The Australian and New Zealander Solidarity Brigade Cruz del Sur arrived last Monday in Sancti Spiritus as part of a four-day visit in which visitors are to meet an intense agenda including tours to historic, social, cultural and tourist places in some municipalities of the Cuban central province.»

Cuban Minister of Tourism Manuel Marrero attended in Trinidad the re-opening of several tourism facilities, within the framework of the celebration of the ancient village 498 foundation anniversary. »

A documentary film on the Escribanía Dollz and its Love Letter Contest was released this Saturday in Sancti Spiritus. The 38-minute documentary is directed by filmmaker Guillermo Centeno and sponsored by the Cuban Institute of the Art and Cinematographic Industry.»

Over a hundred health institutions were renovated or repaired in 2011 in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus. In addition, several hospital wards and services were reopened. According to local health sources, investment funds were mostly allocated for secondary care facilities.»

Sancti Spiritus youth remembered this Friday the arrival of the Freedom Caravan in the central Cuban province, headed by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro as he led the triumphal path towards Havana.  Local residents congregated in the Serafin Sanchez Square,  as it was done in 1959.»

The nearly 60 members of the 54th Solidarity-with-Cuba Nordic Brigade coming from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, paid a visit to Camilo Cienfuegos Historic Complex where they met with members of the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution.»

On January 4th, 1962, despite the fact that special schools already existed in Cuba, Special Education was officially established as a system and later on constituted into a network throughout the island.»

The nearly 60 members of the 54th Solidarity-with-Cuba Nordic Brigade that arrived Monday in Sancti Spiritus, travelled to the nearby province of Villa Clara to pay a visit to Commander Che Guevara Memorial.»

Many Cubans feel tourism like a distant issue. It is an indifferent subject even for many others due to their scanty wages, which must be used in other daily affairs. Nevertheless, when analyzed from the nation’s point of view, tourism turns to be a way to raise fresh foreign currency.»

The repairs carried out on Sancti Spiritus’s Camilo Cienfuegos hospital surgical theaters, the largest health institution in this central Cuban region, brought about greater stability for this health service. Thus, over 17 000 surgical operations were carried out last year.»