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Cuban boxers set for professional comeback after 60 years
HAVANA, May 20th Cuban boxers will compete in their nation's first professional contest in six decades on Friday, eager to draw on their Olympic success to stage a victorious comeback.Four Olympic medalists, in a squad of six Cuban…

Travel To Cuba Could Soon Be Easier, Here’s What You Need To Know
HAVANA, May 20th The Biden administration is taking steps to expand flights into Cuba, including locations other than Havana, as part of an overall plan to support the island nation and its residents.Travel to and from the island was severely…

Havana after announcement of Biden administration’s changes in Cuba policy
HAVANA, May 19th Tuesday morning seemed like any other day in Havana. One more day in the most recent Havana, still shaken by the Saratoga Hotel tragedy and hit by other more silent and daily pains, by the deadly weight of crisis and shortages…

U.S. accuses Cuba of using Americas summit controversy as propaganda ploy
HAVANA, May 19 (Reuters) The Biden administration on Thursday accused Cuba of fueling controversy over its possible exclusion from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month to portray Washington as the “bad guy” and distract attention…

Renowned Cuban designer Jacqueline Fumero dies in Havana
HAVANA, May 19th The Cuban Association of Artisans and Artists (ACAA) officially confirmed the sad news this Wednesday, although the causes of the death of the successful creative woman have not been made public.
Fumero was born in Havana…

Tour operators comment on revised Cuba travel policy
HAVANA, May 18th Tour operators and Cuba experts were pleased that the Biden administration plans to revise its Cuba policy to bring back group travel in the people-to-people category and allow charter and commercial flights to Cuban…

Changes in Cuba policy announced
HAVANA, May 18th According to a source the Biden administration is announcing today Monday changes in policy towards Cuba,
including the processing of immigrant visas at the Embassy in Havana, the resumption of commercial flights to the…

Cuba’s New Penal Code Threatens Independent Media
HAVANA, May 18th In response to news reports that on Sunday, May 15, the Cuban National Assembly passed an amendment to the penal code that could severely damage independent journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following…

Cubans cheer Biden´s move to ease restrictions, U.S. reaction muted
HAVANA/MIAMI, May 17 (Reuters) Cubans in Havana on Tuesday celebrated the Biden administration's decision to ease Trump-era restrictions on remittances and travel to the island, a crack in the door that comes as its government wrestles with…

Isabela de Sagua, “the Venice of Cuba”, refuses to be swallowed up by the sea
HAVANA, May 17 You can still see the stilts rising from the waves: "Cyclone Kate swept away all these wooden houses that were on the water," says Amado, a resident of Isabela de Sagua, a Cuban village threatened by the sea. but refuses to…

U.S. revises Cuba policy, eases restrictions on remittances, travel
HAVANA, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday announced a series of steps to revise its policy toward Cuba, including easing some Trump-era restrictions on family remittances and travel to the island and sharply increasing the processing…

U.S. government green-lights American investment in private business in Cuba
HAVANA, May 16th In what appears to be a first in more than six decades, the U.S. has authorized an American company to finance and invest in a private business in Cuba,
an unprecedented move that could open the gate to American investment…

Cuba marks Latin America’s first LGBTQ+ history month
HAVANA, May 16th Cuba has become the first Latin American country to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month, with advocates hoping the milestone spurs other nations to mark old wins and prevent new discrimination.
Dozens of events are scheduled…

Cuba adopts a new, more repressive penal code against forms of protest
HAVANA, May 15th Nearly a year after unprecedented demonstrations in Cuba, the power in place has just had a penal code approved which favors the repression of demonstrators and opponents.Cuba adopted on Sunday a new Penal Code aimed at “protecting”…

Officials announce benefits for victims of Cuba hotel tragedy
HAVANA, May 15th The National Institute of Social Security (INASS) is carrying out a centralized process of granting pensions, in a quick way, for all the affected workers and relatives of the victims of the accident at the Saratoga hotel, without…

Sky Cana schedules 30 flights between Cuba and Punta Cana in summer
HAVANA, May 15th The CEO of Sky Cana, Frank Díaz, reported that by the summer of 2022 the airline will carry out a frequency every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for ten weeks, until completing 30 flights between Cuba and Punta Cana. “They…

Pets rescued in Cuba from ruins of the Saratoga Hotel
HAVANA, May 14th Cuban rescue forces rescued the eve two pet animals alive from the rubble, victims of the explosion that occurred at the Saratoga hotel in this capital last Friday. According to local media reports, these were puppies identified…

Cuba sees hints of recovery, announces “audacious” measures to tame inflation
HAVANA, May 14th (Reuters) Cuba´s ailing economy has begun to recover in some sectors after two years of pandemic-induced contraction but soaring global prices for food and fuel require “audacious” measures to tame inflation, economy…

Cuban authorities recognize major drug shortages
HAVANA, May 14th Cuba's health authorities on Saturday acknowledged difficulties in the manufacture of medicines on the island, causing major shortages, while customs authorities extended the tax exemption on imports of health products intended…

