HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn) The 23rd edition of the Ibero-American Culture Festival, which will start today in this eastern Cuban city, will run until October 30th, and will have more than 150 guests from around 20 countries.

Workers of the Jose Marti International Journalism Institute and guests celebrated on Tuesday in Havana the 34 th anniversary of the center among memories and praises.

The Festival of Cuban Identity, an event in which the people celebrate the happiness of being Cuban, begins today in the city of Bayamo, Cradle of Cuban Nationality.

A day filled with signs of infinite love, admiration and respect for Cuba was experienced at the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students underway here, a day in which many ratified their condemnation of the unjust US blockade against Cuba.

The Oriente University (UO by its Spanish acronym) celebrated its 70th anniversary with the commitment to continue forming comprehensive professionals, in line with the principles and legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.

The Colonial Art Museum, first institution of its type created in the center of the island is celebrating half a century on Tuesday with a broad program of activities which includes an exchange of decorative arts among several provinces.

Septeto Santiaguero's nomination for the 2017 Latin Grammy Awards is the one that has the most merit because it is due to the first phonogram of the group produced entirely by a Cuban record label, said today Alden González, the group´s manager.

Health Minister Roberto Morales Ojeda welcomed on Thursday in Havana over 30 thousand 600 students of the University of Medical Sciences in an official activity commemorating the 2017-2018 school year.

The over 10,600 schools of all level of education, including dozens of universities, opened their classrooms today to receive over 1.8 million children and youngsters for this new school year.

The Jose Assef Yara School of Medicine in Ciego de Avila began their school year on Monday with over 4 thousand students that will become future health professionals.

The 65th anniversary of the founding of Los Munequitos de Matanzas and the 60th of AfroCuba , both outstanding groups that promotes folkloric music, constitute special reasons to celebrate the carnivals in that city ready to celebrate its 325th anniversary.

Cuba's Education Minister Ena Elsa Velazquez Cobiella arrived on Monday to Harare, Zimbabwe to participate in the 3rd International Education Conference scheduled from August 30th to September 1st.

Gladys Bejerano Portela, Vice President of the Council of State and Comptroller General of the Republic, reiterated Cuba's condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, by signing today the book of condolences opened at the Spanish Embassy in Havana for the terrorist attacks perpetrated last week in the cities of Barcelona and Cambrils.

The last applause for Antonio Molto Martorell were heard in the meeting room of the Cuban Journalism Association (UPEC), packed by several generation of journalists that went to pay tribute to the renowned figure.