HAVANA, May 7, Cuba imported more than 20 million dollars in vehicles of various types from the United States between 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, Read more
Díaz-Canel arrives in Russia to meet with Putin after his inauguration
HAVANA, May 7th. Miguel Díaz-Canel announced this Monday afternoon his departure from Cuba to Moscow, where he will arrive this Tuesday, hours after the fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin. The Cuban leader – who will remain in the…
Final point for the lawsuit over two Meliá hotels in Cuba
HAVANA, May 7th. The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has rejected the appeal filed by the American company Central Santa Lucía, L.C., confirming the order issued in January 2023 by the Court of First Instance number 24, which "already…
The Cuban ‘Foodies’: How to recommend restaurants in the midst of shortag
HAVANA, May 7 The Cuban YouTuber, Elisa Arquez, uploaded a video to her YouTube channel where she shows the prices in a restaurant in Pinar del Río, a municipality 160km from Havana.“One of the most expensive things are spaghetti and hamburgers,…
Air China registers notable upturn in air tickets for Cuba destination
HAVANA, May 6th. Air China registered on Sunday a 40% upturn in the search for airline tickets and hotels in Cuba, following the announcement of visa exemption for Chinese tourists.According to the local The Paper Daily, the Ctrip…
Enjoy Travel Group inaugurates new air route to Cuba
HAVANA, May 6 The Spanish vertical wholesale tour operator Enjoy Travel Group reported today the start of the Madrid-Havana flight, with a connection to the eastern island, starting next June 29.That information was repeated this Monday in…
More than 500 Cuban migrants have been repatriated in 2024
HAVANA, May 6 More than 500 Cuban migrants have been returned to Cuba so far in 2024, after the arrival this Friday of a flight from the Bahamas,with 26 rafters from different provinces such as Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila. According…
Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
HAVANA, May 5th. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to over 200 Cubans who allegedly joined the Russian army were leaked online by a pro-Ukrainian platform called InformNapalm.The passport details were obtained, the…
Freely convertible currency breaks the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos
HAVANA, May 4 After the strong rise in currencies in recent days, this Saturday the freely convertible currency (MLC) reached the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos (CUP) in the informal market of Cuba.Following the behavior of previous occasions,…
Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension
HAVANA, May 3 The Colombian airline Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension.As detailed by the company, the flights will begin to operate from July 2, 2024. On the other…
Romanian competitor of the Havana Club Cocktail Maestros contest dies in Havana
HAVANA, May 3, Bartender Alexandra 'Lexie' Constantinescu, of Romanian origin, died in a hotel in Havana after participating in the Havana Cocktail Maestros de Havana Club contest.Living in London, Lexie worked for the Lyaness bar, and she was…
Cuba launches Evisa, a new platform of electronic tourist visas
HAVANA, May 2 During May, our country will begin to implement a modern electronic tourist visa management system, called Evisa, which will allow the government to offer a more efficient and agile service to users who request it through…
The Mexican state oil company sent crude oil to Cuba in 2023 for 400 million dollars
HAVANA, May 2 The Mexican state oil company Pemex sent crude oil worth close to 400 million dollars to Cuba in 2023, according to a company document released this Thursday by the media.The company exported 16,800 barrels of crude oil per day…
Cuba and Iran value shipbuilding and strengthen other businesses
HAVANA, May 3, Cuba and Iran analyze the possibility of building ships with the aim of “satisfying the needs of South American countries,” according to the Portal Portuario website.The news is based on the statements of Ali-Akbar Safaei,…
Cuba shows interest in exploring opportunities in Dominican tourism
HAVANA, May 2nd. Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García Granda has expressed interest in fostering multi-destination opportunities and sharing expertise in personnel training with the Dominican Republic’s Ministry…
Concern over continued deportations of Cubans from Russia
HAVANA, May 2 Russia continues with massive raids against illegal immigrants and several Cubans who, supposedly, have traveled for shopping tourism have already been involved.In fact, this week, about 10 Cubans were detained in Kazan, in a…
Elderly constitute the only population group that is growing in Cuba
HAVANA, May 1 The demographic dynamics in Cuba reflect the impact that the economic and migration crisis is having on a society that is decapitalized by young people,while its elderly population grows in an economic context of inflation and…
Baracoa is flooded after heavy rains in just 24 hours
HAVANA, May 1st. The city of Baracoa, in eastern Cuba, was affected by a severe weather event that left more than 170 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours and caused severe flooding in that territory.According to the information provided by…
Jardines del Rey opens its doors today to the XLII Tourism Fair
HAVANA, May 1 The sun and beach destination Jardines del Rey will open its doors today to the XLII International Tourism Fair (FITCuba) 2024, to promote the leisure industry of the largest of the Antilles.FITCuba will be dedicated, on this occasion,…
Japanese agency interested in cooperating with a privat company from Havana
HAVANA, April 30 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) reported today its interest in collaborating with the Cuban private company (mypime) Tiempo de Luz SURL.This firm (small and medium-sized enterprise-MSME) specializes in the…
