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Let’s go to the beach

HAVANA, Aug. 19th The beach in Cuba generates unlimited affection. Sometimes it seems like a principal religion,

19/08/2019/by Havana Live

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Aeroflot To Operate Airbus A350 To Cuba In 2020

HAVANA, Aug. 19th Starting as early as September 1st, 2020, Aeroflot plans to fly a new A350-900 from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport to Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. The route: Due to the curves of the earth,…

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Religious Rituals in Cuba without Animal Sacrifices

HAVANA, Aug. 17th (IPS-CUBA) Some followers of Afro- agree that you can omit animal sacrifice from rituals, which is in line with the very origins of these animist religions and closely tied to Nature and its elements. On August 9th, the…

Lightning Strikes as a Cause of Death in Cuba

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Lightning Strikes as a Cause of five Death in Cuba

Havana, Aug 16 (PL) An average of 65 Cubans die each year due to the impact of lightning strikes, statistics from the Institute of Geophysics and Astronomy (IGA) revealed Friday. The most recent of these episodes killed five people, two adults,…

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Cuban Trumpeter Sergio Pichardo dies

LA HABANA, Aug 16 (PL) Cuban culture mourns the death of trumpeter Sergio Pichardo, who was chosen to interpret the touch of silence at the solemn ceremony in memory of Ernesto Che Guevara, in October 1967. Pichardo, 76, died yesterday,…

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Man found in the cargo area on Swift Air flight from Havana to Miami

HAVANA, Aug. 16th A stowaway was found early Friday on a flight that arrived from Havana to Miami International Airport. A Miami airport spokesman confirmed to the Miami Herald that the man was found hiding in the plane and said he was…

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You can fly from Vancouver to Havana for $338 roundtrip this fall

HAVANA, Aug. 15th Known as the ‘Pearl of the Antilles,’ Cuba is full of culture, history, and natural beauty. Between the warm, vibrant atmosphere, 6,000 km of coasts, and more than 600 beaches, it really does capture the spirit…

Cubans can now track mail shipments from abroad

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Correos de Cuba launched new app to track mail shipments from abroad

HAVANA, Aug. 15th Cubans residing on the island can now track mail sent to them from abroad through the Universal Postal Service. The Main Postal Technology Center of Correos de Cuba has just launched this new service, which makes it possible…

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Coming laws, or that should be coming, in Cuba

HAVANA, Aug. 15th One of the problems of Cuban constitutionalism has been the lack of complementary laws for the implementation of the Constitution. The Magna Carta of 1940, one of the most advanced for its time, and with great contributions…

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Cuba on alert over increase in dengue cases

HAVANA, Aug. 14 The increase of cases of dengue and other diseases in the Americas has placed Cuba's healthcare system on alert, a senior official said on Wednesday. Local health authorities are carrying out efforts to control…

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Cuban entrepreneurs use connectivity to launch ride-share app

HAVANA, Aug. 15th Ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have grown rapidly in countries with a robust internet infrastructure. They haven’t done so well in others struggling with connectivity, like Cuba. As CGTN’s Luis Chirino reports,…

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Vladimir Putin sets sights on Cuba as Trump's war of words with Havana backfires

HAVANA, Aug. 14th When former Secretary of State John Kerry officiated the reopening of the embassy that had been closed for 44 years, it was seen as a landmark shift in relations between Cuba and the US. The two countries severed ties following…

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The Cuban rum Santiago passes to a mixed company Cuba-United Kingdom

HAVANA, Aug 12th (Reuters) - A European subsidiary of British beverage giant Diageo Plc signed a joint venture deals with state-run Cuba Ron SA on Monday to market Santiago de Cuba Rum, in defiance of U.S. efforts to dissuade investment…

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CADECA money exchange houses announce new services for private sector

HAVANA, Aug. 11th According to the La Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba, Las Casas de Cambio S.A. (CADECA money exchange houses) may receive cash deposits as of September to credit bank accounts of self-employed workers and other forms…

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THE BEST JUICE BAR OF HAVANA IS IN VEDADO

HAVANA, 11. aug. To test the entire La Juguera offer of 3rd and 6th, in Havana Vedado, you have to go for two months in a row, every day except Sunday, and order two types of juices. There are 125 fruit juices, vegetables, fruit combinations,…

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Varadero gets its biggest sand replenishment

HAVANA, Aug. 10 Cuba's renowned sea resort Varadero, located some 140 km east of Havana, is undergoing its biggest sand replenishment operation to combat erosion. Over 1.5 million cubic meters of sand is being laid on the beautiful beach,…

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Private workers “must have profits, but without exaggerating”

HAVANA, Aug. 10th Following the salary increase to the budgeted and pension sector, together with the price control measures decreed by the government, in recent weeks, there have been frequent news reports about new ceiling prices for products…

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Let’s go to the beach

Aeroflot To Operate Airbus A350 To Cuba In 2020

Religious Rituals in Cuba without Animal Sacrifices

Lightning Strikes as a Cause of five Death in Cuba

Cuban Trumpeter Sergio Pichardo dies

Man found in the cargo area on Swift Air flight from Havana to Miami

You can fly from Vancouver to Havana for $338 roundtrip this fall

Correos de Cuba launched new app to track mail shipments from abroad

Coming laws, or that should be coming, in Cuba

Cuba on alert over increase in dengue cases

Cuban entrepreneurs use connectivity to launch ride-share app

Vladimir Putin sets sights on Cuba as Trump's war of words with Havana backfires

The Cuban rum Santiago passes to a mixed company Cuba-United Kingdom

CADECA money exchange houses announce new services for private sector

THE BEST JUICE BAR OF HAVANA IS IN VEDADO

Varadero gets its biggest sand replenishment

Private workers “must have profits, but without exaggerating”

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