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Cuba’s Cigar Industry took a Huge Hit from Hurricane Ian

HAVANA, Oct. 6th Hurricane Ian has been a “demolishing blow” for Cuba’s most select tobacco cultivation, the official press reported, with major material damage and the loss of thousands of tons of raw material. Read more

06/10/2022/by Havana Live

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U.S. weighs aid to Cuba following hurricane and request from Havana

HAVANA, Oct. 6th The Biden administration is having “ongoing conversations” with the Cuban government on “the humanitarian needs of the Cuban people” in the wake of the devastation on the island caused by Hurricane Ian, a senior…

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Bacardi launches a limited edition of Havana Club rum in the US

HAVANA, Oct. 5th The Bacardí group launched a limited edition of Havana Club rum with a reproduction of the 1934 label and the same alcohol content as back then (43 proof). The senior director of the Havana Club brand for Bacardí, Mayra…

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Repression Breaks Out in Cuba to Face Increasing Protests

HAVANA, Oct. 5th With the mobilization of police officers, State Security agents dressed in civilian clothes, and military service recruits armed with sticks, the authorities responded on Saturday night to the popular protests on the fifth…

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Cuba increases poultry imports from the US to focus on eggs

HAVANA, Oct. 5th Cuba is not self-sufficient in poultry production because the regime controls the entire sector, which is dedicated to producing mainly eggs. Currently, they produce around 9,500 tonnes of meat that come primarily from old layers. During…

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‘There will be more failures’: frustration as Cuba’s infrastructure crumbles

HAVANA, Oct. 5th Yamile Sánchez learned from her colonial-era window into the street in central Havana, a large pile of avocados visible behind her. “The damage used to be sorted out much faster,” she said. “Even when the storms were…

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Cubans are stranded at Miami and Havana airports due to the sudden cancellation of flights

HAVANA, Oct. 3th “Hundreds of Cubans are stranded at Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Havana airports due to a sudden cancellation of flights to #Cuba,” Pentón wrote. His publication was accompanied by a video recorded, apparently, in one of…

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Dollar Hits a Historic Record on the Informal Market

HAVANA, Oct. 2nd. The exchange rate in the informal market in Cuba is about to break the psychological barrier of 200 Cuban pesos (CUP) per dollar, and without expectations that the national currency will stop depreciating, according to economists…

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Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout

HAVANA, Oct. 1st (AP) — The widespread power outage caused by Hurricane Ian prompted several hundred people to protest in Havana, and a monitoring group said the island’s internet service shut down again Friday in what appeared to be…

El huracán Ian en San Juan y Martínez, y el desastre del tabaco cubano

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Cuba requests U.S. aid after Hurricane Ian knocks out power

HAVANA, Oct. 1st Cuba's government has made a rare request for emergency assistance from the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden after Hurricane Ian knocked out power to the whole island of 11 million people, the Wall Street Journal…

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New Protests in Cuba, Government Cuts Off Internet

HAVANA, Sept. 30th Cuban Government cut off internet access Thursday evening after protests continued in some parts of the capital. To the demonstrations in Cerro and Arroyo Naranjo, another one began in San Francisco de Paula, in the municipality…

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Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program

HAVANA, Sept. 30th As U.S. border officials report high numbers of Cuban migrants hoping to enter the country at the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told VOA more than 10,000 people are in…

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Cuba turns lights back on in parts of Havana, elsewhere still dark after Ian

HAVANA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Cuba had begun to progressively restore power to the capital Havana by early on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses and official reports, but vast swaths of the Caribbean island nation still remained in the dark…

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One Cuban Allies with the Sun for Sustainable Living

HAVANA, Sept. 29th After modeling a boiler, installing photovoltaic panels, and putting together a device to dehydrate food with the help of the sun,Felix Morffi is setting up his home as a space to produce and promote renewable energy in…

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‘We’re natural fighters’: Cubans brave sweeping power cuts in Hurricane Ian aftermath

HAVANA, Sept. 29th “Hurricane” is an Indigenous word, used by Cubans long before the Spanish conquistadores arrived. So when Hurricane Ian – with sustained wind speeds of more than 200km/h (124mph) – made a direct hit on the provincial…

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Cuba entirely without power after Hurricane Ian causes grid to collapse

HAVANA, Sept. 28th Cuba's electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday (Sep 28), local officials said, leaving the entire country in the dark shortly after Hurricane Ian plowed through the western end of the island leaving a path of destruction…

