
HAVANA, April 14th (Reuters) Cuban Ranchers will be allowed to do as they wish with their livestock “after meeting state quotas and always with a guarantee it will not result in a reduction of the herd, Read more

Cuba to enter post-Castro era at pivotal 2021 party congress
HAVANA, April 14th (Reuters) - Cuba is poised to enter the post-Castro era with Raul Castro due to step down as head of the ruling Communist Party at its congress this week, which will also address the island’s severe economic crisis, pandemic…

Stay at Home?
HAVANA, April 14th (HT) “Stay at home” is a phrase that we are constantly being told over and over again, every day.
We see it on the TV, we hear it on the radio, but can we really stay at home?
The situation in Cuba has become even more…

New Women’s Mikvah to Be Built in Havana
HAVANA, April 14th After many months of planning and combing through different restrictions and challenges, the Chabad Friends of Cuban Jewry – CFCJ
has been able to close on the purchase of a building just prior to Pesach to be the new…

How Cubans earn a living from standing in line
HAVANA, Apr. 13th (DW) Shopping for groceries has long been a nightmare for most Cubans. Although buying basic food has slightly improved recently,
Ricardo Barragan said that "everything is difficult" when it comes to providing his family with…

BioCubaFarma denies fake news about Cuban vaccine candidate
HAVANA, Apr 13 The group of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies of Cuba, BioCubaFarma,
denied the day before information about the alleged granting of the category of excellence to a vaccine candidate from the Caribbean nation against…

Cuban Communists Meet Facing Old & New Challenges
HAVANA, April 11th (IPS) The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) will hold its 8th Congress between April 16-19, it's most important event that is held every five years.
It will now take place in a context that experts are calling extremely difficult…

New animal-welfare law in Cuba allows cockfights, religious sacrifice
HAVANA, Apr 10 published a new animal welfare law, the country's first, providing fines in cases of abuse but not banning cockfights or animal sacrifices during religious rites.
The legislation is considered a victory for Cuba's civil society,…

Varadero will host the World Cocktail Championship
HAVANA, Apr 9 The Cuban resort of Varadero will host the World Cocktail Championship next year,
organized by the International Bartender Association (IBA), electronic media reported today. In this sense, the European digital…

Raised fist, dangling handcuffs: a snapshot of Cuban dissent
HAVANA, Apr. 10th (Reuters) A striking image is circulating this week on social media in Cuba: a dissident pumping his fist in the air, handcuffs dangling from one wrist,
after friends and neighbors helped him evade arrest by police in…

Cuban COVID-19 vaccines showed no serious adverse effects in phase III trial
HAVANA, Apr. 9th None of the volunteers participating in phase III clinical trials with the Cuban COVID-19 vaccine candidates
has presented serious adverse effects, said the vice president of the Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries…

More than 1,700 import and export contracts with the privat business
HAVANA, 8 Apr. With the registration of 1 756 import and export contracts signed between state-owned companies and forms of self-employment,
Cuba continues to consolidate its growth strategy for the international market, according to information…

Cuba and Germany to analyze biotechnology and biopharmaceutical cooperation
HAVANA, April 7 Cuba and Germany will hold a virtual business forum this month to explore the possibilities of cooperation in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical sector, Prensa Latina reported.
Designed to present the experiences and potential…

Cuba with thousand daily coronavirus infections for eight days in a row
HAVANA, April 7th The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus this Monday: four deaths, 1,030 infections and 5,273 confirmed active cases,
a figure higher than the 5,000 under which the country had remained during the last 25 days, Dr. Francisco Duran…

Amid Cuban food crisis, Havana mum finds recipe for culinary success online
HAVANA, April 7th In #Cuba, where food shortages have become part of daily life amid skyrocketing prices, one woman has found a way to inspire others to make the most in the kitchen. Yuliet Colon, a Havana resident, and social media cook,…

Cryptocurrencies are becoming a vital lifeline for Cubans hit by COVID and a trade embargo
HAVANA, April 6th (AP) Sixty years on from President John F Kennedy's decision to impose sanctions on Cuba, the blockade - or el bloqueo as it's known on the island - still stands.
For a brief period under the Obama administration, relations…

Cuba seeks Chinese businessmen to manage hotels
HAVANA, April 5th Some Spanish hoteliers, such as those of the Meliá chain in Cuba, have been abandoning some of their businesses on the island in recent years, which is why Cuba seeks Chinese businessmen to manage hotels and occupy that space.
…

Cuba’s coast resilience project benefits from multi-million US dollar grant
HAVANA, April 5 (CMC) A coastal resilience project along Cuba's south coast has benefited from US$23.9 million dollars that were recently approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
GCF financing will be provided during the project's first…

Cuba among the few countries that manufacture their meteorological radars
HAVANA, 4 Apr. Cuba is one of the two countries whose meteorological services create their own hardware and software to manufacture radars of the highest performance. Four months after starting operations, the Casablanca meteorological…

