In Pinar del Rio there are at present 13 municipal farms and a provincial one with the necessary technical conditions to provide pharmacies with over 30 natural products that correspond to the prioritized pharmacological groups.

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will testify before the U.S. Senate next Tuesday to explain the Zunzuneo project, which is "the tip of the iceberg" in Washington's subversive campaign against Cuba, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.

President Raul Castro's denunciations of the United States government's attempts to destabilize Cuba were corroborated today through the revelation of a plan to push Cuban youth toward counter-revolution, with participation of a U.S. government agency.

The number of subsidized house constructions in the province of Pinar del Rio upwards 186, and 80 percent out them benefit those affected by hurricanes.

The third edition of the Regional Breakdance Festival was held this weekend at La Conchita neighbourhood in the municipality of Pinar del Rio, with the participation of local b-boys and sponsored by the Hermanos Saiz Association (AHS), the Cuban Rap Agency and the Direction of Culture in the territory.

The main goal of the Water Supply Company of Pinar del Rio is to eliminate leaks and obstructions in the main networks of nearby areas to Viñales and Luis Lazo roads.

Eighty-four percent of Cubans with diabetes mellitus have a life expectancy of nearly 78 years, similar to that of those who have not suffered the disease, the Granma newspaper reported today.

Studies led by experts of the former orchid garden of Soroa succeeded in identifying all the plants that could constitute threats to the orchid collection and control expansion of 90 percent of them, said Doctor of Sciences Rolando Diaz, research director of the orchid garden.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says that the U.S. Government invests at least $5 million USD annually to back opposition movements in his country.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Guinea, West Africa, remains in a "limited geographic area", the World Health Organization has said.