A Cuban delegation, made up of four students from Villa Clara(central region of Cuba), is taking part in the International Informatics Olympiad for pre-university students, which is being held online from June 19 to 25.

On the occasion of the celebration today of Forestry Workers' Day, the first secretary of the Cuban communist party and president of the country, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, recognized the role of those who manage and preserve the country's natural heritage.

The National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA by its Spanish acronym) implemented an innovation system with a participatory approach in the management of sustainable local development to increase the production of food, seeds and local prosperity.

Nearly 4,000 wildfires occurred in Cuba in the period 2008-2017 that affected 69,305 hectares of forests and evidenced the need to increase the perception of the risk they represent to our economy and environment.

Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel decreed official mourning from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on June 21, on the occasion of the death of His Excellency Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda, founding father of the Republic of Zambia, reports Cubaminrex website.

On June 23rd the international community will again witness world support of the Cuban resolution to be submitted to the UNGA demanding the lifting of the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, said Fernando Gonzalez, president of the Cuban Friendship Institute.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and his Indian counterpart Madhu Sethi stressed the advancement of bilateral cooperation relations between their countries.

 The 14th Cuba-Mexico Migration and Consular virtual Talks wound up on Thursday in an environment of mutual respect and cordiality, according to the Cuban Foreign Ministry.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel-Bermúdez is heading a meeting with grassroots members of the Party to monitor the progress of the agreements sprung from the 8th Congress of their political organization.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla reiterated today on Twitter the Island’s denunciation of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba imposed more than six decades ago.

The Institute of Meteorology reported that a line of thunderstorms hit the provinces of Mayabeque and Havana, according to a press release reproduced below.

The US Coast Guard Service returned to Cuba 59 persons who tried to illegally make it to the US between June 14 and 15. The individuals were brought to the Orozco Bay in the western Cuban province of Artemisa.

With 126 cases of COVID-19 so far this week, including a worrying rise in the number of infected minors, the province of Granma needs to restrain people’s mobility and close ranks against their lack of discipline and disregard of the established health protocols.

Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, said today that Cuba has updated again its health protocols for serious and critical COVID-19 cases.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced today on Twitter the impact of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade on the production of vaccines, since the Island is unable to purchase culture media in the U.S. and forced to turn to distant countries for that purpose.