), said today that solidarity among all people should prevail at present, when the country is recovering after the passage of hurricane Ian.
Venezuela sends second shipment to Cuba for recovery efforts after huarcan Ian
More than 15 tons of components and equipment departed Thursday from Venezuela, in the second solidarity shipment from the South American country to support recovery efforts in the Cuban provinces affected by hurricane Ian.
Tropical depression 13 with little change in organization
Tropical depression number 13 had little change in its organization in its passage through the waters of the central Caribbean Sea, north of South America, according to the Tropical Cyclone Warning number 2 of the Institute of Meteorology on this hydrometeorological phenomenon.
Diaz-Canel starts fourth visit to most affected province after hurricane
The first secretary of the Party's Central Committee and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel, begins today his fourth visit to the province of Pinar del Rio after the passage of Hurricane Ian, to examine the recovery process.
Cuba and France Deepen Academic Cooperation Exchange
Cuban Higher Education Minister Jose Ramon Saborido met on Thursday with Abdelfettah Sifeddine, director of France’s Research Institute for Development office in Mexico.
Cuban Sports Movement Recall 1976 Barbados Crime
Sports students, teachers and trainers in this easternmost Cuban province paid homage on Thursday to the 73 victims of the terrorist attack against a Cuban airliner flying off the coasts of Barbados in 1976.
International Transport Fair Winds up in Havana
The 1st International Transport and Logistics Fair encouraged relationships of cooperation that must prevail among Cuban and foreign companies in the field.
Cuban and Spanish Institutions Sign Cooperation MOU
Spain’s Granada University and Cuba’s Team of Translation and Interpretation Services (ESTI) signed a memo of understanding to enhance bilateral academic, cultural and scientific relations.