CubaPLUS Magazine

The Cubaindustria 2024 exhibition fair opened this Tuesday at the capital's premises. Pabexpo, with the presence of Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and the Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz. When speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Minister of Industries, Ernesto Cedeño pointed out that the present fair has the main purpose to achieve greater integration, complementarity, international insertion of Cuba within the sector and pointed out that this event will be an important space with the aim of joining forces and in favor of strengthening alliances.

The so-called Firefighters Hall of the Historic Center of the Cuban capital is harmoniously related to the environment that surrounds it, of high heritage values, and also has a very interesting story to tell. It belongs to the Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Office of the Historian of Havana, and is an installation dedicated to honoring the memory of the victims of an accident of gigantic proportions and terrible consequences that occurred at the end of the 19th century in the Isasi hardware store, in La Havana.

The XVII International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism began this Monday at the International Journalism Institute “José Martí” with the participation of about 60 professionals, of which 45 are foreigners from Latin America and Canada. This important meeting, convened by that institution, its tourism department and the support from the ministry of the sector (Mintur), will run until the 21st and includes an extensive program of meetings, seminars and workshops, all related to that important industry.

Parents also have their day of recognition and celebration and, if mother and father are the same, since he is the male figure who guides the children in pursuing their life.

About to celebrate 65 years of hard work in the field of information and communication to bring the reality of Cuba and its people to all corners of the world, the Canadian magazine CubaPLUS sends Prensa Latina, its main partner on the island, an effusive congratulation and, at the same time, a great thank you, on this anniversary.

Canadian Ambassador to Cuba Geoff Gartshore stated on Friday that the visit of the Royal Canadian Navy patrol ship HMCS Margaret Brooke is an example of solid bilateral relations. Upon welcoming the ship, which is visiting Havana until June 16, the diplomat noted that it is also an indication of the strong ties of collaboration in security matters in the Caribbean. “We are at the forefront, together with Cuba, in the fight against international crime and drugs,” he stressed.

Summary: Emerged 65 years ago by Cuba's need to make known to the world its Revolution, the Latin American Information Agency Prensa Latina, has been and is the face of the country before the world and has managed to make the reality of the largest of the Antilles known, despite the defamatory campaigns orchestrated since January 1, 1959 itself.

With an emotional event, commemorating the 65th anniversary of Prensa Latina, 11 of its workers were recognized with the award for the Work of Life, while another group was awarded the Raúl Gómez García medal, granted by the Cultural Union, this Friday the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, PL.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel met in Havana with Andres Rebolledo, Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), to strengthen cooperation with that entity. National television reported on Wednesday that during the meeting, held at the Palace of the Revolution, the seat of the Government, Diaz-Canel was grateful to Rebolledo for holding the 61st ordinary session of OLADE experts in Cuba.

For 24 years, Habanos S. A. has presented 68 Limited Editions of 12 brands that, not despite the time that has passed, they continue to be one of the most anticipated specialties appreciated by fans and collectors of premium tobacco in the world. A press release this Wednesday by the company adds that the first Limited Editions were Hoyo de Monterrey Particulares, Montecristo Robustos, Partagás Pirámides and Romeo and Juliet Exhibition No. 2. The differentiation and prestige of these launches come not only from the design of their packaging, but also for the exclusivity of the cigars they contain.

Strategies for the development of the Cuban economy are a priority for the University of Camagüey (UC), which pays special attention today to the Faculty of Tourism as a stronghold for the sector. In a region, which in addition to hosting more than 20 percent of the archipelago’s beaches, has in Cayo Cruz one of the largest hotel growth programs in the country, the house of higher education enhances the section in conjunction with the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies on Tourism (Cemtur).

Three coastal areas located next to accommodations managed by Meliá Hotels Cuba are included in the “Best Beaches 2024” report, prepared by the International Center for Training in Beach Management and Certification (CIFPLAYAS) and the Federal University of Rio Grande (Brazil).

The IV edition of Cubaindustria, which will take place from the 17th to the 21st of this month, has as its main objective to achieve greater integration, complementarity and international insertion of the country in that sector, said Ernesto Cedeño, vice minister of Industry of the island.

The Royal Canadian Navy patrol ship HMCS MARGARET BROOKE will arrive in Cuba through the port of Havana on June 14, a visit that it has in the context of the eightieth year of uninterrupted diplomatic relations between both countries and the fiftieth anniversary of cooperation ties.

The Latin American news agency Prensa Latina is today a referent of participative and integrating , the Coordinating Committee for Peace, Sovereignty, Integration and Non-interference (CPAZ, in Spanish) of Ecuador assured.

Cuba announced on Sunday its participation to the BRICS Sports Games, scheduled from June 12 to 23 in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Cuba will be present in different sports disciplines such as wushu, basketball and soccer, according to the Cuban Sports Institute (INDER). The last two disciplines, according to the press release, Cuba will compete in the novel “figital” method, which combines the physical environment with the virtual one, and in which the sum of the results in each one defines the final position. For this multi-sport event “around 5,000 participants from over 90 countries are expected to attend, including BRICS member States, and other invited nations”. A total of 27 sports will be competed in. In addition to those mentioned, there will be athletics, swimming, diving, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, canoeing, rowing, judo, fencing, tennis, weightlifting, badminton and wrestling. There will also be action in other disciplines such as artistic swimming, horseback riding, sambo, boxing, chess, karate, and table tennis, acrobatic rock’n roll and break dancing, the latter being one of the attractions for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. According to the organizers, the main objective of the competition will be to strengthen sporting and friendly ties between BRICS member states and the invited countries, based on the principles of equality and non-discrimination in terms of the eligibility of participating athletes. (With information from Prensa Latina)

The recognition of the exercise of advertising and sponsorship in Cuba's public media is a breakthrough in almost 70 years, executives of organizations in the field of communication in this country acknowledged. Decree-Law 102 on the exercise of advertising and sponsorship was also formalized on Thursday, after a broad consultation that led to the approval of the Social Communication Law, the first in the nation, and its related regulations.

Bucanero S.A. Brewery, located in the eastern province of Holguín, celebrates its 27th anniversary today, with a work characterized by the tradition and quality of its products, which places the company in the preference of Cuban consumers. In the opinion of its general director, Erick Williams, the brewery has a wide range of potentialities.

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba today approved the national priorities in science, technology and innovation and the forms of their management, in a meeting headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Cuba has a Social Communication Law, which was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday, after an extensive process of debates that led to its approval by the National People's Power Assembly last year. The legal instrument and its regulatory standards, which will come into force within 120 days, regulate the Social Communication System for the management of processes in the organizational, media and community spheres, for political, public good, organizational and social and commercial purposes, in public spaces, whether physical or digital.