Cuba

Cubans of all ages took centre stage yesterday in the eastern province of Granma in a heartfelt popular tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of his death

The 502nd anniversary of the Villa de San Cristóbal de La Habana today will be celebrated with a wide-ranging offer of cultural, recreational and sporting activities

The Delegation of Hydraulic Resources in Holguín is carrying out a comprehensive investment program for over 192 million pesos (8 million US$) to improve quality of water supply and extend access to water services

Today starts the 27th edition of the Fiesta de la Cubanía, an important gathering of arts and cultural-historical debates that will offer both face-to-face activities and feeds on online platforms, mostly on channel Video Crisol

Donations have arrived from the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association, seeking to give back some of the help that the medical brigades of the Henry Reeve contingent gave to the city of Crema last year during the darkest days of the pandemic

The environment of the Great Northern Wetland of Ciego de Avila, a site with international status, is showing more vitality after being fostered by actions included in the state programme called Task Life

Cuba is the first country in the world to vaccinate children as young as two years old, with a locally produced vaccine at the moment not recognized by the World Health Organization

Carlos Rafael Rodríguez University in Cienfuegos province maintains more than 130 cooperation agreements with many of its counterparts abroad, based on research and postgraduate programmes, as well as academic exchange and student mobility

The government passed a bill to limit virtual freedom of expression, by allowing fines towards Cubans that post on the internet; Cubans expressed their disbelief and hatred towards this new decree on the media

Amnesty International asked to be allowed into the country to verify the situation of those detained in the protests

With the closure of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Cuba celebrates its best ranking so far in the last 13 years with a 14th place overall and a total of 15 medals; an outstanding result despite the internal difficulties currently taking place in the country

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) has sent a letter to President Biden reiterating its rejection of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US and calling for the rights of Cuba and Cubans to be respected