Floral wreaths by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, lead today, in this capital, the funeral honors of journalist and writer Marta Rojas.
Díaz-Canel: Marta Rojas, a woman of Letters and Revolution, has left us
Marta Rojas, a woman of Letters and Revolution, has passed away, said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, after receiving the news of the death of the Heroine of Labor.
Medical brigade returns to Cuba from the United Arab Emirates
After three months of facing the COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates, a part of the Henry Reeve medical brigade returned to Cuba this Monday through the José Martí International Airport in Havana.
Iconic Cuban journalist Marta Rojas dies in Havana
The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba (Parliament) expressed today its deepest condolences for the death of writer and journalist Marta Rojas, winner of the 1997 Jose Marti National Journalism Award.
Cuba participates in UNCTAD ministerial conference
Cuba is participating in the 15th Ministerial Conference of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which is being held virtually from October 3 through the 7.
Diaz-Canel attended the ceremony for the restarting of the school year
The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the cepublic Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez attended the ceremony to restart the on-site school year, held at the Carlos Rafael Rodriguez Polytechnic, located in Old Havana.
Díaz-Canel congratulates Cuban architects
On the occasion of World Architecture Day, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez congratulated Cuban architects on his Twitter account and remarked that the country trusts its professionals in this field and relies on their honest intentions to make the island more beautiful.
Final year students return to the classrooms, Cuban President stresses
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez highlighted on Twitter that our final year students are back in the classrooms today, adding that it is a joy to see those boys and girls wearing their uniforms on their way to school.
Concentration of Saharan dust to increase in Cuba
The Department of Solar Radiation and Atmospheric Optics of the Provincial Meteorological Center of the province of Camagüey said that several forecast models point to a rising concentration of dust from the Sahara in Cuba as of today.
Cuba goes for the gradual opening of its economy
As Cuba enters the last quarter of the year, the circumstances are still difficult due to the intensification of the U.S. blockade, the international economic crisis aggravated by COVID-19, and the country’s epidemiological situation.
Barbados crime: 45 years later the pain continues
Forty-five years have passed since that tragic event. Today we still remember with deep sorrow October 6, 1976, a day of mourning for Cuba due to the horrendous Crime of Barbados, where 73 people died on board a Cubana de Aviación aircraft.
Cuban Foreign Minister Addresses Political Manipulation of so called “Havana Syndrome”
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez addressed with criticism the classified results and non-public scientific investigation evidence on the alleged sonic attacks against US diplomats in Havana.
Cuba participates on virtual panel on COVID 19 in the Caribbean
The social and humanistic sciences are called to play a key role in the post-pandemic recovery of COVID-19, said Elba Rosa Perez Montoya, Cuban minister of science, technology and environment (CITMA by its Spanish acronym), in a virtual event.
UN reaffirms international call against blockade against Cuba, FM says
Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said today that during the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate its 76th anniversary (UNGA 76), the continuous international demand to eliminate the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the island was reaffirmed.
Cuban president thanks Laos for its donation
Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez thanked today the people and government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic for the donation of supplies to the Frank Pais International Orthopedic Scientific Complex to continue confronting the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Cuban Scientists Decorated as Labor Heroes
The First Secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel decorated ten outstanding Cuban scientists with the honorific title of Labor Heroes of the Republic of Cuba.







