Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH), spoke of the drought affecting Cuba in the midst of the pandemic, for which he insisted on saving and rational use of water in homes and centers of production and services.

The Cuban Journalist Association, UPEC, denounced virtual and physical aggressions against professionals of the sector over the past few weeks.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez lamented today on Twitter the decease of the president of the Cuban Baseball Federation, Higinio Vélez Carrión, due to COVID-19.

 In order to go out less often, Delvis Ladal González, 64, decided to get rid of the bushes around his house and plant yam, sweet potato, pumpkin, okra, cucumber, onion, garlic, radish and lettuce in his backyard for the family's own consumption.

The chambers of commerce of Cuba and Suriname held on Wednesday a business forum focused on trade exchange opportunities with the participation of companies from the agri-food and health sectors of both nations, also in support of Caricom's inclusive strategy.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla ratified on Wednesday the guarantees that show respect for freedom of religion in this Caribbean nation.

Cuba is one of the countries in the world with the highest number of nurses per capita, with 84,977, which means 71.9 per 10,000 inhabitants, and this has allowed it to provide medical assistance from all fronts during the confrontation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Havana, May 12 (ACN) Antonia Quesada was one of the many Havana citizens who received the shot of a Cuban vaccine against COVID-19 as part of a health intervention that kicked off Wednesday in the city capital.

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 12 (ACN) With the aim of contributing to Cuba’s food self-sufficiency and reducing food imports, the Sugarcane Research Station (Etica Centro) in the province of Villa Clara promotes the development of protein plants as animal feed.

The online International Colloquium The United States in José Martí's pupil starts today in honor of the National Hero and Apostle of Cuba's independence on the 126th anniversary of his fall in combat.

Deputies to the National Assembly's Health and Sports Commission will verify the implementation of the income policy for athletes, trainers and other sports specialists, according to a videoconference held today at Havana’s Capitol Building, the institutional headquarters of the legislative body.

Yahima Esquivel, permanent representative of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), highlighted the recognition of that international organization to the Caribbean nation's progress on issues of gender equality and inclusion.

Cuban embassies and consulates abroad have facilitated, in the complex scenario imposed by the COVID-19, the return to the country of nearly 6,000 Cubans stranded in other nations.

Cuban ambassador to Spain Gustavo Machin symbolically received on Monday a contribution by local institutions and citizens who are supporting the Cuban COVID-19 vaccination program.

With good results so far, the Fernando Echenique Agroindustrial Grain Enterprise, the largest producer of the cereal in Cuba, recovers the sowing of rice for seed in the cooperative and farmer sector in the eastern province of Granma.