HAVANA, June 9th (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group declared a bilateral ceasefire on Friday, as a third cycle of peace talks closed in Havana. Read more

US and Cuba cast doubt on spy base in Cuba report
HAVANA, June 9th (Reuters) - China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, but the U.S. and Cuban…

Notoriety ranking of private brands in Cuba
HAVANA, June 8th At the end of February, the preparation of the first Ranking of Notoriety of private sector brands in Havana made headlines. The event, unprecedented in the Cuban context, generated not a few reactions and expectations, both…

China is building an electronic spy facility on Cuba
HAVANA, June 8th Beijing is set to build an electronic eavesdropping facility on Cuba, just 100 miles from the coast of Florida, that will be able to gather US military secrets. Citing officials 'with highly classified intelligence', The…

This year an Unprecedented Mango Harvest but…
HAVANA, June 7th Even though humans can’t live off mangos alone, we have to admit that many Cubans – mainly in rural areas and small cities where inflation doesn’t come between the delicious fruit and consumers -, have managed not to…

June,the month with the heaviest rains in Cuba
HAVANA, Jun 7(ACN) June is the second month of the rainy season in Cuba and on average also of the year, confirmed specialists from the Climate Center of the Institute of Meteorology. A considerable part of the accumulated rainfall occurs during…

Cuban Music Legend Omara Portuondo on her Way to India
HAVANA, June 7th The tour life never stopped for Omara Portuondo ever since she began in her 20s as a dancer and singer in local groups in her native Havana. Famously known for her contribution to the Buena Vista Social Club since 1996, Portuondo…

Cuba will built electric vehicle charging stations this year
HAVANA, June 6th Before the end of 2023, the Cuban Ministry of Transportation plans to place photovoltaic solar energy stations to charge electric vehicles in airport, bus, and train terminals, through the project named Tecxol. The idea is…

Privat Advertising Enters the Official Cuban Press
HAVANA, June 5th The Cuban official press aligns itself with the hated capitalist media by including, this Friday, its first commercial advertising paid for by a private company. The Communist Party’s Cubadebate website has an ad…

Casabe, Cuba’s traditional bread, seeks world recognition
HAVANA, June 5th Cuba is leading a delegation of Caribbean nations, including Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras and Haiti, to formally request UNESCO to add casabe, a little-known ancestral flatbread made of yuca, cassava, to the organization's…

Havana court sentences 13 Cubans to two years in prison
HAVANA, June 4th Official media reported this Friday that a court in Havana has sentenced 13 people to up to two years in prison for reselling fuel amid a severe crisis that has affected Cuba for the past two months. According to a statement…

Viva Aerobus departs from Camaguey to Nicaragua
HAVANA, June 3rd Flights from Cuba to Nicaragua continue to be in high demand as the country does not require a visa for Cubans. Although the policy on the southern border in the United States is more restrictive than in previous years, there…

Climate change is moving Fish toward the poles
HAVANA, June 2nd. Analyzing the breadth of current worldwide data on marine fish changes in recent years, researchers from the University of Glasgow have revealed how fish populations across the Earth’s oceans are responding to rising sea…

Next pandemic, let Cuba vaccinate the world
HAVANA, June 2nd. How can humanity prevent the next pandemic from being as disastrous as this one, in which as many as 15 million people have died? This past week, countries of the World Health Organization met in Geneva to begin debating…

Less active than normal Atlantic hurricane season forecast
HAVANA, Jun 1 (PL ) The 2023 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin officially begins today and ends on November 30, with forecasts that it will be a less active cyclonic stage than normal.Although according to studies and statistics the last…

Cuba’s first female umpire team breaks into male…
HAVANA, May 31 (Reuters) Cuba's first all-female umpire team is winning plaudits as they officiate top-tier baseball games in a sport that is a national obsession on the island and long dominated by men. Former baseball and softball…

Cuba Bitcoin community hosts BTC-only meetup
HAVANA, May 31st. Cuba Bitcoin hosted the meetup at the Bitcoin-friendly bar and restaurant Pazillo. Cuba Bitcoin is a lively group of Bitcoin advocates and activists whose discussions on Telegram between anonymous social media accounts that…

UAZ from Rassia will open a vehicle assembly plant in Cuba
HAVANA, May 30th The announcement of the opening in Cuba of an assembly plant of the Uliánovsk Automobile Factory (UAZ) is one of the many symptoms of the good health of relations between Havana and Moscow. The company’s directors said…

Blue Diamond Resorts earns 2023 Travelers’ Choice Awards
HAVANA, May 30th Blue Diamond Resorts is delighted to announce that multiple of its resorts in Cuba have been honored with prestigious awards by TripAdvisor, signifying their excellence in the industry. The exceptional properties Royalton…

