Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall on Cuba’s Southern Coast as a Category 3 Storm

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba today as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.…

UNE will disconnect circuits in areas with strong winds

The Cuban Electric Union (UNE) announced that, given the approach of Hurricane Melissa and the low…

Cuba Continues Fight Against Arboviruses

Cuba continues its fight against arboviruses (diseases transmitted by arthropods). The current fundamental health problem in…

We have a historic relationship between both countries, says Marrero in Saudi Arabia

Cuba and Saudi Arabia’s interest in elevating the successful cooperation they have developed in the health…

Russia: Deputies Urge US to Talk on Equal Terms with Cuba

Deputies from the Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) demanded this Monday that the…

HPV vaccination begins for nine-year-old girls

More than 68,000 Cuban girls will receive an intramuscular dose of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine…

Civil Defense Declares Cyclone Alert in Eastern Provinces

The National Civil Defense General Staff declared a Cyclone Alert Phase today at 9:00 a.m. For…

Cuba Finishes Sixth in Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities

After their victory over Venezuela, the Cuban team finished in sixth place in the Chess Olympiad…

Melissa is now a Category 4 hurricane

According to Tropical Cyclone Advisory No. 12 from the Insmet Forecast Center. Issued at 6:00 a.m.,…

Civil Defense Staff Establishes Briefing Phase for the East

In its Briefing Note No. 1 on Tropical Storm Melissa, issued, the Civil Defense Staff has…