National News

13 September, 2017 Cuba will be ready for high season, says Minister of Tourism

Manuel Marrero Cruz, Minister of Tourism, said in Holguin that despite the impact of hurricane Irma, the sector will be ready for the high season in the country since it can count on the will of its workers and the necessary resources in each of the facilities.

9 September, 2017 Hurricane Irma Batters Cuba on Way to Florida

Havana Cuba.-Cuba’s northern coast suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Irma early Saturday, with state media reporting widespread damage to buildings. The Esmeralda Weather Center in Camagüey Archipelago said meteorologists measured winds of up to 124 mph before the weather gauge blew off. Waves were reportedly more than 16 feet high, and hospitals, factories, and […]

8 September, 2017 Diaz-Canel Dialogues with Chancellor of El Salvador

The first Vice-President of the Councils of State and of Ministers, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, held this Thursday talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez Bonilla, who pays an official visit in Cuba.

8 September, 2017 Evacuations Begin in the South of Matanzas

With the establishment of the cyclone alarm for Matanzas province, this Friday noon began the evacuation of residents in low-lying areas of the municipality of Jaguey Grande, where there have been strong floods before.

7 September, 2017 Cuban Eastern Region on the Alert for Hurricane Irma Threat

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Civil Defense General Staff decreed today the stage of alert for this country”s eastern region, faced with the imminent path of hurricane Irma, which is affecting several territories in the insular Caribbean. According to the report by the Forecast Center at the Cuban Meteorology Institute (INSMET), Irma continues to be a category-five […]

7 September, 2017 Natural Event Will Create New Touristic Routes in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The celebration of the 11th International Nature Tourism Event, Turnat 2017, on September 25-30, will provide the creation of new recreational routes in the eastern region, the press reported. The meeting’s organizers added, in the hotel Comodoro of this capital, that about 150 people of eight nations are already subscribed. Lecturers said that Ecotur […]

6 September, 2017 Cuba´s Friend Will Donate Book to Schools in Las Tunas

Spanish photographer Jose Rubio Galvez announced this Wednesday he will donate to schools in Las Tunas copies of the photo book titled Las Tunas y yo (Las Tunas and me) with images of daily life in the territory.

6 September, 2017 Irma is a Potential Danger to Cuba

From now on, the powerful Hurricane Irma is a potential danger to our country, directly or indirectly, meteorologist Elier Pila said.

6 September, 2017 Cuban Eastern Provinces in Alert because of Hurricane

According to information from the Cuban National Forecasting Center, Irma continues to be an intense hurricane category five on the Saffir-Simpson scale, heading west-northwest, increasing travel speed to 26 kilometres per hour. It is expected that in the next 48 to 72 hours it will affect the eastern region of Cuba.

6 September, 2017 Cuba Warns against Potential Danger of Hurricane Irma

Havana, Cuba.-The National Civil Defense of Cuba issued the Informative Note Number 1 on Hurricane Irma today, regarding the potential danger that this phenomenon represents for this Caribbean country. According to information from the Cuban Institute of Meteorology Forecast Center, Hurricane Irma continues to intensify and maintain a course heading west in the next 12 […]

6 September, 2017

Cienfuegos, Cuba.-President Raul Castro has led the political and cultural event held here today, on occasion of the 60th anniversary of the popular uprising occurred on September 5, 1957, against the Fulgencio Batista tyranny. The celebration took place in front of the façade of the ancient San Lorenzo College, the last bastion defended then by […]

4 September, 2017 Diaz-Canel Presides Opening of School Year

Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers, presided this Monday in Cienfuegos the opening of 2017-2018 school year.

1 September, 2017 Voting for Cuba

Since he proximity of the general elections in Cuba, Radio Reloj publishes an exclusive interview with Marina Capo Ribalta, member of the National Electoral Commission, who delves into the characteristics and importance of the electoral register.