Cuba extends customs flexibilization of imports by passengers
HAVANA, May 14 Cuba has once again extended the non-commercial import of foodstuffs, personal and household products and medicines by passengers as accompanying luggage and free of customs duties.According to a press release from the General…

Thousands of Cubans give tearful adieu to victims of deadly hotel explosion
HAVANA, May 14 (EFE) Thousands of people gathered on Friday for a vigil in Havana in memory of the victims of a deadly explosion at a Cuban hotel that left 46 dead and nearly 100 injured.The 24-hour vigil in the ‘Parque de la Fraternidad’…

Cuba Declares 42 Hours Of Mourning For Hotel Blast Deaths raising death toll to 45
HAVANA, May 13th Cuba on Thursday announced 42 hours of mourning for the 45 people killed in an explosion at a hotel in Havana last week.The period of mourning will begin at dawn on Friday and last until midnight on Saturday.
A statement read…

Esperanza Castillero Spain’s new intelligence chief has a dark past in Cuba
HAVANA, May 12th Esperanza Castillero, was appointed as the new head of the Center for National Intelligence (CNI) in Spain. He was going to be kicked out of Cuba in 2009 after getting involved in the process to spy During the operation…

Mexico threatens to boycott Americas summit unless Biden allows Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to attend
HAVANA, May 11th Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Tuesday that he is prepared to boycott the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles if the US excludes Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela — a move that could…

Cuba achieves record figure in Premium cigars sales
HAVANA, May 11 The International Corporation Habanos S.A., informed that it broke all sales records of Premium cigars by earning 568 million dollars in 2021 for that concept This figure is in line with authorities’ efforts…

The Grandeur of Cuba, a New 3-Part Documentary
HAVANA, May 11th “Going, Going, Gone: The Grandeur of Golden-Age Cuba” is a whimsical meander through a century and a half of Cuban history using rare black and white photos, archival film, and a smattering of modern-day commentary…

AIRCOP opens office in Cuba against drugs and organized crime
HAVANA, May 10th The General Customs of the Republic (AGR) inaugurated in Havana a modern office for real-time operational communication between international airports to counter organized crime, illicit drug trafficking, and prevent terrorism…

Brussels to donate 30 buses to Cuba
HAVANA, May 10th 30 decommissioned buses, originally used by the Brussels transport network STIB, are to be donated to the government of Cuba, confirmed to The Brussels Times by a STIB representative.
20 Van Hool A330 D1 buses and 10 Mercedes…

U.S. appears set to deem Cuba not cooperating fully against terrorism
HAVANA, May 20th (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday appeared set to renew its assessment that Cuba is among a handful of countries "not cooperating fully" with the United States in the fight against terrorism, according to…

Cuban boxers set for professional comeback after 60 years
HAVANA, May 20th Cuban boxers will compete in their nation's first professional contest in six decades on Friday, eager to draw on their Olympic success to stage a victorious comeback.Four Olympic medalists, in a squad of six Cuban…

Travel To Cuba Could Soon Be Easier, Here’s What You Need To Know
HAVANA, May 20th The Biden administration is taking steps to expand flights into Cuba, including locations other than Havana, as part of an overall plan to support the island nation and its residents.Travel to and from the island was severely…

Havana after announcement of Biden administration’s changes in Cuba policy
HAVANA, May 19th Tuesday morning seemed like any other day in Havana. One more day in the most recent Havana, still shaken by the Saratoga Hotel tragedy and hit by other more silent and daily pains, by the deadly weight of crisis and shortages…

U.S. accuses Cuba of using Americas summit controversy as propaganda ploy
HAVANA, May 19 (Reuters) The Biden administration on Thursday accused Cuba of fueling controversy over its possible exclusion from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month to portray Washington as the “bad guy” and distract attention…

Renowned Cuban designer Jacqueline Fumero dies in Havana
HAVANA, May 19th The Cuban Association of Artisans and Artists (ACAA) officially confirmed the sad news this Wednesday, although the causes of the death of the successful creative woman have not been made public.
Fumero was born in Havana…

Tour operators comment on revised Cuba travel policy
HAVANA, May 18th Tour operators and Cuba experts were pleased that the Biden administration plans to revise its Cuba policy to bring back group travel in the people-to-people category and allow charter and commercial flights to Cuban…

Changes in Cuba policy announced
HAVANA, May 18th According to a source the Biden administration is announcing today Monday changes in policy towards Cuba,
including the processing of immigrant visas at the Embassy in Havana, the resumption of commercial flights to the…

Cuba’s New Penal Code Threatens Independent Media
HAVANA, May 18th In response to news reports that on Sunday, May 15, the Cuban National Assembly passed an amendment to the penal code that could severely damage independent journalism, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following…

Cubans cheer Biden´s move to ease restrictions, U.S. reaction muted
HAVANA/MIAMI, May 17 (Reuters) Cubans in Havana on Tuesday celebrated the Biden administration's decision to ease Trump-era restrictions on remittances and travel to the island, a crack in the door that comes as its government wrestles with…