The Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) denied on Thursday rumors spreading in social media about the international mobile recharge service.

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Cuba communist party and president of the country, said today on Twitter that he has indicated to deepen in the causes of the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country, beyond the incidence of the genetic variants of the virus.

Representatives of Cuban educational and scientific institutions presented on Thursday the contributions of the country's universities in confronting the COVID-19, during a virtual forum on the World Conference on Higher Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO).

Salvador Valdes Mesa, Cuban VP, met this morning with AZCUBA executives and workers in the province of Camaguey(central Cuba), at the beginning of a meeting with representatives of food-producing areas in the territory.

 Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power, sent letters to three African counterparts to convey, on behalf of the Cuban people, congratulations on important dates.

The Cuban trade union movement will mark International Workers’ Day on May 1st and pay homage to the health specialists and scientists who are restlessly fighting against COVID-19.

The Ministry of Domestic Trade of Cuba (MINCIN) approved the direct contracting of agricultural consumables and machinery between producers and suppliers, in line with the extended scope of Resolution 43 of March 2020.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Apr 29 (ACN) The International Workers' Day arrives with an outstanding presence of women in the local trade unions.

Albeit in a different way, as in the previous celebration, the clamor of this year’s May Day will be heard, turned into a united and creative march for the realization of important economic and social tasks and in defense of the continuity of the socialist process resoundingly chosen by the Cubans.

After great efforts, the forest fire of great proportions detected last April 16 in areas of pine forests of the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a World Heritage Natural Site, is practically extinguished as of Wednesday. Specialized brigades were mobilized to control and combat these fires.

The popular Habano Cigar Festival to be held online next week has raised the interest of the world cigar markets, which have been traditionally represented by over one thousand participants from 70 nations.

Cuban deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez and her Ukrainian counterpart Yevhen Yenin presided over virtual political consultations between the foreign ministries of their countries today.

The Cuban expert team drawing up the Law on Food Sovereignty and Security and its rules called a conference on the evaluation, monitoring and control systems for food and nutritional security and the right to access food.

Cuban biopharmaceutical industry business group (BioCubaFarma) denounced on Twitter the impact on the sector of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade.