The process of modernizing the newspaper presses began recently in Villa Clara, according to information published today by Granma.

The General Customs of the Republic (AGR) gives priority to the detection of trafficking of goods sent by illegal parcel delivery agencies from abroad, which total 113 so far this year, reported sources of the body.

José Ramón Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, received on Wednesday afternoon Javier Miranda, president of the Frente Amplio (FA) of Uruguay, who is visiting Cuba.

During the first five months of the year, the General Customs of the Republic (AGR) neutralized 34 attempts to smuggle drugs into Cuba, sources from this body reported today in this capital.

Cuban culture is not just rum and cigars, there is music, literature and dance to learn, said on Tuesday in Matanzas, Tucker Sharpe, one of the ten US students from the University of Wake Forest visiting the city as part of an exchange program.

Two companies and six renowned figures in the province of Granma were granted on Tuesday the Provincial Environment Awards for their contribution to the preservation of nature and sustainable development in different sectors.

The latest advances in cardiovascular health in the world will be presented today at the XXX Central American and Caribbean Congress of Cardiology and the IX Cuban Congress of the specialty, in this capital city.

Final data provided by specialists from the Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos (CEAC) report that the beaches of the province of Cienfuegos were severely damaged by the intense rains and floods caused by the subtropical storm Alberto.

Among some of the achievements of the eastern province of Holguin on the occasion of World Environment Day held each year on June 5th, is the successful management of the Pico Cistal and Mensura Piloto National Parks.

The First Vice Minister of Agriculture, Julio Andres Garcia expressed on Monday at the Agriculture and Food Commission of the National Assembly that the sector must improve its policies through organization, technology and production in order to have a major impact in the country´s economy.

The AZCUBA Sugar Group announced on Monday in Havana that the 2017-2018 harvest has concluded ahead of time due to the intense drought during the last two years, too much rain since last September with Hurricane Irma and the recent precipitations.

The 10 standing commissions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) began their sessions at the Havana Convention Center, where the evaluation of the results of the previous Legislature is the first item on the day's agenda.

Forty-three percent of the polluting load generated in the province of Las Tunas, annually, is thrown into the environment, without having received prior treatment by the corresponding entities.

On Sunday, June third, the working sessions of the Commission charged by the Cuban Parliament with the drafting and presentation of the Preliminary Draft Constitution of the Republic began at the Palace of the Revolution.

Cuba and Turkey are working to strengthen their trade relations, with the aim of expanding cooperation and economic exchanges, which exceed 28 million dollars a year.