Cuban tobacco growers expect to collect some 34 thousand tons of tobacco leaves this harvest, that wraps up in the first months of 2019, a 13 percent increase compared to the last one.
Matanzas city turns 325 years old
The emblematic Sauto Theatre, National Monument, will host this Friday night the Solemn Assembly of the People's Power that will greet the 325th anniversary of the city of San Carlos and San Severino de Matanzas, the first modern city in Cuba.
President Diaz-Canel visits southern coastal towns
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited the southern municipality of Batabanó, in the province of Mayabeque to evaluate the damages caused by Hurricane Michael at the beginning of the week.
President Díaz-Canel checks on recovery actions after hurricane Michael
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, checked on Sunday in Pinar del Río the work of recovery after the passing of hurricane Michael on the westernmost province of Cuba.
Cuban Despaigne homers twice in Japan
Cuban Alfredo Despaigne blasted two home runs today in the 6-1 win of his club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, over the Chiba Lotte Marines, in the Pacific circuit of the Japanese Professional Baseball League (NPB).
Michael becomes a hurricane very close to Cuba
Michael has intensified and now has sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour, with higher gusts and its central pressure is 982 hectoPascal, so it became a hurricane category one on the Saffir Simpson scale of a maximum of five, the Institute Meteorology reported in its Tropical Cyclone Warning No. 8.
Earthquake in Haiti felt in Cuba, no damages reported
PhD Enrique Arango Arias, technical assistant director of the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais), told Granma newspaper that, due to the distance from Cuba of the epicenter of the 5.9 magnitude quake that shook Haiti Saturday night, the eastern Cuban provinces were not affected.
TS Michael to become a hurricane over Cuban westernmost area
Tropical Storm Michael during the early morning has continued to gain in organization and intensity, the Institute of Meteorology reported this Monday in its tropical hurricane warning No. 6.
Cuban Beekeepers overfulfill Production Plan
Beekeepers of the Cuban central province of Ciego de Avila exceeded the 105 tons of bee honey planned for the period January-September and intend to make the most of the remaining months of the year.
Central African Republic interested in Cuba´s Medical Collaboration
Dr. Pierre Somse, Minister of Health and Population of the Central African Republic, praised the prestige of Cuba in this field and the willingness of its doctors to save lives anywhere in the world.
Cuban Foreign Minister receives Myanmar's high diplomatic representative
The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez received Kyaw Tint Swe, Minister of the Union for the Office of the Secretary of State and Special Envoy of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, who is making an official visit to Cuba.
Diaz-Canel says IT professionals are vital for computerization of society
Cuban Miguel Díaz-Canel described as decisive the participation of the members of the Union of Informaticians of Cuba (UIC) and all the professionals of that sector, in the process of computerization that is taking place in the country.
FAO highlights defense of the human right to food in Cuba
from its Draft Constitution, Cuba defends the human right to food, an initiative in line with the goal of eradicating hunger by 2030 in the world, said Marcelo Resende, representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Havana.
International wine fair kicks off in Havana
With the presence of representatives of companies from 12 wineries from European and Latin American countries, among producers and marketers, the XIX International Wine Fair of the National Hotel of Cuba kicked off on Wednesday.
Renown American Baseball Historian dies in Havana
American laureate writer and baseball historian Peter Bjarkman suddenly died in Havana city after touring stadiums on the Caribbean island to enjoy his passion, Cuban baseball.
Extensive preparation process on new standards for self-employment
More than 60 percent of self-employed workers in Cuba have received training on the new regulations for the reorganization of this activity, whose measures will enter into force on December 7.