Varadero- Cuban President Raul Castro has sent a message of condolences to the family of Reverend Sergio Arce Martinez, Pastor Emeritus of the Presbyterian Church Reformed in Cuba (IPRC), who passed away on August 25th at the age of 91.

The letter, addressed to Nacyra Gomez, widow and children, Reinerio and Dora Arce Valentín, was read at a memorial service made at the Presbyterian Church (IPR) Dora Valentine, of Varadero, 140 kilometers east of Havana.

Artemisa, Cuba - Alina and Yanisel know just how it feels to see a patient benefit from treatment. This doctor and nurse receive numerous patients every week at the Angiology department of the Tomás Romay University Polyclinic.

Both have repeatedly witnessed the benefits of Heberprot-P, a drug developed by scientists at the Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), which is already well-known, especially for those suffering from diabetes mellitus.

Artemisa, Cuba - In better construction conditions 96 schools in the province of Artemisa will begin on September 1st the school year 2015-2016.

Maricela Torres Bello, Provincial Director of Education, said that during the months of July and August the substantial maintenances and the implemented investments fitted out 61 educational centers and the rest will be completed in the coming days.

The road to Punta de Piedra Peoples Council in Bahia Honda, will be the first in the municipality to benefit from the road improvement program that began this week in the northern town, for which at least 4000 tons of asphalt will be used.

In the analysis of investment in the province, Juan Dominguez, president of the Provincial Assembly of People's Power, highlighted the positive response to the proposals included in Bahia Honda’s economy plan.

Havana - The 2015-2016 school year opens September 1 with a registration of 1 million 792 thousand 600 students who will be guaranteed the necessary resources for their studies.

Education minister Ena Elsa Velazquez told reporters that all conditions created thus far are better than last year, including school items, resources and the number of teachers.