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Las Tunas News

Patria Colloquium Attended by Media Repr…

A representation of the press and communication media of Las Tunas is attending the third edition of the Patria International Colloquium, which begins today and will be held in Havana...

Construction Materials Company, on New P…

The Las Tunas Building Materials Company is one of the most antiquated in the country, equipped with obsolete technology, so its workers do everything they can to fulfill their contracts...

Lay Judges Are in Invested in Their Post…

All the pre-candidates for lay judges, including those of the Military Court, presented to the municipal assemblies of the People’s Power in Las Tunas received the approval of the delegates...

The Harvest at the Antonio Guiteras Suga…

Continuing to implement alternatives that contribute to improving staff service, fundamentally concerning food in the mill's dining room and cafeterias, and strengthening control to increase the use of agricultural and...

Plant Health in Las Tunas, the Struggle …

Three research projects focused on pest management and biological analysis in the agri-food system are among the priorities of the Provincial Laboratory of Plant Health in Las Tunas this year.

Las Tunas Women Farmers, from Passion to…

Mileidy Crespo Pérez, Addys Oliver Moreno, and Moraima Martínez Reynaldo proudly parade their gender and their peasant roots in the streets of the towns and villages of the province of...

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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated the will to confront the U.S. blockade and boost the country's economic development; he also reaffirmed the government's commitment to the population.

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The use of the drug HeberFeron improves the quality of life of the albinos community in Cuba, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) announced today.

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Cuba continues to make pertinent efforts to clarify the situation of kidnapped Doctors Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodríguez Hernández, whose alleged deaths were disclosed on February 17.

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People's Peace Awards conferred to Henry Reeve International Medical Contingent Photo: @EmbaCubaEEUU Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Contingent received the People's Peace Prize on Friday from members in the United States of the international campaign that advocated for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to that health team.

Washington.- The ceremony was held at Cuba's Embassy in Washington D.C.

During this COVID-19 pandemic, we have been very inspired to see how medical personnel from a small island under a criminal blockade risked their own lives to save others in different countries worldwide, Medea Benjamin, member of the campaign and co-founder of the peace organization Code Pink, told Prensa Latina.

The activist regretted that the Nobel Prize Committee did not recognize the Henry Reeve Brigade. That is why they decided to give them the People's Peace Award, which highlights 'the incredible solidarity, humanism, and values they demonstrated for so many years.

The Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics was formed on September 19, 2005, in Havana, at the initiative of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, who then affirmed that it was possible to demonstrate how to respond to the tragedies of the planet.

The first emergency it faced a few days after its creation was in Guatemala. It assisted the population affected by the floods that occurred there in October 2005 and during the earthquake in Pakistan.

Cuba was one of the first countries to respond to the call of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations to face the Ebola epidemic in Africa in 2014, and in 2010 they assisted the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

More recently, the assistance of Henry Reeve professionals reached more than thirty nations to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

For its relevant trajectory, the Contingent - which honors the American fighter fallen in the island's wars of independence - received in 2017 the Dr. LEE Jong-wook award from the WHO, among other laurels.

The largest island of the Antilles has a long history in health cooperation since May 21, 1960, when it offered its first International Medical Aid after the strong earthquake in Chile. (RHC)