HAVANA, March 18. Three currencies, four exchange rates and two markets: that is the monetary chaos in which Cubans operate in an environment of inflation, scarcity and dollarization. Read more
Changes announced in Cuban Television due to blackouts
HAVANA, March 18. Directors of Cuban Television reported on some changes that will take place in programming starting this Monday, March 18 due to the current electricity crisis on the island.The prolonged blackouts in several provinces of the…
Protest erupts in Santiago de Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages
HAVANA, March 18 Hundreds in Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago, engaged in a rare public protest on Sunday, according to social media and official reports, prompting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to call for dialogue in an "atmosphere…
Davide Lo Surdo: A Name written in Eternity Arrives in Cuba in May
HAVANA, March 17th. The historic Italian guitarist, Davide Lo Surdo, recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as the fastest guitarist in music history, has announced a tour in Cuba, during which he will perform at the most prestigious events on…
Where do cuban national trains stop and why?
HAVANA, March 17. Among the most recurring comments and questions that the followers of this page have asked us are those related to train stops.I have asked the Cuban Railway Union to offer us more information on this topic, which we know is…
Enjoy Travel Cuba in the island tourism spiral
HAVANA, March 17 The recent presentation of the Spanish company Enjoy Travel Group in this capital today brings to mind the ingredients that make up the recovery of the travel industry in Cuba.It is a spiral in constant movement that now has…
Ukraine exposes Cuban prisoner of war at conference
HAVANA, March 17. The Ukrainian government exposed a Cuban prisoner of war at a press conference and denounced the participation of a large number of mercenaries from the island fighting with Russian troops.
"We see photographs, videos from…
Cuba closed 45 businesses for not including electronic payment in their sales
HAVANA, March 15 Cuba closed a total of 45 businesses for not including electronic payment among their payment options, the state press reported this Thursday.This measure occurs in the context of what is known as the "banking process", a…
Cuba will install 2,000 megawatts solar parks until 2028
HAVANA, March 14. Cuba plans to install, until 2028, 92 photovoltaic solar parks with the capacity to generate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of power (more than 20 MW each)and, to this end, earthworks are being carried out in the chosen places, and the…
Cuba’s Currency Problem: Four Payment Options
HAVANA, March 14th. Pedro Gonzalez, a 68-year-old engineer who stepped back from retirement due to the country's dire economic crisis and inflation, describes a simple shopping trip as "tortuous."He has to ask himself: "Where am I going to buy?…
Cuban scientists seek to preserve giant saurian fossil
HAVANA, March 13 Cuban scientists are working on the preservation of the fossil of a giant saurian found a few months ago in a cave in the Viñales Valley, one of the most important discoveries in the country's Paleontology, it was disclosed…
The garbage mounds have become part of the Cuban landscape
HAVANA, March 13th. The Cuban authorities of the province of Sancti Spíritus have recognized that in that territory, as in many others on the island, “the garbage mounds have become part of the landscape.”In a recent work published in the…
Russia donates thousands of LED street lights to Cuba
HAVANA, March 12th. The Shvabe company, part of the Rostec State Corporation of Russia, sent 15,000 LED lamps to Cuba, manufactured taking into account the climatic characteristics of the Island, and designed to "modernize the street lighting…
Putin approves restructuring Cuba’s million-dollar debt again
HAVANA, March 11. Putin approved on Monday the modification of the credit agreements between Moscow and Havana that grants Cuba better conditions for the payment of a million-dollar debt, as well as its restructuring. According to the EFE…
ETECSA offer! Receive 25 GB, free WhatsApp and 2000 CUP
HAVANA, March 11. Starting today, March 11, an ETECSA offer starts, with a time limit, as it will only be active until next March 17.That is, from today, Monday until next Sunday. Among the benefits of this international recharge are the 25…
Díaz-Canel avoids using the term “femicide”
HAVANA, Mar. 10th. When various independent platforms report more and more acts of femicide in Cuba, the island's government, led by Díaz-Canel, avoids the use of the term when it comes to crimes committed by men on women. With a supposedly…
Authorities call on producers to recover rice cultivation
HAVANA, March 10. Amid the food crisis that Cuba is currently experiencing, the authorities maintain their desire to “boost” production and recovery of some vital products for the consumption of Cubans.Such is the case of rice, one of the…
From this Sunday, March 10, Cuba change to summertime
HAVANA, March 10. Starting this Sunday, March 10, Cuba will enter daylight saving time, which means that at midnight it must advance its clocks one hour, leaving normal time behind.The objective of this measure is to make better use of natural…
Díaz-Canel after corruption scandal: There will be no tolerance for lack of ethics
HAVANA, March 9th. Miguel Díaz-Canel, took advantage of the closing of the Congress of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) to make it clear that under his mandate there would be no tolerance for "lack of ethics."Without referring to the recent…
Cuba registers the most worrying energy deficit of the year
HAVANA, March 9. After a delay in today's information note, the state-run Unión Eléctrica de Cuba this morning offered the most worrying figures so far this year:a maximum impact of 1,367 megawatts on Thursday, which did not coincide with…
