The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, met his Royal Highness Prince Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), according to local reports.

Astronomy lovers in the region and worldwide will today be able to observe the transit of Mercury across the Sun''s disk, a phenomenon that will last about seven hours, according to scientific data. The astronomical event will be clearly visible in Europe, the United State east coast and almost all of Latin America, specialists state.

May Festival or Romerias, festival has become an international event which shows the art made by young people from Cuba and other countries. According to the president of the Association of Historians in Holguin, Iran Perez, it is a fantastic thing that young people rescued a tradition of religious character and turned it into a cultural popular festival.

When we talk about the orchids in Cuba, it is abundantly obvious that the local Orchid Botanic center from Soroa region is one of the related first preferences. It is located in the western Artemisa province which has more than 700 species and it was created in 1943.

Seeking to strengthen the country's capacity to deal with hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts and disasters, the Cuban Civil Defense has scheduled the holding of the 2016 Meteoro Exercise for May 14th and 15th.