The seventeenth edition of the National Audiovisual Festival “Por Primera Vez” (For the First Time) will take place from February 19 to 23 in the city of Holguín, with the aim to promote the talent of young Cuban filmmakers, as announced by the organizing committee.

The Prize for poetry and décima “Fidel entre nosotros”, convened by the Cuban Workers Confederation (CTC) in the province of Holguín and co-sponsored by the Provincial Council of Casas de Cultura, was awarded to the poet Osmari Reyes García and décima singer Gerardo Muñoz Aguirre, from the municipalities of Mayarí and Sagua de Tánamo, respectively.

The protection of coral reefs, highly vulnerable to climate change, is the main objective of a project developed in the province of Holguín, where one of the largest reserves in the Caribbean area is preserved.