Miguel Diaz-Canel, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, attended the inaugural gala of the XVI International Pedagogy Congress 2019, which takes place in the capital Karl Marx Theatre.

Although the cleaning of the streets of the areas affected by the tornado had practically concluded in Guanabacoa, according to the president of the Municipal Assembly of People's Power, Ana Luisa Lemus Prieto, sanitation continues, as families continue to remove solid waste from the interior of their homes and patios.

Around 3,780 houses were affected by the devastating tornado that hit Havana just over seven days ago; 372 total and 518 partial collapses have been recorded, according to the Minister of Construction, René Mesa Villafaña, at the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday night under the leadership of the first vice-president of the Councils of State and Ministers, Salvador Valdés Mesa.

The President of the Cuban National Assembly of the People's Power, Esteban Lazo Hernandez and his counterpart from Mozambique Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo signed on Monday in Havana a cooperation agreement with the objective of promoting an exchange between both legislative bodies.

#FuerzaCuba. Neither #Tornado, nor #Meteorito, nor #Bloqueo. The people of #Cuba can defeat everything because they face everything together, said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, today on Twitter.

Cuba signed a collaboration agreement with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) for disaster risk reduction and the strengthening of the region's Early Warning Systems.

We can't get tired of explaining to people, of giving them all the necessary information, of listening to their problems, of talking to them about the magnitude of the damage and the effort being made in each of the Havana neighborhoods affected by the devastating tornado to minimize the damage in the shortest time possible.

Shortly after concluding a tour on different Havana municipalities affected by a tornado last Sunday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel led yesterday night the meeting of the Council of Ministers held since last Monday to lead the process of recovery in the capital.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba´s President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received last night Bolivia´s President Evo Morales, who made a stopover in Havana on his way to New York , where he will attend the commemoration of the International Year of Indigenous Languages convened by United Nations.

Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba´s Minister of Foreign Affairs, received yesterday morning Dr. Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, State Minister and Cultural Adviser to the Emir of Qatar.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX by its Spanish acronym) has enabled the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to address any interest in making donations for the population affected by the tornado that hit Havana last Sunday 27.

Ricardo Cabrisas, vice-president of the Council of Ministers of Cuba, began a working visit to the Kingdom of Spain, reported Cubaminrex.

Deputy Yuri Afonin, Vice President of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (PCFR) and First Vice President of the Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Territorial Relations of the State Duma, was received today at the institutional headquarters of the National Assembly of People's Power, in the Capitol of Havana.

Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, First Secretary of the Party in Havana, stated that the capital's authorities, as well as all available forces, will work to revitalize the neighborhoods most affected by the tornado that hit the capital last Sunday.

The Council of Ministers, headed by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, reconvened on Tuesday evening to continue to assess the damage caused by the tornado that hit Havana on Sunday and coordinate the country's efforts for a rapid response.