With the replacement of seedbeds and crops affected by the heavy rains of tropical storm Eta last November, the province of Villa Clara concludes the sowing of tobacco (mainly in the sun) and begins its harvest, with plans to exceed the agreed 1,486 tons (t).

 What kind of life are those who invite me to forget about my people talking about? What blood, what empty pots? What doctrines? Do they really know what life is about?

 After more than 15 years of research, the Center for Industrial Biotechnology Studies (CEBI) of the University of Oriente (UO) is developing edible mushrooms for their high nutritional value and antioxidant and antitumor properties.
Mushrooms are a source of protein, dietary fiber, vitamins B and C complex, as well as minerals and secondary metabolic compounds.

Increasing service offers and identifying business and innovation opportunities to develop our economy are the main challenges facing Cuban telecommunications this year, Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella said at the evaluation meeting of the Grupo Empresarial de la Informática y las Comunicaciones (GEIC).

Education Minister Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella congratulated today on her Twitter account all Cuban art instructors on the occasion of their day, praising their contribution to the integral formation of children, adolescents and young people.

Given the need for physical distancing imposed by COVID-19, in 2020 more than 629,000 Cuban workers embraced telecommuting, a modality that includes teleworking, with good results to date.

The Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) plays close attention in this province to the protection of the coastal zone, one of the main tourist resources and a major target of investments in this field.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will participate at the virtual Special Meeting on Reimagining Equality: Eliminating racism, xenophobia and discrimination for all in the decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals, to take place February 18 at the UN in New York.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez commemorated today the 94th anniversary of Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque’s birth.

Marino Murillo Jorge, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba, said today that the analysis of the implementation of the Ordination Task continues, based on the concerns and proposals of the population, and the opinions that come out of the exchanges with the workers in the enterprises.

 The development of new ITCs and their use in projects of economic and social impact is part of the main programs promoted by the Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz University of Camagüey (UC), where eight innovation plans are underway, including one related to the informatization of society and artificial intelligence that involves the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, now under construction, with the Hebei University of International Studies, in China.

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17(ACN) The goal is to keep improving the quality and professionalism of every action undertaken at our borders, right there where Cuba first defends and shows itself to the world, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said at a meeting Tuesday with the General Customs of the Republic (AGR).

The director of the Cuban Neuroscience Center, Mitchel Valdes Sosa said on Tuesday that corporate media reports on an alleged Havana syndrome are not backed by any scientific evidence.

Cuban lawmakers gathered in several parliament commissions assessed actions supporting the fight against the COVID 19 outbreak in the country and the implementation of the financial and monetary overhaul underway since January 1st.

HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (ACN) The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba met this Tuesday, via videoconference, from its headquarters in the National Capitol.