National news

Havana: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov begins an official visit to Cuba today as part of his tour of Latin America and with the purpose of strengthening bilateral ties, Prensa Latina reports.

Ciego de Ávila: The workers of the Majagua canning factory in this central province, take full advantage of the industrial capacity to increase the production of assortments, in order to substitute imports to the country, Prensa Latina publishes.

Havana, Cuba: The top leadership  of the Cuban Workers’ Federation (CTC), the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) and the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) paid tribute to the heroes of Moncada and Granma expeditionaries.

Havana: In the six decades of the Revolution, Cuba has multiplied its Medicine graduates in almost 60 times and has provided assistance in this field to other peoples of the world, Prensa Latina reports.

Havana, Cuba: A Resolve of the Minister of Education, Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, announced in the Official Gazette of the Republic, sets September 2 as the start date of the next school year in Cuba, Radio Reloj publishes.

Nuevitas: After the recent breakdowns occurred since Monday, in three of the units existing in the Thermoelectric 10 de Octubre in the municipality of Nuevitas, these generation blocks are already in operation and synchronized to the National Electric Power System with a contribution of 295 megawatt-hours (MW / h), in a stable manner, the digital site of Radio Angulo publishes.