Authorities attending the annual review meeting of the General Customs Administration of the Republic, including Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, urged the entity to work harder and brace for potential attacks from the U.S. now that the current situation is bound to get worse with the tougher stance taken against the island by the new Trump administration.

Speaking at the annual review meeting of the Ministry of Construction (MICONS), Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel urged the directors of the entity to work harder, use their talent and be more creative, based on Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro’s instructions for the Special Period, in order to undertake this year’s far-reaching investment program in a context marked by the shortage of resources and the tougher line against Cuba taken by the U.S. government.

Around 30,979 people from 40 Cuban municipalities, chosen on account of their high rate of gender violence in recent times, will benefit from the Project Apoyo a la respuesta nacional a la violencia basada en género [Supporting the national response to gender-based violence], an initiative led jointly by the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), UNFPA Cuba, and the Canadian Embassy.

The ambassador of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Lee Ho-yul presented his credentials on Tuesday to deputy foreign minister Anayansi Rodriguez.

The Cuban Education System looks at developing technological innovation, the development of capacities and the integration of systems as a parts of a local strategy towards digital transformation.

With deep sorrow we received the news about the passing of one of the best friends of the Cuban Revolution, his excellency, Doctor Sam Nujoma, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on the condolence book at the Namibian embassy in Havana.

A workshop on alternatives to guarantee a safe and rational water supply to the most vulnerable communities and the reduction of development gaps began today in Havana, on Strengthening WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) strategies.

The Raul Pupo Morales fishing base, located in the so-called Salinas Bidos, with about 200 boats, joins the initiatives that support local development with the sale of their products, said Lazaro Pereira Alayon, president of the unit in the western province.

The International Congress on Pedagogia 2025 has been characterized by the historical collaboration between the institutions of general education in order to improve services.

The assembly of the new photovoltaic solar park located about three kilometers from this eastern city, whose generation capacity will contribute 21.8 Megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the electricity system of the province of Granma, is currently in its final phase.

Cuban ambassador to Vietnam, Rogelio Polanco, and the director of the Department of Publications, Printing and Distribution of that Asian country, Nguyen Nguyen, exchanged today on the potentialities to promote bilateral cooperation in the publishing industry.

A panel will be dedicated today to Fidel's legacy in children, adolescents and young people at the 19th International Congress Pedagogia 2025, which is taking place at the Havana Convention Center, in Havana.

Cuba reiterated its commitment to the success of the 2nd World Summit for Social Development, during its participation in a high-level panel held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as part of the preparations for the international meeting scheduled for November 2025 in Qatar.

The mission to produce in the country everything that can replace imports, for the sake of technological sovereignty, was underlined today in the evaluation of the Ministry of Industries (Mindus) in the presence of Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel described the seizure of a Venezuelan plane by the US administration as an act of modern piracy.