HAVANA, Apr. 23th. A Quebec family is looking for answers after discovering that his father’s remains were not sent to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the body of another man. Read more
A Carnival cruise ship deviates from its route to rescue 27 Cuban rafters
HAVANA, Apr 23 A group of 27 Cuban rafters were rescued this Sunday by the Carnival ship Paradise that was heading to Honduras.The ship, which was covering the route from Tampa (Florida) to Roatán, turned when it detected the migrants asking…
Cubamax-Aerovaradero, good start for new shipments from the US to Cuba
HAVANA, April 22 The Cubamax Group confirmed today the good reception that the start of shipments of frozen meat from the United States to Cuba had, the result of a contract signed with the Cuban company Aerovaradero. Several months ago we…
Havana hosts, starting today, 12th edition of International Music Festival
HAVANA, Apr 22 From today until April 28, the International Festival A Bridge to Havana will celebrate its 12th edition in celebration of the 505th anniversary of the Cuban capital.Dedicated to Havana as the Creative City of Music and under…
The Government invests less in sugar production, which does not cover national demand
HAVANA, Apr 22. Although sugar production in Cuba—once the main exporter worldwide—does not even satisfy national demand at the moment, the Government reduced investment in this sector in 2023 compared to 2022.The official portal Cubadebate…
The authorities trust in wood-fired kilns to relaunch the brick industry in Granma
HAVANA, Apr 22. Amid the disaster revealed by housing construction data, two provinces were praised last week by the authorities for achieving “the indicated increase in the production of fired red ceramics.” That day it was not…
France will send container of powdered milk for children in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 20. The Cuba Coopération France association (CubaCoop) confirmed, through a digital publication, the shipment of a container with powdered milk destined for Cuban children, which should arrive in May.“The expectation with this…
Public transportation in Cuba has less than half as many passengers as it did five years ago
HAVANA, Apr 20. The public passenger service in Cuba currently transports less than 50% of the travelers it did five years ago, the minister of the sector, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, reported on Thursday.Dávila acknowledged during a special…
Privat Companys and state institution organize fair in Havana
HAVANA, April 19 The private enterprise Zona K'liente, one of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Cuba, joined forces with the Association
(cultural) Hermanos Saíz (AHS) to hold the Zona K Spring Opportunities Fair in…
Havana hoast the Havana Club international rum cocktail competition
HAVANA, Apr. 19th. Cuba is famous for its rum cocktails and on Wednesday evening below Havana’s iconic Morro Castle, guarding its bay, 400 people gathered to toast its best-known rum, Havana Club, but not with Cuba libres, mojitos and daiquiris…
German chain Kempinski obtains its fourth hotel in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 19. The Metrópolis hotel, located on the corner of Aguacate and O'Reilly streets, and which has undergone an extensive remodeling process since 2019, will be managed by the German luxury hotel chain Kempinski, which plans to open…
European Parliament vetoes entry of representatives of the Cuban regime to its headquarters
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. The European Parliament approved a resolution that prohibits any representative of the Cuban regime from entering its premises, marking a turning point in relations between the European Union (EU) and Cuba. The measure…
Direct flights from UK to Cuba to launch next month
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. Two direct flights to Cuba from two UK airports will launch next month. The flights will connect Gatwick with Cayo Coco,an island just north of mainland Cuba, and Manchester with Holguín, a city to the east of the country. The…
European Union and FAO will support seed production in Cuba
HAVANA, April 18 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union will help Cuba in seed production with financial support of 2.5 million euros, as reported by the United Nations entity. Implemented by the…
Karadeniz Holding takes one of its electrical generation plants from Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 18. The Turkish company Karadeniz Holding, which rents six power generation plants to Cuba to alleviate the energy deficit suffered by the Island,decided to remove one of the vessels located in Havana Bay to transfer it to Guyana,…
The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr.17th. Few travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past."We're going the back way to Santiago," I told the man at…
United States and Cuba hold migration talks
HAVANA, April 17 Representatives of Cuba and the United States held bilateral migration talks in Washington this Tuesday, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its website.The meeting was chaired by Carlos Fernández de Cossío,…
Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana a tourist attraction
HAVANA, Apr 16. The famous Sloppy Joe's Restaurant Bar in Havana today strongly attracts foreign tourists who visit the capital of Cuba.This opinion is identified by managers and travel guides who highlight the history of said scenario. This…
A ship with diesel announced by the Government leaves Cuba after 50 days off Havana
HAVANA, Apr 16. Another enigma will be added to the opaque transfer of ships, cargo and purchases by the Cuban regime, after the tanker Eco Fleet, loaded with 40,000 tons of diesel,will head this weekend towards another destination in the Caribbean,…
Why is there a lack of salt in Cuban kitchens?
