Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Cuban President, mourned the death on Sunday in Havana of the outstanding Cuban writer, essayist and critic Francisco Lopez Sacha at 74.

In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla wished North Korean leader Kim Jong Il a happy 83rd birthday in a congratulatory message to the party, government and people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The creation of work spaces thanks to donation of materials and the possibility of using tools to preserve or mitigate the deterioration of paper, ceramics or wood in heritage sites are among the results of a cooperation project between Cuba and the Italian Latin American Institute (ILA), whose involvement with the island celebrates two decades this year.

In 2024, the Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) signed MOUs with several foreign institutions to boost a project related to the management and marketing of Science and Technology Parks (STP) of the IT sector.

In a post on X to mark the 127th anniversary of the explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla decried the U.S.’s long-lived practice of coming up with pretexts to justify its imperialist and interventionist policy.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, president of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State, notified in Camagüey the Agreement X-113 of the Cuban Parliament, which approved the rendering of account of the Provincial Government of People's Power before the legislative body, next July.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security informed Thursday night that, taking into account the energy situation facing the country, and with the aim of contributing to the necessary savings in electricity consumption to mitigate the effects on the population, it has been decided to suspend during the next February 14 and 15 the teaching and work activities that are not essential under the current conditions.

Educators attending the closing session of the 19th International Congress Pedagogia 2025 called to strengthen the will to build common agendas that allow the countries to advance in social welfare, quality of life, economic growth and sustainable development.

At the 5th National Press Festival held in Havana, both in person and virtually, the National Awards for Journalistic Innovation were given to national and provincial media for their contributions to the country's difficult circumstances.

A framework agreement for academic and scientific collaboration was signed by the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP) and the University of Havana (UH), for applied research, professional practices, training and introduction of the results of science in economics and public finances.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attended the opening of the 33rd International Havana Book Fair 2025.

The Panama-based Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) urged the US administration to exclude Cuba from a list of alleged states sponsors of terrorism.

Cuban acting foreign minister Gerardo Peñalver and China’s ambassador to Cuba Hua Xin considered priorities on the bilateral agenda of both nations during a meeting Thursday at the building hosting the Cuban Foreign Ministry in Havana.

Homero Acosta Alvarez, secretary of the National Assembly of People's Power, met with members of the European and Canadian diplomatic corps at Havana’s Capitol Building (seat of the Cuban Parliament).

The 33rd Havana International Book Fair (FILH) begins today with the presentation of more than 1,300 new publications in physical and digital format.