Traveling, importing and sending packages to Cuba
HAVANA, May 29th With the re-establishment of direct flights to Cuba from various parts of the world and the easing or elimination of the sanitary measures that kept many families away during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cubans living…

The tragic death of Juan Carlos Formell, of Los Van Van
HAVANA, May 28th Juan Carlos Formellbassist of the historic Cuban band The Van, died on Friday night at the age of 59. following a heart attack after leaving the stage in the middle of a concert in New York. The death of the musician, son of…

Confirm effectiveness of vaccine against lung cancer
HAVANA, May 27 Specialists from the Center for Molecular Immunology closed in Camagüey the Phase IV clinical trial, developed nationwide, to consolidate the effectiveness of the Cuban therapeutic vaccine against non-small cell lung cancer…

EU remains Cuba´s top trade partner, Josep Borrell says
HAVANA, May 25 (Reuters) - The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to "mutual respect" despite U.S. sanctions and the communist-run island´s…

More than 380,000 requests for parole for Cubans pending
HAVANA, May 26th The requests for the humanitarian parole program pending review for Cubans exceeded 380,000 at the end of April. Cuba is the second country with the highest number of requests, only surpassed by Haiti with 580,000. It is followed…

EU remains Cuba´s top trade partner, top diplomat says
HAVANA, May 25 (Reuters) The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to "mutual respect" despite U.S. sanctions and the communist-run island´s…

True love — Cubans and their East German MZ motorcycles
HAVANA, May 25th The East German MZ company closed its doors in 2008. But in Santiago de Cuba, thousands of old MZs are more alive than ever, loved and cared for and even used as cabs.
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Kenya boxers could train in Cuba ahead of Paris Olympics
HAVANA, May 25th Kenya´s Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba yesterday said plans are afoot to send the boxing team for training in Cuba ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Namwamba said during his recent visit to Cuba, his host had…

Charcoal cooking,fuel shortages slam Cuba’s countryside
HAVANA, May 25th (AP) Rosa López, a 59-year-old housewife, lit a charcoal stove to boil sweet potatoes and prepare scrambled eggs for her grandchildren. The gas cylinders she normally uses to cook her meals have not been available for…

US Embassy rents Chinese electric cars from a Cuban company
HAVANA, May 24th The Biden administration has allowed a U.S. company to sell electric cars to Cuba in a bet to help the island’s private sector, but the days American-made Teslas will be rolling on Havana streets are still to come.…

Colombia, ELN rebels declare ceasefire in Havana talks
HAVANA, June 9th (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group declared a bilateral ceasefire on Friday, as a third cycle of peace talks closed in Havana.Preparations for the ceasefire, which will come into full…

US and Cuba cast doubt on spy base in Cuba report
HAVANA, June 9th (Reuters) - China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, but the U.S. and Cuban…

Notoriety ranking of private brands in Cuba
HAVANA, June 8th At the end of February, the preparation of the first Ranking of Notoriety of private sector brands in Havana made headlines. The event, unprecedented in the Cuban context, generated not a few reactions and expectations, both…

China is building an electronic spy facility on Cuba
HAVANA, June 8th Beijing is set to build an electronic eavesdropping facility on Cuba, just 100 miles from the coast of Florida, that will be able to gather US military secrets. Citing officials 'with highly classified intelligence', The…

This year an Unprecedented Mango Harvest but…
HAVANA, June 7th Even though humans can’t live off mangos alone, we have to admit that many Cubans – mainly in rural areas and small cities where inflation doesn’t come between the delicious fruit and consumers -, have managed not to…

June,the month with the heaviest rains in Cuba
HAVANA, Jun 7(ACN) June is the second month of the rainy season in Cuba and on average also of the year, confirmed specialists from the Climate Center of the Institute of Meteorology. A considerable part of the accumulated rainfall occurs during…

Cuban Music Legend Omara Portuondo on her Way to India
HAVANA, June 7th The tour life never stopped for Omara Portuondo ever since she began in her 20s as a dancer and singer in local groups in her native Havana. Famously known for her contribution to the Buena Vista Social Club since 1996, Portuondo…

Cuba will built electric vehicle charging stations this year
HAVANA, June 6th Before the end of 2023, the Cuban Ministry of Transportation plans to place photovoltaic solar energy stations to charge electric vehicles in airport, bus, and train terminals, through the project named Tecxol. The idea is…

Privat Advertising Enters the Official Cuban Press
HAVANA, June 5th The Cuban official press aligns itself with the hated capitalist media by including, this Friday, its first commercial advertising paid for by a private company. The Communist Party’s Cubadebate website has an ad…

Casabe, Cuba’s traditional bread, seeks world recognition
HAVANA, June 5th Cuba is leading a delegation of Caribbean nations, including Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras and Haiti, to formally request UNESCO to add casabe, a little-known ancestral flatbread made of yuca, cassava, to the organization's…