HAVANA, Apr 15. The Puerto Padre Salinera, in the province of Las Tunas, cannot transfer its productions to other provinces in the country,in the midst of difficulties for the salt it processes to reach even homes in the territory through the…
Access to the Havana Bay tunnel reopened
HAVANA, Apr. 15th. Access to the Havana Bay Tunnel, in the Havana-Cabañas direction, reopened at 7:05 p.m. this Sunday, 48 hours earlier than planned.The first grid in the Havana-Cabaña direction arrived on the seventh day of the concrete…
Archipelago International will manage Hotel Panorama Havana
HAVANA, Apr. 14th. The Panorama Hotel in Havana - currently in the process of renovation - will be operated by the company Archipelago International, which from that moment on will have a catalog of six accommodations in Cuba. The information…
Cuban animal activists make a pilgrimage in Havana for Dog Day
HAVANA, Apr 14 Cuban animal activists carried out a pilgrimage this Sunday for Dog Day in Havana, three days after the complaint against six peoplein San José de las Lajas for killing dogs to sell their meat as if it were mutton. According…
With Brahms, in the Havana Cathedral
HAVANA, Apr 14 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) is a challenge for any symphonic formation. We are talking about one of the titans of musical romanticism.The most classic of the romantics, according to many musicologists. In some ways, his creation…
The Government promises ‘maximum rigor’ against Cubans accused of killing dogs to sell their meat
HAVANA, Apr 13. The Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) of Cuba spoke out this Friday about the killing of dogs carried out by a group
of people with the aim of selling the meat and promising maximum rigor, in a Facebook post. "During today,…
Animal activists accuse six people of killing dogs to sell their meat
HAVANA, Apr 12. Three men allegedly detained this Thursday in San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque province, and three other people still on the street have beenaccused by animal activists of killing community dogs to sell their meat as if it were…
40.1 degrees in Jucarito!
HAVANA, Apr 12. This Thursday the absolute maximum temperature record for Cuba was broken. At 3 in the afternoon a value of 40.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at the Jucarito meteorological station in the province of Granma. The marked influence…
Military helicopter crashes without survivors in Santiago de Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 11. A helicopter of the Armed Forces (FAR) crashed in the early hours of this Thursday in Santiago de Cuba.Preliminary data indicate that there were no survivors in the incident. The MI-17 helicopter number H-115 fell from about…
505 years of a Havana that lives in everyone
HAVANA, April 10 "Havana lives in me" is the slogan that will accompany all the celebrations and communication actions for the 505th anniversary of the founding of the Villa de San Cristóbal of Havana, in November of this year.Tatiana Viera…
Canadian family receives wrong body after father died while vacationing in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr. 23th. A Quebec family is looking for answers after discovering that his father's remains were not sent to Canada from Cuba, where he died while on vacation, and instead received the body of another man.Faraj Allah Jarjour's funeral…
A Carnival cruise ship deviates from its route to rescue 27 Cuban rafters
HAVANA, Apr 23 A group of 27 Cuban rafters were rescued this Sunday by the Carnival ship Paradise that was heading to Honduras.The ship, which was covering the route from Tampa (Florida) to Roatán, turned when it detected the migrants asking…
Cubamax-Aerovaradero, good start for new shipments from the US to Cuba
HAVANA, April 22 The Cubamax Group confirmed today the good reception that the start of shipments of frozen meat from the United States to Cuba had, the result of a contract signed with the Cuban company Aerovaradero. Several months ago we…
Havana hosts, starting today, 12th edition of International Music Festival
HAVANA, Apr 22 From today until April 28, the International Festival A Bridge to Havana will celebrate its 12th edition in celebration of the 505th anniversary of the Cuban capital.Dedicated to Havana as the Creative City of Music and under…
The Government invests less in sugar production, which does not cover national demand
HAVANA, Apr 22. Although sugar production in Cuba—once the main exporter worldwide—does not even satisfy national demand at the moment, the Government reduced investment in this sector in 2023 compared to 2022.The official portal Cubadebate…
The authorities trust in wood-fired kilns to relaunch the brick industry in Granma
HAVANA, Apr 22. Amid the disaster revealed by housing construction data, two provinces were praised last week by the authorities for achieving “the indicated increase in the production of fired red ceramics.” That day it was not…
France will send container of powdered milk for children in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 20. The Cuba Coopération France association (CubaCoop) confirmed, through a digital publication, the shipment of a container with powdered milk destined for Cuban children, which should arrive in May.“The expectation with this…
Public transportation in Cuba has less than half as many passengers as it did five years ago
HAVANA, Apr 20. The public passenger service in Cuba currently transports less than 50% of the travelers it did five years ago, the minister of the sector, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, reported on Thursday.Dávila acknowledged during a special…
Privat Companys and state institution organize fair in Havana
HAVANA, April 19 The private enterprise Zona K'liente, one of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Cuba, joined forces with the Association
(cultural) Hermanos Saíz (AHS) to hold the Zona K Spring Opportunities Fair in…
Havana hoast the Havana Club international rum cocktail competition
HAVANA, Apr. 19th. Cuba is famous for its rum cocktails and on Wednesday evening below Havana’s iconic Morro Castle, guarding its bay, 400 people gathered to toast its best-known rum, Havana Club, but not with Cuba libres, mojitos and daiquiris…