Sancti Spíritus Fire Department forces extinguished a small-scale fire that occurred on Wednesday morning at the fuel-fired power plant located in the industrial area of the city»
Blog Archives December 2016
Sancti Spíritus Commemorates Historic Las Villas Campaign
The significance of the Rebel Army’s campaign in the former province of Las Villas under the command of Ernesto Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, is being recalled in several municipalities of Sancti Spiritus»
Sancti Spiritus Refinery Increases Oil Production
The Sergio Soto oil refinery located in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus refined this year over 72.200 tons of national crude for the highest production ever, the plant’s director general, Lester A. Alemán, pointed out. The previous production accomplishment was in 2014 when the refinery processed 50.500 tons of oil; therefore, this year’s output increase was significant, Alemán »
UN General Assembly Pays Tribute to Fidel Castro
The United Nations General Assembly has paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, who died on November 25th»
Andrei Karlov, Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Murdered in Ankara
Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was fatally shot Monday while delivering a speech at an art exhibition in the capital city Ankara, according to Russia’s RIA agency»
Cuban First Deputy Minister of Science and Technology to Visit USA
Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma), Fernando González, will visit the United States on December 20th and 21st, the National foreign ministry confirmed»
Desierto Granted Coral Award for Best Fiction Film
During the film festival days, over 400 Latin American movies were exhibited, as well as a considerable amount coming from other countries»
Sancti Spiritus Welcomed Livestock Winter Fair
The Delio Luna Echemendia Fair Center hosted the exhibition which was attended by hundreds of local visitors as well as people from nearby provinces»
Havana International Film Festival to Announce Coral Awards
The winners of the collateral awards of the contest were announced yesterday by Cuban and foreign institutions and organizations»
Cuba President Raúl Castro Bids Farewell to Venezuelan Peer
Raúl Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba, bid farewell this December 15th to Nicolás Maduro Moros, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela»