Venezuela ratified in an official statement its "historic stance within the framework of relations with the Republic of Cuba, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and in International Law, regarding the free exercise of self-determination and national sovereignty."

The statement underlined that the relationship with Cuba and the Caribbean "has historically been cemented in brotherhood, solidarity, cooperation, and complementarity."

Likewise, Venezuela reaffirmed that "international relations should be governed by the principles of International Law, non-intervention, sovereign equality of States and the free determination of peoples."

"We reiterate that political and diplomatic dialogue is the only path to peacefully resolve controversies of any nature," added the text dated in Caracas this Sunday, the 11th of January 2026.

Cuba Reaffirms Its Sovereignty and Political Model

The pronouncement from Caracas transcends in parallel to recent statements from the highest Cuban authorities in the face of pressures and threats from the United States.

From Havana, President Miguel Díaz-Canel affirmed that "Cuba is a free, independent and sovereign nation."

In a message on the platform X, he indicated that those who “hysterically rant” against the nation do so "sick with rage" at the Cuban people's decision to maintain its own political model.

The United States President acknowledged this Thursday that his Government has applied all possible measures of pressure and harm against Cuba, except the military option.

The province of Ciego de Ávila registered an infant mortality rate of 10.7 per thousand live births as of the close of the year 2025, a result that did not meet the goals of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) and which occurred in a context of a notable decline in births, with 2556 births, 143 fewer than in the previous period.

The National Electrical Union reports that yesterday the service was disrupted for 24 hours. The maximum disruption due to generation capacity deficit yesterday was 1710 MW at 18:20 hours; at 01:54 hours this morning the service was restored and at 04:54 the service began to be disrupted again due to generation capacity deficit.

In the face of the declaration of national mourning for the loss of 32 Cubans in the recent United States attack on Venezuela, the passage of the Victory Caravan through the province of Ciego de Ávila was suspended, without overlooking the historic date and with demonstrations of support for the Republic of Bolívar.

As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early hours of the 3rd of January 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat actions, who were carrying out missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of counterpart organs of the South American country.

The province of Ciego de Ávila shows a 33.9 percent reduction in febrile cases as of the close of week 50, although specialists maintain vigilance and control actions in several municipalities where focal points persist.

A fundamental pillar of the updating of our economic model is the monetary exchange transformation, which is embedded in the Macroeconomic Stabilisation Programme and the Government Programme to correct distortions and reinvigorate the economy.

The XI Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, held via videoconference on the past 13th of December, adopted far-reaching agreements in the face of the country's challenging economic, political and social situation, within a context of intensified blockade and permanent media warfare.

Amidst complexities in the Education sector and in society in general, Ciego de Ávila will hold its event for Educator's Day, as a way to commemorate the important work carried out by professionals of that branch in the province.

Omar Ramírez Mendoza, deputy director of the National Electrical Union, described the energy situation presented in the country over the weekend as "very complex", because the lack of fuel—which has kept between 900 and 1000 MW unavailable for days—was compounded by the outage of several thermoelectric generation plants.

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a statement today to inform about the notification of sentences to Alejandro Miguel Gil Fernández, which due to its importance, we transmit in its entirety.

With the objective of evaluating the actions the country is undertaking in the face of the immense challenges we confront, the supreme leadership body of the Party between Congresses convenes, for the 12th and 13th of December, its XI Plenary Session, in which important matters of the nation's socioeconomic and political life will be analysed.

“The pledged word was kept,” said Misael Rodríguez Llanes, General Secretary of the National Union of Construction Workers (SNTC), acknowledging that the commitment to hold the central event for Builders' Day in 2025 in Ciego de Ávila was materialised.

The men and women, wearing white helmets in Ciego de Ávila, worked with greater skill in the emulation to win the venue for the national event on the occasion of 5 December, Builders' Day.

The 2025–2026 tobacco planting campaign is proceeding with delays in the province of Ciego de Ávila, a situation due mainly to rainfall over the traditional seedbeds, all concentrated in the municipality of Florencia.

It would be impossible to relive the baseball fervour of the 1960s in Cuba without acknowledging a protagonism that transcended the strictly political and governmental. The leader of the Revolution, who had ascended to power on 1 January 1959, was also the principal conductor of changes aimed at making sport a mass phenomenon, free from mercenaries and compromises, a healthy activity, a right of the people and a breeding ground for champions.

The province of Ciego de Ávila is showing a trend towards a decrease in febrile cases, according to statements from Dr. José Luis López González, Deputy Director of Epidemiology at the Provincial Centre for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology.

In Cuba, the 2019 Constitution is not a decorative document nor an ornament to be cited on notable dates. It is the axis that supports economic stability, social cohesion and the daily tranquillity of the population. Each of its principles serves as a barrier against practices that could distort national life. And yes: even against seemingly "digital" phenomena, such as the dissemination of informal exchange rates that attempt to set the value of the dollar without controls, without method and without responsibility.

The municipality of Bolivia, in the province of Ciego de Ávila, shows development potential despite limitations such as its small population and its geographical remoteness, as noted by the working commissions on Local Organs and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), as part of their current visit to the territory.

The XI Plenum will evaluate the implementation of the Government Programme to correct distortions and reinvigorate the economy, which has been submitted for study and debate from 15 November to 30 December. It will also analyse the economic objectives and goals for 2026 and the proposed State Budget for the coming year.

Under the common suggestion to invigorate the economy in those scenarios and links of the productive chain where weaknesses are still apparent, the visit of the Agrifood Commission of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP) to the Avilanian municipality of Ciro Redondo, headed by its president, Ramón Aguilar Betancourt, took place.

A digital platform, under the supposition of providing "informative services," has erected itself as a noxious actor for the economy and the stability of Cuban families. Its name is El Toque, and its most well-known product—the informal exchange rate—has become an instrument of economic manipulation, far from being a faithful reflection of reality.

"We are going to work on this epidemic in the same way as the COVID-19 was worked on," said this Tuesday afternoon the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, during the meeting of experts and scientists for health topics.

Listening in the voices of the Avilanian people how the principal problems are being attended and what remains to be resolved, will be an essential outcome of the visit to the territory by the permanent work commissions of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP), facing the accountability of the provincial government to that instance in the last month of the current year.

A traffic accident between a Girón bus and a cart, which occurred in the early hours of today in the locality of La Caoba, belonging to the Simón Reyes Popular Council, in the municipality of Venezuela, left a preliminary toll of 27 workers injured.

Just listening to the directors of the Red and Blue factions speak, one can realise the emotion in their experiences when they recount that, since 8th October, they began rehearsing the varied ways of demonstrating their artistic skills in what results in the richest and most traditional popular festival of Majagua.

While walking through the wide streets of this town famous for a preserves factory and for having the poet Gilfredo Boan Pina, to mention just two of its landmarks, one can verify that from eight in the morning, and at various times, children, young people and adults from both factions rehearse.

In the social fabric of the province of Ciego de Ávila, the Family Support System (SAF) operates as a crucial mechanism to alleviate the food needs of "elderly adults, persons with disabilities, vulnerable persons, that is, critical and insolvent cases," who have no family network to turn to, according to Orlando Díaz Rodríguez, Provincial Director of Labour and Social Security.

That day, the dawn in Ciego de Ávila smelled of distant damp and around the headquarters of the Electric Company a scene was repeating itself that is, at once, intimate and collective. Wives, girlfriends, children, relatives who arrived with the deodorant or the toothpaste inside the bag, forgotten amidst so much urgency.

With discussion panels and conferences, which will address cutting-edge themes such as artificial intelligence, robotic surgery, localised cancer treatment, bladder cancer and minimally invasive surgery, the National Urology Conference is being held today in Ciego de Ávila.

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) delivered this Wednesday to Cuban authorities, a series of resources destined for the population of the eastern region, affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

The Electrical Union informs that for the peak period this Wednesday, the entry of 40 MW from engines that are out due to fuel is estimated, unit 3 of the Renté CTE with 55 MW, the entry of unit 4 of Energás Jaruco with 30 MW and the completion of 20 MW in the combined cycle of Energás Jaruco.

He specified that the possibility of extending these actions to other localities in the province and of also working intra-domicile is being analysed, with the creation of work teams that allow covering a greater number of homes in the strata identified as highest risk through epidemiological analysis.

The National Defence Council, headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, met this afternoon, as has occurred in recent days, starting, first, with the threat of Hurricane Melissa, then with its devastating passage and at this time with the recovery.

Yesterday, the service was affected for 24 hours and remained affected throughout the early hours of today. The maximum impact due to a generation capacity deficit yesterday was 1205 MW at 18:20 hours. A further 527 MW were affected in the provinces from Tunas to Guantánamo due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

The ARC Victoria ship of the Colombian Navy will set sail today from the northern port of Cartagena with 246 tonnes of food, toiletries, shelter sheets, milk, water and fuel to transport them to Cuba, to support the recovery after the recent battering by Hurricane Melissa.

Research results that favour decision-making aimed at disaster risk reduction were presented at the end of this week during the Innovation Forum for Development at the Centre for Environmental Engineering and Biodiversity (Ciba) of Ciego de Ávila.

Cuba celebrates today the Day of Cuban Culture with a programme of activities across the entire country, in remembrance of 20 October 1868, when the National Anthem was intoned for the first time in Bayamo, an event which marked the beginning of the commemoration.

If the rains allow it, this Tuesday should begin, at the José Ramón Cepero stadium, the particular clash between the teams of Santiago de Cuba and Ciego de Ávila, at a time when the 64th National Baseball Series is already about to complete its first half.

Cuba is advancing in the preparations for the implementation of the Population and Housing Census planned for next year, a statistical exercise considered crucial for national planning in a complex demographic context.

The hall of the Alejo Carpentier house of culture in the municipality of Chambas served as the setting for the scientific and technological potential of the territory to present their works at an Expo-Fair, to be assessed by a jury.

Yesterday, the service was affected for 24 hours and remained affected throughout the early hours of today. The maximum impact due to a generation capacity deficit yesterday was 1384 MW at 19:30 hours.

I bring you two pieces of news about The Tigers in this 64th National Baseball Series, after visiting this Friday the José Ramón Cepero stadium, the “possible” setting for the clash between the Tigers and the Leopards, which is supposed to conclude this Sunday, but which at the time of writing these lines has not yet been able to play the first of the five games that appear on the calendar.

Although the production records do not yet satisfy the high public demand, more than 30 tonnes of viands and vegetables are sold daily at the La Cuba agricultural market located in the area known as «El hueco», in the city of Ciego de Ávila, which unit belongs to the La Cuba agro-industrial enterprise in the Baraguá municipality.

The planting of hybrid maize through the Cuba-Michoacán cooperation agreement is among the projects of the Arnaldo Ramírez Agricultural Enterprise, in the Avilanian municipality of Primero de Enero, for the second half of the current year.

Always with the clarification that what has been achieved is insufficient given the population's demand, the members of the Provincial Committee of the Party learned about the current situation of various crops in the territory, affected, like the rest of Agriculture, by the economic limitations the country is undergoing.

The Avilanian branch of the José Martí Cultural Society has designed a broad and diverse programme of activities within the framework of the Day of Cuban Culture, with the aim of promoting the thought and values that define the national identity.

Yesterday the service was affected for 24 hours and remained affected throughout the early morning of today. The maximum outage due to a generation capacity deficit on Thursday was 1722 MW at 19:50 hours, higher than planned due to an increase in demand and the failure of unit 6 of the Mariel TPS and unit 5 of the Renté TPS to come online on time.

Luis Alberto Pérez Olivares, director of the sector in the territory, reported that the 'El Vaquerito' contingent has been working systematically for several days in all popular councils, with emphasis on the south of the head city.

Without satisfying the population's demands and with results inferior to the previous year, the La Candelaria mini-industry will close 2025, the subject of a visit this Wednesday, 8 October, by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CC PCC) and President of the Republic.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, carried out a working visit this Wednesday to the Avilanian municipalities of Chambas and Ciro Redondo, where he learned details of the economic management and held a frank exchange with pioneers, workers, managers, and agricultural producers.

The Provincial Government of Ciego de Ávila activated all temporary groups in its 10 municipalities and provided transport means to reinforce the campaign against arboviruses, as essential measures to mitigate the current epidemiological situation, confirmed to Invasor Edian García Musulí, Coordinator of Programmes and Objectives for the social sphere.

With the fundamental objective of contributing to the Law on Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security (SSAN Law), the Ciego de Ávila Seed Production and Marketing Company held its campaign opening plenary, marking the roadmap for seed production for the 2025-2026 period.

With a special dedication to Alejo Carpentier and locally to Elizabeth Iparraguirre Jorge, the Day of Cuban Culture Festival will take place in the Avilanian municipality of Morón between the 10th and 20th of October, an event which encompasses the manifestations of the arts with actions aimed at all age segments.

Every sporting victory by Cuba is a reason for jubilation, but if the triumph features two protagonists from the homeland, then the reasons for a toast increase, imaginary or not, but this Saturday, the one who is writing, toasted.

The 'Looking to the Sea' Detachments have completed 55 years of work in the vigilance and protection of the Cuban coasts, a vital function for national security and social wellbeing. In Ciego de Ávila, their ranks, distinguished by a majority of female presence, patrol the coasts of the northern Avilanian shoreline.

Preventing illnesses, registering the population for personalised follow-up, and bringing specialised services closer to the communities constitute the fundamental pillars of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Ciego de Ávila, a care level that, despite challenges such as the specific deficit of doctors, guarantees coverage to the entire population through organisational alternatives.

Although the accumulated rainfall in the past month of September was abundant, Ciego de Ávila continues in a state of hydrological drought. Even if the behaviour in October were similar, the territory would remain in said situation.

Ciego de Ávila becomes the fourth province in Cuba to complete the total digitalisation of its Civil Registry Offices, a decisive step that will allow for a more agile, transparent, and accessible service to be offered to the population.

With adherence to the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba and to the laws, an oral and public trial was held in the Popular Provincial Court of Ciego de Ávila for a married young couple (man and woman), residents in the municipality of Venezuela, accused of the crime related to illicit drugs or substances with similar effects

The province of Ciego de Ávila is consolidated as the fourth in Cuba to complete the comprehensive digitalisation of the Civil Registry Offices, marking a significant milestone in the modernisation of public service to provide more agile, transparent, and accessible attention to the population. The process, which encompassed the municipalities of Chambas, Morón, Majagua, and the provincial head municipality, concluded within tight deadlines, with a joint effort that received official recognition.

After two years of inactivity due to a lack of raw material, the lines that manufacture toothbrushes and plastic brooms, the only ones in Cuba that make these household items, have entered production

A high commitment to confronting climate change is demonstrated by Cuba through the International Mi Costa Project, by successfully implementing ecosystem-based adaptation solutions, as verified by a team from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR) began this morning in areas of the Indalecio Montejo District, in the Ortiz district, of the city of Ciego de Ávila

According to the Forecast Centre of the Meteorology Institute, this Monday dawns with little cloudiness in the west and a predominance of clouds in the centre and east of the country, with showers, rain, and thunderstorms in areas of the south and mountainous localities of the east

The Electrical Union forecasts for the night peak period an availability of 1,680 MW and a maximum demand of 3,500 MW, for a deficit of 1,790 MW, therefore, if the predicted conditions persist, an outage of 1,860 MW is estimated for this period

That all those involved contribute to the success of the IV National Exercise for the prevention and tackling of crime, corruption, illegalities, and social indiscipline is an aim that is becoming a reality during this week, starting with the insertion into the activity of a broad number of organisations, bodies, and entities in the province of Ciego de Ávila.

This Thursday the Calibaneando gathering took place in the courtyard of the Casa del Joven Creador in Ciego de Ávila, which on this occasion had as its guest the writer and critic Vasily Mendoza Pérez, honorary member of the Hermanos Saíz Association.

This August 13th marks the 99th anniversary of Fidel's birth in Birán, a prelude to the 100th anniversary in 2026. Fidel will always be remembered in history, a visionary and a universal milestone in the world. On that day, a man who exemplifies humanity was born, our undefeated and always beloved Fidel.

After the initial doubt, when she thought of studying Journalism, Natalie Castellanos Pérez decided that Medicine was her thing and, with that goal, she is now getting ready for the three entrance exams that separate her from the Faculty of Medical Sciences and from a professional future dedicated to saving lives and curing the most dissimilar diseases. Notebook in hand, she walks the corridors of her school, the Cándido González Morales Vocational Pre-University Institute of Exact Sciences, and divides her time between mathematical formulas, grammar exercises and passages from the History of Cuba.

