Over 2,000 Cuban doctors are setting up practice in Venezuela after being kicked out of Brazil by President Jair Bolsonaro, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said this weekend. Read more Venezuela Welcomes 2,500 Cuban Doctors Leaving Brazil

Cosme

Painter, drawer, engraver, illustrator, and muralist Cosme Proenza Almaguer passed away in Holguín early Monday. He was 74 years old and was one of the most important figures of the visual arts in the eastern part of the island.

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Yunaisi Pelegrino Reyes and Jorge Alberto Borrego Cabrera, victims of last Friday's fatal plane crash in Havana were the first to be buried in their native city of Holguín. Read more First Victims of the Plane Crash Buried in Holguín

premio poesía adelaida marmol

The 2023 Adelaida del Mármol National Poetry Prize was awarded to the book El miedo de Virgilio (Virgilio's Fear), by Holguín writer Rolando Bellido Aguilera, as part of the activities for the XXIX Ibero-American Culture Festival.

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The coastal town of Gibara hosts the Biology and Tourism Diversity Workshop, BIOTUR 2018, on July 19 and 20, a nature tourism event in eastern Cuba that will gather around 100 tour operators linked to the different travel agencies based in the province of Holguin. Read more Gibara Hosts Nature Tourism Event Biotur 2018