Cuban province almost fills school payrolls after wage increase
More than 700 teachers in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas have approached the municipal directorates of Education with the aim of rejoining the sector after the announcement, last June 27, of new measures to increase wages for the budgeted sector.
Physical rehab congress to be held in October
Havana - Cuba´s achievements in rehabilitation medicine will be analyzed during the upcoming 9th Congress of the Cuban Society of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation scheduled for October 1-4 in the Cuban capital.
ICAP hosts Venceremos Brigade on its 50th anniversary
Havana - The 164 members of the U.S. Venceremos Brigade, in Cuba to celebrate their 50th anniversary, have demanded the elimination of the commercial, economic and financial blockade against Cuba.
Cuba will observe Official Mourning for the passing of Tunisian President
Havana - The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba has agreed to declare an Official Mourning period, on the occasion of the death of the President of the Tunisian Republic, Béji Caïd Essebsi.
Cuba Pays Tribute to Frank Pais and Raul Pujols
Santiago de Cuba - Hundreds of people living in Santiago are paying tribute on Tuesday to Frank Pais and Raul Pujols, who were killed by soldiers from the Fulgencio Batista regime on July 30, 1957.
Raul Castro, Diaz-Canel in Act for Cuban Rebellion Day
The leading Cuban authorities head this Friday the celebration of the National Rebellion Day in the Plaza de la Patria in Bayamo, with the participation of thousands of inhabitants of the eastern province of Granma.
Culture
Havana - The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.
Read More
The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
Read More
Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Read More












