The "Tumba el Bloqueo" Youth Expedition began with a meeting between students and graduates of the University of Holguín, visiting various institutions in the province to discuss the impact of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over six decades.
Several Renewable Energy Sources (RES) projects benefit rural communities in Holguín with a total of 1,519 photovoltaic systems installed in isolated homes of the eastern territory.
Holguín hosted the first International Convention on Energy, New Technologies, and Innovation for Development (EnergyTID) and the fourth Symposium on Gender and Renewable Energies, with representatives from Chile, Canada, Peru, and Honduras.
The University of Moa has developed an innovation to recover damaged mill shafts, as part of a program to substitute imports and make use of local resources.
Paradisus Río de Oro, in Holguín, was awarded as best All-Inclusive hotels in the Caribbean, according to records from the specialized website Tripsdvisor.