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Cuba Standard survey about Cuba´s economic outlook

HAVANA, Aug. 13th The economic horizon is darkened by a cloud – literally. Rolling blackouts are already the norm throughout the island, as Cuba’s Soviet-era thermoelectric power plants are crumbling. Read more

13/08/2022/by Havana Live

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Russian Oil Tanker Bound for Matanzas Terminal Diverts to Smaller Port

HAVANA, Aug. 12th A cargo of Russian oil bound for Cuba's Matanzas terminal has been diverted to a smaller port, following a spectacular fire that destroyed a large portion of the island's main oil terminal, vessel monitoring data showed on…

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Why Cuban Dollar Stores Sell Imported Vegetables ?

HAVANA, Aug. 12th Cuba’s hard-currency stores are well-stocked with imported goods, as much as they can get, something obvious to any regular reader of the official press. In an article entitled “Broken Links in the Chain,” the state-run…

AA eyes eight roundtrip flights a day between Miami and Havana

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American Airlines eyes eight roundtrip flights a day between Miami and Havana

HAVANA, Aug. 12th American Airlines already flies six times a day in both directions on the MIA - HAV route. The airline presently has departures out of Miami International at 06:50, 09:40, 10:21, 16:01, 17:00, and 18:55. American Airlines would…

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Matanzas oil fire all but out, blackouts and gas lines lengthen

HAVANA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Cubans have been left to endure six- to 18-hour blackouts, and search for ever-scarcer gasoline in the wake of a spectacular blaze that destroyed 40% of Cuba’s main fuel depot and shuttered its only supertanker port. The…

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UNESCO is willing to help Cuba to recover after fire

HAVANA, Aug. 10th In a message from the Secretariat regarding the serious accident that occurred on Friday at the Supertanker Base in western Matanzas province, the multilateral organization said that through its office in Havana and its…

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Cuba assesses environmental impact of Matanzas fire

HAVANA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Cuban scientists and experts are studying the environmental impact of the fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas Province, according to the country's scientific authority. With vital measures being carried…

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Dense smoke from a fire in Matanzas darkened Havana sky

HAVANA, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) An atypical image in Havana was captured by several city dwellers who were stunned as the dense smoke from the fatal fire in Matanzas darkened the capital's sky early this morning. Cuba has been in suspense since…

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A new explosion in Cuba’s fuel tanks deepens the electricity crisis

HAVANA, Aug. 8th This Monday a new explosion was recorded in the fuel depots of the city of Matanzas. The fact, which occurs after a third tank collapsed today in the industrial zone, and where a serious industrial fire, unprecedented since…

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Cuba is grateful for the technical advice given by the United States

HAVANA, Aug. 7 (RHC) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernandez de Cosio, on Saturday thanked demonstrations for assistance from organizations and people from the United States and offered technical advice from the government to tackle…

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17 missing, 77 hurt as fire rages in Matanzas oil storage

HAVANA, Aug. 6th A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people, Cuban authorities said. Seventeen firefighters…

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Electric discharge hit a crude oil storage tank in Matanzas

HAVANA, Aug 6. Around 7:00 p.m. this Friday, due to a storm, lightning struck crude storage tank 52 of the Matanzas Supertanker Base causing a fire, the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported on its Twitter account.On his Facebook TV page,…

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James Franco will play Fidel Castro for his return to the cinema

HAVANA, Aug. 5th ‘127 Hours’ star James Franco is set to take his fans back in time as he has been signed to play the role of Cuban revolutionary turned politician Fidel Castro in Miguel Bardem’s ‘Alina of Cuba’.Actress Mia Maestro…

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Air Serbia planning Havana service

HAVANA, Aug. 5th Air Serbia is planning the introduction of flights between Belgrade and Havana this coming winter season, the carrier’s CEO, Jiri Marek, said.It comes following Mr Marek’s remarks that the airline would launch up to…

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Cuban government buy dollars at the black market rate

HAVANA, Aug 4 (Reuters) Cuba announced it will begin purchasing Thursday dollars and other convertible currencies at nearly five times the current rate in an effort to undercut the informal money market and capture the funds. Central Bank President…

Protesta en La Habana bloquea el tráfico

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Moms With Kids Close A Highway In Havana

HAVANA, Aug. 3rd. Dozens of women with children formed a chain that blocked traffic on a highway on the outskirts of Havana, chanting “Come on Diaz-Canel!”As can be seen in a video shared by Cuban opposition Rosa Maria Paya on her social…

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How Easy Is It to Get an Abortion in Cuba?

