Two great merits make imperishable the musician, composer, and notable flutist, who was born in Camagüey city on Pobre Street, on May 24th, 1882. He is recognized for his great

November 27th has a special meaning for the health sector in Camagüey, especially for those who work in the current Amalia Simoni Argilagos General Teaching Hospital, since on a similar

By: Sheila Barros y Yusarys Benito A room where the imprint of two unforgettable men in the history of Cuba converge: Agramonte and Fidel; proudly carries the Revolution Square belonging

I returned there after 11 years. There are many new faces; however, you can review many of the memories that I keep with affection from the Javier de la Vega

By: Oreidis Pimentel Pérez Thousands of fans began to fill the Cándido González ballpark, in Camagüey, from the afternoon of November 21st, 1974. It was the only alternative to have

Next February, close to the city’s birthday, Adiel Morales Rodríguez and Denia Rodríguez León will celebrate 19 years of artistic life. Surely these names don’t tell you much, but if

Few know of the daring and revolutionary work of Alfredo Álvarez Mola, not only in the communication between Camagüey and the Sierra Maestra, but also in the Column #2 under

Two great merits make imperishable the musician, composer, and notable flutist, who was born in Camagüey city on Pobre Street, on May 24th, 1882. He is recognized for his great

“In our country there are many Camilos”, with that phrase from Fidel the artist José Villa Soberón titled the sculpture that since 2013 has been erected at the intersection of

By having COVID-19 at home, the concept of danger changes. As sad as it causes me to know that a friend or colleague is sick and to see how many

The NGO Camaquito, together with the Japanese embassy, made a donation for the Héroes del Moncada special school, devoted to children with autism spectrum disorders. The project developed by the

As Martí said, “the arts are the most beautiful thing that can come from a man “, those who let the beauty radiate every day in their work, received this

The restoration of pieces and buildings in plaster or cement is an art, and those who master it become important bastions in the work of heritage conservation. Such is the

Much has been told and written about Ernesto Che Guevara, but there are still stories powdered in the hearts of people that over the years share the experiences they lived

45 years after the brutal crime in Barbados, the pain and injustice are not forgotten; because Cuba continues to honor the memory of those children who will be around forever.

The times and their protagonists are not only in history books, many continue anonymous and ready to describe the stage which made their time flourish. This is the case of

What is the world coming to when the seeds of love for history and respect for personalities do not grow in the hearts of many? What legacy can we leave

August comes to an end, and with it, solidarity and its world day celebration. This date was chosen in honor of the Polish social movement Solidarity, which was represented in

A difficult search led me in the footsteps of this man from Camagüey, since only his name appears in a bookstore, a special school and a street in the town

She spoke of him with such familiarity that she could feel her presence in that house, for her he was just another friend, an admirable human being, small in stature

One of the largest works in the 70s of the last century was undoubtedly the reconstruction of the Central Line of Railroads of Cuba. The ceremony for the execution of

Memories of a childhood are still woven in these days when closing my eyes takes me to my primary school Victoria de Girón; in the municipality of Nuevitas. This educational

The day before the events of July 26th, 1953, Camagüey city was a discreet witness of the passage by road of 80 of the assailants to the Moncada and Carlos

When that historic July 26th was celebrated in Camagüey, where Fidel predicted that the socialist bloc in Europe was in danger of collapsing; the day before, the Center for Genetic

The Camagüey pediatric hospital in the midst of this terrible epidemiological situation, reaching its 53rd anniversary, more than half a century in support of children is easy, but it was

Today is an ordinary day’s work, I am calling the historian Bárbara Oliva (Baby) to consult her about a topic for my chronicle, I dial 8 digits and when she

The son and the rhymes in favor of the black and the oppressed always remind us of the national poet, but also the sad and less known prose of him

The joy for days due to the confirmation that among the four Cuban vaccine candidates, against the Sars-Cov-2 virus, the Abdala vaccine stands out, with 92% efficacy, which places it

There are those who are born with the gift of telling a story in such a peculiar way that it seems that they lived several centuries and come to our

Many people from Camagüey, including myself, when hearing the name of Esteban Borrero Echeverría, we think of a teacher, since a secondary school belonging to the Ciudad Escolar, near the

The admiration that many of us feel for the figure of the guerrilla Ernesto Guevara is more interesting when we get to know about him from the stories of someone

Like a ray of light, it cloned its magic into sound. On June 9th, 1957, the station Radio Cadena Agramonte was born in Camagüey. Two years later, the Revolution triumphs

This is a very simple recipe to make at home, it is not scientific nor did it come from any laboratory, but the high dose of love with which this

In my many hours enjoying reading, I once read a sentence from El Diablo Ilustrado, where it assures that literature is a door to the infinite world of knowledge. Today

Various cultural projects occupy time and fill the joy of children in Camagüey. This World Children’s Day, while in other latitudes there are wars, epidemics or simply few honor the

We celebrate World Dance Day. The occasion calls for a talk about two projects of that manifestation that the OHCC embraces, the oldest is the Harlequin Artistic Ensemble, which includes

Lately, a video clip about the Cuban struggle for independence is repeated on television at the end of the newscast, accompanied by the beautiful and well-known melody -El mambí- composed

An article in Bohemia magazine from 1970, in Number 22, contains the fascinating story of a young woman who, defying the rigors of the time, became news and faced the

A street with his name perpetuates his door-to-door journey in that area, to collect coins that would allow him to improve the San Lázaro leprosarium and the construction of the

She is a young 23-year-old girl, they introduced us informally and I asked her to tell me about her profession, an anonymous job that guarantees that our work place is

When I was little I went with my mother to her work at the Paquito González printing house, located on San Esteban Street and I was fascinated with the birth

One of the main commercial arteries of the Camagüey city is Maceo Street, composed of only two blocks between the square of the same name and Solidarity Square or as

For more than a year we have been facing a different lifestyle, living with a dangerous disease; it even crosses the line, as we say here in Cuba. But despite

The Suarito-Radio Camagüey station would have turned 54 on March 20th, if some events related to the July 26th movement had not changed its future. Located on Finlay Avenue, the

“Autism needs more people with blue on their chests.” It may be that sensitivity is born with us. The maternal instinct or love for children is something that most women

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