Borrell will mediate with the United States
HAVANA, April 4th «Today Josep Borrell has responded favorably to my request, as president of the Intergroup of Friendship and Solidarity with the People of Cuba
in the European Parliament, for the EU to mediate with the Biden Administration…

China important to Cuban tourism industry’s
HAVANA, April 3 (Xinhua) Chinese tourists can help Cuba's tourism industry recover from the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cuban expert has said. "The number of Chinese tourists who have visited the island over the…

EU agrees to mediate in Cuba-US relations
HAVANA, Apr 2 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has agreed to mediate in Cuba-US relations, according to a local media report.
EU High Representative Josep Borrell has accepted a request made by the Group of Friendship and Solidarity with the…

Russia, Cuba Reached Credit Agreements
HAVANA, April 2nd Russia regards Cuba as its key partner in the Latin American region, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov
said at a meeting of the Russian-Cuban intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical…

Cuba erects giant concrete flag in front of US embassy
HAVANA, April 1st (AFP) Cuba has erected a giant concrete flag in front of the US embassy in the capital Havana in hopes of an improvement in bilateral relations under the Joe Biden administration fade on the island nation.
The 12-meter (40-foot)…

Cuban Meliá Hotels hotels nominated for World Travel Award
HAVANA, Apr 1st Hotels operated in Cuba by the Spanish chain Meliá Hotels International were nominated for various awards in the 28th edition of the World Travel Awards,
an official statement meant today. A message released by Meliá…

Russia Considers Cuba Key Partner in Latin American Region
HAVANA, April 1st (Sputnik) Russia regards Cuba as its key partner in the Latin American region, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov
said at a meeting of the Russian-Cuban intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific,…

Inside Cuba’s race to vaccine sovereignty
HAVANA, March 31st (CNN) The sign on the door was written by hand and the lights were turned off to save electricity, but inside the clinic,
Cuban doctors were administering what they say is a cutting-edge vaccine against the coronavirus.
Despite…

Cuba reports more than 1,000 infections in one day
HAVANA, March 31st The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 1,008 infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus this Monday when four deaths were also reported on the island.
With the data, March is already the month with the highest indices…

Cuba poised to become coronavirus vaccine powerhouse
HAVANA, March 30 Cuba is set to claim a medical coup by becoming the world’s smallest country to develop multiple coronavirus vaccines.
The island nation - which has a population of just over 11 million - is currently developing five…

Cuba loosens ban on cattle slaughter, sales of beef, dairy
HAVANA, April 14th (Reuters) Cuban Ranchers will be allowed to do as they wish with their livestock “after meeting state quotas and always with a guarantee it will not result in a reduction of the herd,
” the Communist Party daily, Granma,…

Cuba to enter post-Castro era at pivotal 2021 party congress
HAVANA, April 14th (Reuters) - Cuba is poised to enter the post-Castro era with Raul Castro due to step down as head of the ruling Communist Party at its congress this week, which will also address the island’s severe economic crisis, pandemic…

Stay at Home?
HAVANA, April 14th (HT) “Stay at home” is a phrase that we are constantly being told over and over again, every day.
We see it on the TV, we hear it on the radio, but can we really stay at home?
The situation in Cuba has become even more…

New Women’s Mikvah to Be Built in Havana
HAVANA, April 14th After many months of planning and combing through different restrictions and challenges, the Chabad Friends of Cuban Jewry – CFCJ
has been able to close on the purchase of a building just prior to Pesach to be the new…

How Cubans earn a living from standing in line
HAVANA, Apr. 13th (DW) Shopping for groceries has long been a nightmare for most Cubans. Although buying basic food has slightly improved recently,
Ricardo Barragan said that "everything is difficult" when it comes to providing his family with…

BioCubaFarma denies fake news about Cuban vaccine candidate
HAVANA, Apr 13 The group of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies of Cuba, BioCubaFarma,
denied the day before information about the alleged granting of the category of excellence to a vaccine candidate from the Caribbean nation against…

Cuban Communists Meet Facing Old & New Challenges
HAVANA, April 11th (IPS) The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) will hold its 8th Congress between April 16-19, it's most important event that is held every five years.
It will now take place in a context that experts are calling extremely difficult…

New animal-welfare law in Cuba allows cockfights, religious sacrifice
HAVANA, Apr 10 published a new animal welfare law, the country's first, providing fines in cases of abuse but not banning cockfights or animal sacrifices during religious rites.
The legislation is considered a victory for Cuba's civil society,…

Varadero will host the World Cocktail Championship
HAVANA, Apr 9 The Cuban resort of Varadero will host the World Cocktail Championship next year,
organized by the International Bartender Association (IBA), electronic media reported today. In this sense, the European digital…

Raised fist, dangling handcuffs: a snapshot of Cuban dissent
HAVANA, Apr. 10th (Reuters) A striking image is circulating this week on social media in Cuba: a dissident pumping his fist in the air, handcuffs dangling from one wrist,
after friends and neighbors helped him evade arrest by police in…