Half a hundred young people from the Congo and El Salvador, who completed their studies at the Ciego de Ávila University of Medical Sciences, received their Doctor of Medicine degrees this week and will now return to their countries of origin to put their knowledge into practice.

With children's activities during the morning in all the Popular Councils, the Day of National Rebellion was celebrated in Ciego de Ávila, to which artistic units, musical, theatrical and dance groups were added.

Taking history by storm on July 26 would always have to be an act of poetic lineage because, some time later, that date would have to be remembered for its significance, rather than for the fact itself. For the commotion that it aroused in the Cubans of 1953 and for the clarion call that it meant —and means— for those of 2023.

The Military Region of Ciego de Ávila carried out an act of promotion for the 70th anniversary of the assaults on the Guillermón Moncada barracks in Santiago de Cuba and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks in Bayamo.

The member of the Political Bureau of the PCC and general secretary of the Federation of Cuban Women, Teresa Amarelle Boué; Vice Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella; the Minister of Labor and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó; the Minister of Communications, Mayra Arevich Marín, and other national and provincial authorities presided over the commemorative act in Ciro Redondo.

These days it is difficult to extract money from the cards because theATMs are often out of stock, but there is another way to do it in warehouses and shopping centers.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez recalled this Saturday that 70 years ago a representation of the best of Cuban youth assaulted the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks. "As martyrs or as heroes, without themselves knowing it, they were going to enter history," he said.

With the presence of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the final day began this Saturday at the Convention Center, according to the schedule, of the first ordinary session of the tenth legislature of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).

When intervening in the debate on confronting corruption, crimes and illegalities, the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, valued the dialogue held by the deputies on this issue as very sincere and honest.

How to ensure that the measures adopted to control prices are effective and transcend the formal? What steps have been taken along this path?

Under the slogan "Ciego de Ávila Heartbeat with science for health", the Doctor Antonio Luaces Iraola Provincial Teaching Hospital in Ciego de Ávila convenes the first HALI2023 convention from November 16 to 19.

The training of 41 lifeguards ensures that all the bodies of water, including the beaches of the Jardines del Rey tourist destination, began the summer with lifeguards, an employee of inestimable value, especially in the summer months, when there is a greater influx of population to recreational places.

The improvement of dermatological services in Ciego de Ávila has scientific innovation as one of the main bases of its sustainability, despite the shortage of medicines and supplies due to the genocidal blockade.

An extensive program of cultural, historical and recognition activities began to be developed in the municipality of Morón, in Ciego de Avila, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the emergence of the Jardines del Rey tourist destination.

Among the 1,000 people who collect the health diagnosis from the Family Doctor's and Nurse's Office No. 12, in the main city, only one case of dengue in home admission is reported these days; However, this number does not give Dr. Dianis León Valdés peace of mind, aware that many remain at home without declaring the symptoms and of all the variables that aggravate the health outlook in her community.

With the medium-sized company Bormey SRL from Villa Clara, dedicated to the production and marketing of peanut derivatives, the El Colibrí Cultural Center, belonging to the Artex branch in Ciego de Ávila, reopened its doors this Saturday.

An exhaustive analysis of the agri-food situation during the first semester of the current year took place this Friday at the Plenary Session of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba in Ciego de Ávila.

Solar panels for pumping water are installed. Courtesy of Aqueduct and Sewerage

The supply of water in cities and communities is one of the priorities of society due to the need for this precious liquid in most of the activities.

Various works of economic and social interest are stimulated in Ciego de Ávila, on the eve of completing their repair, maintenance or construction before July 26, as a greeting to the Day of National Rebellion.

The benefits of the implementation in Ciego de Ávila of the international Euroclima project are beginning to be noticed in the more precise measurement of the parameters of the hydrological cycle, and in elements that will allow a better use of drinking water reservoirs.

The Bureau of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) in Ciego de Ávila agreed to grant the municipality of Ciro Redondo the headquarters of the central event of the territory for the 70th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks.

Roberto Morales Ojeda, Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, praised the popular movement "Embracing the neighborhood", which has been beating in the Ciego de Ávila people for more than a year and constitutes a form of active participation in the attention to the neighborhoods and vulnerable communities.

Confronting crime, corruption and illegalities constitute a priority for institutional action in Ciego de Ávila from the integration with the forces of order and its legitimate control by the competent authorities, including the Government and the PCC.