curso escolarThe 2024 academic year will feature six new technical programs that will give high-school graduates a chance to enter the higher education system, according to Deysi Fraga Cedré, general director of Undergraduate Studies of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES).

Read more What will characterize Cuba’s 2024 school year?

envejecimiento poblacionalThe partial increase in pensions for retired workers began this August 20, a measure announced by Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Party's Political Bureau and Prime Minister, while analyzing the impact and compliance of the Government Program during the Fifth Ordinary Session of Parliament, in the Tenth Legislature, which met this July.

Read more Cuba: Pensions and Salaries in Budget Redistribution

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The Romerías de Mayo festival, which is scheduled to take place from today until Wednesday next week in the city of Holguín, includes a wide program of activities to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Read more Holguín: Romerías de Mayo Festival begins today
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The attractive colonial city of Gibara, also known as Villa Blanca de los Cangrejos, is getting ready to host the 15th edition of the International Film Festival (FIC) from July 7 to 13, with more than 70 films in competitions from countries such as Germany Spain, United Kingdom, Iceland, Switzerland, Argentina and Cuba. Read more Gibara Ready for New Edition of Int’l Film Festival

Cuba RussiaCuba and Russia sign a joint declaration at the BRICS foreign ministers’ summit in Rio de Janeiro to counter unilateral Western sanctions, consolidating strategic cooperation and denouncing neocolonial practices affecting Global South nations. 

Read more Cuba and Russia Strengthen Alliance Against Western Sanctions at BRICS Summit