Cirah Dr Luis Premio Lucia 8019 CRDPhoto: Carlos Rafael

Dr. Luis Velázquez has directed one of the most humane projects promoted by the Public Health system in recent years: advancing in the search for new therapeutic targets to treat Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 (SCA2), a hereditary and progressive disease of high prevalence in Cuba and mainly in the province of Holguín, whose prevalence and incidence rates have not been surpassed by any other country.

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The Book Fair to take place in Holguín from May 26 to 29 after three years without being held, will make available to the public some 390 literary novelties and more than 300,000 copies with the participation of foreign exhibitors from countries such as Mexico, Panama and Peru.

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festival por primera vez

With the aim of promoting cinematographic creation, the Holguín Provincial Film Center (CPC) convenes the XV edition of the National Audiovisual Festival "Por Primera Vez" (For the First Time), from February 21 to 24 in this eastern city.

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Shortly after 5:30 p.m. this Tuesday, the Cuban Fire Department reported that after an on-site exploration, they verified that the fourth tank in the industrial zone of Matanzas collapsed and that the four tanks in the area of the blaze melted down.

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The Cachorritos de Holguín made their debut in the Under-23 Tournament with a defeat in the sub-series against Santiago de Cuba.

Read more Holguín loses in sub-series of the Under-23 Baseball Tournament