People with disabilities in Holguín were favored by the donation of about 200 wheelchairs, walkers and crutches, from the Joni and Friends Ministry, a Christian organization from the United States whose mission is to promote a world where every person with a disability finds hope and dignity.

Inauguration of the José Martí Vocational School on September 1, 1977. Photos: Courtesy of Miguel Cano Blanco

“The imprint of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro is present in many places of Holguín”, asserts Miguel José Cano Blanco, who was first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in this eastern Cuban province for 13 years.

From early in the morning, more than 10 thousand educational institutions throughout the country opened their doors to around 1.6 million students to begin the 2024-2025 school year in General Education.