Preventing sexually transmitted diseases is everyone's responsibility, both the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP, for its acronym in Spanish) and mass organizations.
With the start of the school year on September 1st, everyone in Cuba knows that the holidays are over, and we are not just talking about summer because the days of intense heat still have a few repetitions before the season changes.
In the heart of Cuba, Camagüey stands as a living labyrinth of cobblestones and traditions. Declared a World Heritage Site in 2008, this city not only preserves buildings but also breathes history in every alley.
It's a passion of the people, a national pride, even though their international performance has plummeted in recent decades.
The start of the new school year in Camagüey marks a moment of joy and hope for the entire educational community. After the holidays, the pioneers and students from different levels returned to their classrooms with renewed enthusiasm, ready to face academic challenges and strengthen their knowledge.
Three rebels are captured by the Batista dictatorship's army in the middle of the night on marshy terrain, moments after the landing of the Granma and the temporary defeat of Alegría de Pío. The fatigue on their faces and their threadbare clothes denote the accumulation of several days of wandering. More than once, their captors ask: "Where is Fidel?", seeking any information that might lead them to the whereabouts of the revolutionary leader.
Today, August 13th, is Fidel's birthday, in the present tense, as his influence remains latent in every action of Cuban daily life, even more so in these difficult times, where the optimism that characterized him and instilled in us fuels the will to resist the aggression of the empire.
There is a luminosity on every August 13th that can never be extinguished, not even with all the blockades in the world, because it is the date of the happy day when 99 years ago was born the undefeated leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz.
Cubans commemorate the Day of the Martyrs of the Revolution on July 30th. The date was established with the revolutionary triumph to honor all those who fell for national sovereignty and in remembrance of the assassinations of Raúl Pujol and Frank País, the latter the leader of action and sabotage for the 26th of July Movement.
It is urgent to reduce noise pollution to permissible levels, as it harms everyone equally, whether in the neighborhood, on public roads, or in workplaces, where discretion is lacking in regard to not emitting strange sounds that are harmful to the ears and central nervous system.
Who would have said more than 60 years ago, when the powerful neighbor to the north imposed the siege on the small island, that in the XXI century Amalia, Abel, Emily, Diego, Valeria, Ariel and so many Cuban girls and boys would have a law recognizing their rights, duties, guarantees and establish principles for their full development in present and future life.
On July 20, 1926, the working-class leader Alfredo López was assassinated on the orders of the tyrant Gerardo Machado, and his battle flags still remain raised high, serving as lessons for facing the challenges of these times.