Cuban crisis: even the pigeons emigrate to Miami
HAVANA, Apr 30. A carrier pigeon from Cuba, with symptoms of exhaustion and very thin, was caught this Saturday in the Kendall area, in Miami-Dade County, Florida.Rubén Martínez published a series of videos in the Facebook group “La Paloma…
Díaz-Canel receives ministers and officials celebrating the 69th Meeting of the Regional Commission for the Americas of UN Tourism in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr. 30th. The United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) is pushing the goals of the Cuban Government in the sector by choosing the Island as the venue for its 69th Meeting of the Regional Commission for the Americas and a seminar…
Fire on the National Highway leaves Santa Clara without water
HAVANA, Apr 30. A fire this Sunday night left several areas of Santa Clara without water, affecting a 900-millimeter section of the main road at kilometer 2 and a half of the National Highway.“The Palmarito water supply system has been paralyzed,”…
Two dead as a result of massive accident in Madruga
HAVANA, Apr 29. The Cuban state press reports at this time about a massive accident that caused the loss of life of two people and several injuries.According to Telemayabeque, two deaths and several injuries is the preliminary balance of a mass…
Sierra de la Gran Piedra declared Cuba’s second geopark
HAVANA, April 27 The area of the Sierra de la Gran Piedra, the Heights of Santa María de Loreto and part of the Coastal Terraces of Mar Verde-Baconao was declared the second National Geopark of CubaThe site is located in the eastern province…
Frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
HAVANA, Apr. 27th. Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM, but when it was almost his turn, the cash ran out. He angrily hopped on his electric tricycle and traveled…
Air China flights to Havana restart May 17th.
HAVANA, Apr 27. The Cuban Aviation Corporation (Cacsa) reported on its social networks that, starting May 17, Cuba and China will be linked by air connection.The route will maintain a frequency of two weekly flights –CA865 and CA866– with…
From today on, dance in urban landscapes takes over Old Havana
HAVANA, Apr 26. We start marking steps this week: yes, in the streets of Old Havana, together with the Danza Teatro Retazos company and its International Festivalof Dance in Urban Landscapes. Three days to enjoy street art and much more. That's…
Cuban government raises tariffs for beer imports
HAVANA, Apr 26. As of this Wednesday, the Cuban Government decided to apply an increase in tariffs on the import of malt beer, a measure that is not considered “isolated”, but part of the “projections to correct distortions”. Following…
The US sold in the last 15 months cars for 20 million dollars to Cuba
HAVANA, May 7, Cuba imported more than 20 million dollars in vehicles of various types from the United States between 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, a figure that indicates the increase in that business, from which several companies in…
Díaz-Canel arrives in Russia to meet with Putin after his inauguration
HAVANA, May 7th. Miguel Díaz-Canel announced this Monday afternoon his departure from Cuba to Moscow, where he will arrive this Tuesday, hours after the fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin. The Cuban leader – who will remain in the…
Final point for the lawsuit over two Meliá hotels in Cuba
HAVANA, May 7th. The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has rejected the appeal filed by the American company Central Santa Lucía, L.C., confirming the order issued in January 2023 by the Court of First Instance number 24, which "already…
The Cuban ‘Foodies’: How to recommend restaurants in the midst of shortag
HAVANA, May 7 The Cuban YouTuber, Elisa Arquez, uploaded a video to her YouTube channel where she shows the prices in a restaurant in Pinar del Río, a municipality 160km from Havana.“One of the most expensive things are spaghetti and hamburgers,…
Air China registers notable upturn in air tickets for Cuba destination
HAVANA, May 6th. Air China registered on Sunday a 40% upturn in the search for airline tickets and hotels in Cuba, following the announcement of visa exemption for Chinese tourists.According to the local The Paper Daily, the Ctrip…
Enjoy Travel Group inaugurates new air route to Cuba
HAVANA, May 6 The Spanish vertical wholesale tour operator Enjoy Travel Group reported today the start of the Madrid-Havana flight, with a connection to the eastern island, starting next June 29.That information was repeated this Monday in…
More than 500 Cuban migrants have been repatriated in 2024
HAVANA, May 6 More than 500 Cuban migrants have been returned to Cuba so far in 2024, after the arrival this Friday of a flight from the Bahamas,with 26 rafters from different provinces such as Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila. According…
Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
HAVANA, May 5th. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to over 200 Cubans who allegedly joined the Russian army were leaked online by a pro-Ukrainian platform called InformNapalm.The passport details were obtained, the…
Freely convertible currency breaks the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos
HAVANA, May 4 After the strong rise in currencies in recent days, this Saturday the freely convertible currency (MLC) reached the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos (CUP) in the informal market of Cuba.Following the behavior of previous occasions,…
Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension
HAVANA, May 3 The Colombian airline Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension.As detailed by the company, the flights will begin to operate from July 2, 2024. On the other…