HAVANA, Aug. 3rd Abortion in Cuba is not “as easy as pulling teeth”, as journalist Camila Acosta claimed in an article published in ABC.es in July.Let’s examine what the abortion process in Cuba is really like: The Ministry of Public…

Havana in the Dark: A fault disconnects the Mariel Generation Pokes

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Havana in the Dark: A fault disconnects the Mariel Generation vessel

HAVANA, Aug. 2nd. Generation Unit 5 of the Neuvitas Thermoelectric plant went out of service last Sunday due to an outage, adding to plants that suffered outages in Cuba on Monday. The Electric Union announced its withdrawal of Electrical…

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Cuba´s new Law on Food Sovereignty published in the Official Gazette

HAVANA, Aug. 1st. The new Law on Food Sovereignty and Food and Nutritional Security (SSAN Law) of Cuba was published this Thursday in the island’s Official Gazette The law, which was approved in an extraordinary session of the National…

US close to granting 20,000 immigrant visas to Cubans

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US close to granting 20,000 US immigrant visas to Cubans

HAVANA, July 31st The Joe Biden government could fulfill its promise to deliver 20,000 immigrant visas to Cubans in 2022 to emigrate to the US. The US government could come closer to fulfilling its promise to the Cuban people to deliver 20,000…

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Boat with 142 Haitian migrants in southern coast of Cuba is in distress

HAVANA, July 31st The official press reported that a boat with 141 Haitian migrants capsized off the southern coast of Cuba in the province of Cienfuegos while trying to reach the United States.After eight days of sailing, the boat came ashore,…

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Havana cancels carnival as crisis deepens

HAVANA, July 30 (Reuters) The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday.The capital, home…

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Cuba open hotel to promote the Tobacco Route

HAVANA, July 30th Cuba will inaugurate a new hotel with high-standard rooms to promote La Ruta del Tabaco in the Pinar del Río area.The objective of the government is to offer a lodging place with all the comforts for clients who wish to…

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Fifth endangered Bengal tiger born in Havana National Zoo

HAVANA, July 29 (Reuters) Another rare Bengal tiger cub was born at Cuba's National Zoo in Havana, zookeepers said on Friday, just over a year after four of the striped and adorable baby beasts - amongst them a rare white tiger - graced the…

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Cuba´s new economic measures (IV)

HAVANA, July 29th On July 21, a new package of actions approved by the government of Cuba was announced, aimed at trying to lead the Cuban economic crisis towards recovery. Announced by Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil Fernández,…

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New Cuba-Mexico flights from August with Aeromar

HAVANA, July 29th Aeromar will start three new non-stop services from Merida (MID) by the end of August, operations include flights to Chetumal (CTM), Cozumel (CZM) and Havana (HAV). Tickets are already available for sale through the company’s…

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Cuba among the best destinations for snorkeling in the world

HAVANA, July 29th The Bounce platform, which specialized in tourism, selected Cuba as the third-best destination in the world to practice snorkeling, a type of diving that allows recreational exploration just below the surface of the ocean. A…

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Cuba´s New economic measures (III)

HAVANA, July We will offer our readers the opinion of economists who have agreed to answer some questions related to the subject, in this third part we are publishing the answers of Omar Everleny, Doctor in Economics from the University of…

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Indian company launches tender for 1.15 GW of solar projects in Cuba

HAVANA, July 28th Indian energy company NTPC launched a tender for the construction of 1,150 MW of photovoltaic projects and 150 MW/150 MWh of storage capacity in Cuba.NTPC, a corporate partner of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), was…

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Cuba Standard survey about Cuba´s economic outlook

HAVANA, Aug. 13th The economic horizon is darkened by a cloud - literally. Rolling blackouts are already the norm throughout the island, as Cuba's Soviet-era thermoelectric power plants are crumbling.No short-term remedy is in sight. And…

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