palma coccothrinaxPhoto: ACNThe eastern region of Holguin treasures the rigid Coccothrinax, palm species endemic of Cuba, whose populations were rediscovered after 150 years without existing records of them. Read more Rigid Coccotrinax: a Treasure of Eastern Holguin
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The 14th edition of the International Film Festival of Gibara to be held from July 1 to 7 in that coastal town of Holguin will have more than 40 films in competition. Read more Gibara Film Festival with Extensive Audiovisual Programming
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Aimed at expanding opportunities for export and import by the Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets (FCBC), a business round was held in Holguín with the participation of foreign businessmen and Cuban representatives of non-state forms of management, as part of the agenda for the National Crafts Fair taking place in this eastern city from December 4 to 13. Read more Opportunities for the economy in Holguín
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There are no cases of coronavirus in Cuba and border health checks are reinforced, the National Director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), Francisco Duran, reported here today. Read more Cuba without cases of coronavirus, health checks reinforced

Those who did everything possible to discredit and prevent Cuban medical cooperation during Donald Trump's administration must have been surprised to hear the information provided by Dr. Jorge Delgado Bustillo, Director of Cuba's Central Unit for Medical Cooperation, when he said that 25 brigades with some 2,500 Cuban collaborators are still fighting COVID-19 around the world. Dr. Jorge said that in the last six decades, and in spite of the U.S. blockade, Cuban health professionals have treated nearly one third of the global population.

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