I asked her on the phone once I congratulated her on her award: Sofi, what do you feel about receiving your first award? Pride, she answered, I am very happy
I suppose I must have met him when I was eight or nine years old, and in third grade at José Luis Tassende Elementary School. His sister and I were
Our city turned 507 years since it was founded on February 2nd, and we have been lucky that since 1978 it was declared a National Monument, but we have been
The first tram that traveled our avenues and twisted streets was due to the initiative of an enthusiastic young man born in the bosom of the patriotic Camagüey emigration residing
Although it may seem incredible, March is almost over, and with it several milestone commemorations. Just to mention a few, I will put you for example; On the first day,
On January 1st, 1899, the First North American Intervention in Cuba began, and on March 24th, Major General Lope Recio Loynaz took office as Civil Governor of the Province of
I have almost always liked to write, every March 23rd, I don’t know if it is because that day has a special connotation for me because it is my birthday;
To the rhythm of claves and drums, with all the Cuban flavor that the guaguancó contains, but with the voices that have always expressed the feelings of our people, amid
Just a few days ago, when I was returning from doing an errand, a woman stopped me on the streets, and despite her big mask I was able to identify
A look at the glorious past of what was Candelaria Street, today called Independencia, has been the starting point for the development of a project, that, for two years, has
Francisco Agüero y Velasco, Frasquito, was born in the town of Puerto Príncipe, current city of Camagüey, presumably, according to his own confession, in the year 1793. Shortly after, in
NO, we don’t understand each other! It was the phrase that on March 15th, 1878, captured the eyes of global society in the most advanced and radical of Cuban thought.
I could not be faithful to my principles as a journalist’s apprentice without remembering one of the men I admire the most for his pen and fairness; values that every
Building is one of the goals of humanity since it began to strengthen its conscience. To build, erect, and see a dream come true, are all actions that represent sacrifice
For those of us who love nature and especially animals, I know that this long-awaited news fills us with rejoicing; the “Decree Law for Animal Welfare” was finally approved on
The Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia constituted the prelude to what the wise man would be, recognized as his Alma Mater, obtaining the Doctor of Medicine degree on March 10th,
On February 10th, 1878, some Cuban officials signed the Zanjón Pact with Spain, which ended the war, without recognizing the independence of Cuba. In this Pact the bases for a
On March 9th, 1951, the bust of the priest Pablo Gonfau Palomares was inaugurated in Cristo Park in the city of Camagüey; patriot from this land, who, from the priesthood,
On June 16th, 1900, the first elections were held in Cuba, after the end of Spanish sovereignty to elect mayors and other municipal officials. Given the impossibility of applying the
Leticia Valentina Cruz Loyola was not born in Camagüey, since it was her beautiful Mayajigua, in the Yaguajay municipality, in the province of Santi Spiritus; who welcomed her on February
A long time ago, the City of the Waterpots had a pious soul who, from the San Juan de Dios Hospital, dedicated his days to heal the sick and serve
Carlos J Finlay Barrés was born on December 3rd, 1833 in the town of Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, on Cristo Street # 2214. His family remained in this
By: Oreidis Pimentel Pérez “No blacks, no Chinese, no dogs allowed.” This is how a sign looked at the entrance of La Liga barber shop, in front of the central
As the light of a candle that has been put out, this February 26th, the daughter of a mambí, the proud woman of her lineage who kept for more than
On Sunday, March 2nd, 1958, a revolutionary command, led by Noel Fernández Pérez, a 22-year-old young man and made up of Rolando and Osvaldo Marrero, Chichí Varona, José Quesada, Roberto
