Cuban governmental commission checks rain-affected regions

The mission, led by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and Esteban Lazo Hernandez, members of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee, toured six provincial territories Read More

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Pre-Election test postpone in eastern Cuba

National Electoral Commission President María Esther Reus explained that the pre-election test is expected to review coordination among elements in the process, ensuring the usual transparency and democratic spirit of elections in Cuban society. Read More

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Evacuated thousands of people in the Cuban eastern provinces due to rains

Local authorities have provided shelters for nearly 4,962 residents in Santiago de Cuba, 4,000 in Guantanamo, and 1,237 in Las Tunas. Read More

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Cuban Medical School celebrates 40th Anniversary of its first graduation

The first medical school of the then "University of the Orient" opened its doors in 1962, where a year later began the study dentistry as a specialty. On September 24, 1967, 35 doctors and 19 dentists graduated - the group that marked the beginning of professional medical education in eastern Cuba. Read More

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New issue of Cuban Magazine for readers around the world

Its 50th issue, which covers a wide range of topics related to universal culture including popular religions, anthropology and history. Published by the House of the Caribbean in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, the magazine is a valuable reference source with articles written by renowned Cuban and foreigner scholars. Read More

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American pacifist Jane Jackson asked to be buried in Cuba

The mortal remains of American pacifist Jane Jackson were buried Thursday at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery of this eastern city at the request of her family in honor to the love she felt for the Santiagueros. Read More

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Cuba-Vietnam rice project advances

The Cuban-Vietnamese project began in 2002 and is now in its second stage with an expansion to the five eastern provinces and Camaguey Read More

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Eliades Ochoa records New CD

The twelve pieces, some of them composed by Ochoa, are part of the "JIGUE" project (a Cuban tree) and gathers 15 young musicians from Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Read More

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Carlos Varela's concert in Santiago de Cuba

Varela was equally acclaimed the very first time he sang in Guantánamo, what made him expressed his surprise in face of such an exciting experience. Read More

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Anti-erosive measures applied in Cuba to figt soil erosion

Cuba also has increased the production of organic fertilizers and biological resources for agriculture, to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers that pollute environment Read More

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