During last night and until the early hours of this morning, a working commission sent by the highest leadership of the country exchanged with authorities and residents, and verified part of the damage caused by the strong earthquakes of Sunday in several municipalities of the province of Granma.

A Venezuelan ship carrying 300 tons of medical supplies and construction materials arrived Sunday in this city, which Orlando Miguel Maneiro Gaspar, ambassador of the South American country to Cuba, described as an act of solidarity with the victims of recent destructive weather events in the eastern and western provinces of the island and conveyed a fraternal message from President Nicolás Maduro and his government to the Cuban citizens..

Following two destructive earthquakes that struck off southeastern Cuba, the top provincial authorities urged the population to comply with the measures and instructions designed to protect people’s lives.

Representatives of Cuban and Mexican scientific centers involved in sugar production signed a first-ever cooperation agreement to promote the exchange of sugarcane biological and genetic material, a highly valuable strategic item in both countries.

The province of Holguin contributes to the strengthening of the National Electroenergetic System (SEN), through a group of actions to transfer loads to other areas of eastern Cuba.

The 1st International Conference on Kiswahili, the most widely used language in the countries of the African Union, was opened today at the Havana Convention Center, as part of the activities of the International Fair of Havana, in order to deepen the knowledge of the Kiswahili language, the most widely used language in the countries of the African Union, and to expand its international relevance.

Cuban government authorities confirmed at a press conference that no loss of human lives has been reported so far following the passage of Hurricane Rafael through the western region of the country.

On its profiles on social networks, the Havana Electric Company reported that work is continuing to address the damage caused by Hurricane Rafael in the electrical infrastructure of the territory.

Cuba issued a hurricane warning as Rafael approaches the southwestern Cuban coast as a Cat 1, with chance to increase intensity.

Cuba’s Transportation Ministry cancelled the service and operations in several international airports on Tuesday evening due to the threatening passage of tropical storm Rafael.

Cuba’s National Civil Defense authorities issued a tropical storm alert (watch) Tuesday at 5 pm local time, for the central regions of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus, given the expected track of storm Rafael.

Cuban Prime Minister and member of the Communist Party Politburo addressed a Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday to alert that nobody should be overconfident amidst the passage on Cuba by storm Rafael, he predicted huge damage given the track of the storm.
It's better if we take extra measures than falling short in taking action in this situation, he said.

Chaired by Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, and led by Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban PM, the Council of Ministers today checked the measures taken to face the passage of Cyclone Rafael with each of the provinces on cyclone alert.

Havana Provincial Transportation Company reported the suspension of the boat service in Havana Bay from 10:20 a.m. today.

Authorities of the National Civil Defense Staff, the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, the Institute of Meteorology and the Government of Havana will attend Tuesday's Mesa Redonda to report on the country's actions to face the threat of Hurricane Rafael to the west and center of the country and the persistence of rains in the eastern part of the national territory.