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“Yes” vote for new Family Code a majority in Cuba

HAVANA, Sept. 27th The referendum for the new Family Code resulted in 66.87% of the ballots in favor and 33% against, an “irreversible trend” for its popular approval according to the preliminary results announced by the National Electoral…

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Hurricane Ian begins to lash Cuba with heavy winds, rain

HAVANA Sept 27 (Reuters) The first strong winds ahead of Hurricane Ian began to pound Cuba's south coast late on Monday as officials rushed to evacuate residents, secure boats, and batten down homes amid warnings of a life-threatening storm…

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Tropical Storm Ian to pound Cuba as it becomes a major hurricane

HAVANA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ian hurtled toward western Cuba on Sunday, prompting the government to evacuate tourists amid expectations of life-threatening storm surges as it turns into a hurricane on Monday, according to the National…

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United Airlines to Resume US Flights to Cuba by Year End

HAVANA, Sept. 24th United Airlines Holdings, Inc. UAL is looking forward to restarting flights to Cuba toward the end of 2022. These flights are the ones that got suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. United…

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Cuba Votes on Same-Sex Marriage in Rare Referendum on Sunday

HAVANA, Sept. 24th Cuba is taking the Family Code, a legislative package that includes same-sex marriage and surrogacy, to a referendum, this Sunday, in an unusual and controversial vote, reports the Efe news agency. The exercise…

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Havana Festival convenes event on the film industry

HAVANA, Sep 24th (Prensa Latina) The International Festival of New Latin American Cinema convenes Cuban filmmakers and producers to participate in the Market and Distribution Meeting, which will take place during the 43rd edition of…

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Cuban zoo helps deaf visitors experience the wild

HAVANA, Sept. 23th The rhinos, giraffes, and lions that populate Cuba's national zoo have long been a wonder for all, but for deaf Cubans like Tatiana Romero, tours of the sprawling facility outside Havana have recently become a lot more…

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Fried Chicken Offered with ID Cards Only in Havana

HAVANA , Sept. 22th Forty people and forty identity cards, not one more. The crisis in the markets has made the leap to state cafeterias, and even in the cafeteria of the popular Plaza Carlos III shopping center in Central Havana, where it’s…

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US Embassy in Cuba announced full resumption of visa processing for immigrants

HAVANA, Sept. 21st The United States embassy in Havana announced this Wednesday "the total resumption" of the delivery of visas for immigrants in Cuba as of 2023, after being almost suspended for five years and when the island is experiencing…

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Cuba’s First Mosque to Be Built in Havana, Funded by Saudi Arabia

HAVANA, 20 Sept. Saudi Arabia will fund a mosque in Cuba serving the island's Muslim community, according to Havana's envoy to Saudi Arabia.In an interview broadcast on Saudi state TV, Vladimir Gonzalez, said: "Because of this donation from…

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The Biden administration new American Airlines, JetBlue flights to Havana

HAVANA, Sept 20th (Reuters) - The Biden administration will expand U.S. flights to Havana, adding 13 weekly American Airlines (AAL.O) departures from Miami and a weekly JetBlue (JBLU.O) departure from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the Transportation…

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Private Businesses in Cuba For Sale with Everything Included

HAVANA, Sept. 20th With the doors closed, the interior empty and a “For Sale” sign in the window, a private restaurant on Infanta Street, in Central Havana, is one of the many businesses for sale in Cuba, where the economic crisis and…

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27th Pan-American Congress of Naval Engineering to be held in Havana

HAVANA, Sept. 18 The Pan American Institute of Naval Engineering (IPIN) and its Cuba section will hold the 27th Pan American Congress of Naval Engineering, Maritime Transport and Port Engineering, called Copinaval 2022, between September…

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Cuba’s Cigar Industry took a Huge Hit from Hurricane Ian

HAVANA, Oct. 6th Hurricane Ian has been a “demolishing blow” for Cuba’s most select tobacco cultivation, the official press reported, with major material damage and the loss of thousands of tons of raw material.Hurricane Ian — a category…

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Cubans are stranded at Miami and Havana airports due to the sudden cancellation of flights

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Dollar Hits a Historic Record on the Informal Market

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Small protests appear in Havana over islandwide blackout

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Cuba requests U.S. aid after Hurricane Ian knocks out power

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