Cuba places its hopes on an oil well in Varadero
HAVANA, March 8. Amid a serious fuel crisis that has plunged Cuba into blackouts and transportation shortages, the government announced a drilling projectoil company with hopes of alleviating the population's concern due to the lack of solutions. The…
Secret photos of the Guantánamo military base published
HAVANA, March 8. A series of secret images taken by US military photographers at the Guantanamo base were revealed to the public this Thursday by the British portal BBC Mundo.The graphics were provided, through digital access, by the US National…
Economy minister Alejandro Gil under investigation for corruption
HAVANA, March 8. The Cuban government reports the opening of an investigative file in the Prosecutor's Office for "serious errors"to the recently dismissed former Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil Fernández. Havana-live…
Cuban film that was censored in Havana wins an award in Spain
HAVANA, March 8. “Calls from Moscow”, the film made by Luis Alejandro Yero that was censored in the last edition of the Havana Latin American Film Festival,was the winner of the Best Feature Film Award at the Murcia International Film Festival…
Value of the dollar in Cuba this March 7 from USD to CUP
HAVANA, March 7. After the opening, the US dollar is trading today at 24 Cuban pesos at the official exchange rate, so it represented a variation of 0.09% compared to 23.98 pesos in the previous session. About the variations of this today compared…
The Best Time to Visit Macau: Insights into Weather, Festivals, and Avoiding Crowds
Macau is located on China's southern coast. A merger of civilizations has occurred. It is well-known for its top-notch food, Portuguese and Chinese heritage, and status as a hub for entertainment and gaming. However, when planning a trip…
Airbnb is sued for profiting from Cuban properties
HAVANA, March 7. Airbnb, dedicated to promoting tourist rentals around the world, has been sued for illegally benefiting through its websiteof a property allegedly confiscated by the Cuban Government in the 1960s without paying compensation…
Germans report predilection for tourism in Cuba
HAVANA, March 6. Reports from specialized media today point out the predilection of German tourists to visit Cuba and in particular touring monuments, buying regional products and cycling around the island.
A note from the European publication…
Cuba disconnects 74% of public lighting due to lack of fuel
HAVANA, March 6. Cuba turned off almost three-quarters of its public lighting during peak consumption hours to address a growing energy shortage,state media reported on Tuesday, when the economic crisis is increasingly deepening on the island. Blackouts,…
Cuban government seeks to order the country’s monetary chaos in the midst of the crisis
HAVANA, March 18. Three currencies, four exchange rates and two markets: that is the monetary chaos in which Cubans operate in an environment of inflation, scarcity and dollarization. And the area in which Havana wants to bring order, despite…
Changes announced in Cuban Television due to blackouts
HAVANA, March 18. Directors of Cuban Television reported on some changes that will take place in programming starting this Monday, March 18 due to the current electricity crisis on the island.The prolonged blackouts in several provinces of the…
Protest erupts in Santiago de Cuba amid blackouts, food shortages
HAVANA, March 18 Hundreds in Cuba's second-largest city, Santiago, engaged in a rare public protest on Sunday, according to social media and official reports, prompting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to call for dialogue in an "atmosphere…
Davide Lo Surdo: A Name written in Eternity Arrives in Cuba in May
HAVANA, March 17th. The historic Italian guitarist, Davide Lo Surdo, recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as the fastest guitarist in music history, has announced a tour in Cuba, during which he will perform at the most prestigious events on…
Where do cuban national trains stop and why?
HAVANA, March 17. Among the most recurring comments and questions that the followers of this page have asked us are those related to train stops.I have asked the Cuban Railway Union to offer us more information on this topic, which we know is…
Enjoy Travel Cuba in the island tourism spiral
HAVANA, March 17 The recent presentation of the Spanish company Enjoy Travel Group in this capital today brings to mind the ingredients that make up the recovery of the travel industry in Cuba.It is a spiral in constant movement that now has…
Ukraine exposes Cuban prisoner of war at conference
HAVANA, March 17. The Ukrainian government exposed a Cuban prisoner of war at a press conference and denounced the participation of a large number of mercenaries from the island fighting with Russian troops.
"We see photographs, videos from…
Cuba closed 45 businesses for not including electronic payment in their sales
HAVANA, March 15 Cuba closed a total of 45 businesses for not including electronic payment among their payment options, the state press reported this Thursday.This measure occurs in the context of what is known as the "banking process", a…
Cuba will install 2,000 megawatts solar parks until 2028
HAVANA, March 14. Cuba plans to install, until 2028, 92 photovoltaic solar parks with the capacity to generate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of power (more than 20 MW each)and, to this end, earthworks are being carried out in the chosen places, and the…
Cuba’s Currency Problem: Four Payment Options
HAVANA, March 14th. Pedro Gonzalez, a 68-year-old engineer who stepped back from retirement due to the country's dire economic crisis and inflation, describes a simple shopping trip as "tortuous."He has to ask himself: "Where am I going to buy?…