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‘Cubans loved him’: Maradona, friend of Castro, mourned in Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 26th (AFP) From Argentina to Naples, Diego Maradona’s death has been mourned by football fans around the world, Read more

26/11/2020/by Havana Live

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The Cuban church opening its doors to LGBTIQ worshippers

HAVANA, Nov. 26th Leonel Linares is a gay Cuban man. He has attended many masses and other church services in his life, but never felt comfortable when he was there. Four years ago, a friend told him about the Metropolitan Community Church…

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Biden wants to re-thaw relations with Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 26th Stirred by breathless warnings of a socialist menace, Cuban Americans turned out for President Trump in massive numbers. Now those voters are presenting a new challenge for President-elect Joe Biden: How to reembrace…

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Sicily asks Cuba to send medics as Italy fights second Covid wave

HAVANA, Nov. 25th. Authorities in Sicily have asked Cuba’s government to send about 60 healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, to the region as hospitals in the Italian island struggle with a shortage of medical personnel during…

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My kick-arounds with Maradona in Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 25th (Reuters) Former Reuters Cuba correspondent Andrew Cawthorne recalls taking the field with Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday, in this Reuters story from 2004. As I stepped up to take the penalty in Cuba’s national soccer…

Located at Havana's Playa district, La Cocina de Lilliam

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Cuba seeks to develop gastronomic tourism amid COVID-19 pandemic

HAVANA, Nov. 24 Located at Havana's Playa district, La Cocina de Lilliam, named after its owner and cook Lilliam Dominguez, has become one of the most-visited outdoor restaurants for international tourists. The story dates back to 1994 when…

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Hemingway Marina reopened for foreign boats

HAVANA, Nov 234( PL) The Hemingway Marina on Monday announced its reopening for foreign recreational boats and the implementation of strict health measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. According to the protocol, after the arrival…

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CAL to Offer Weekly Flight between Guyana and Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 24th The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Monday announced that it had started a weekly flight between Guyana and Cuba, departing from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) every Saturday. It said that the flight,…

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Cubans receive last of remittances via Western Union

HAVANA, (AP) Western Union closed its 407 locations across Cuba on Monday, a sanctions-driven move that will leave thousands bereft of remittances on an island that depends heavily on them — or force them to use less reliable ways…

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Cuban architects promote eco-friendly designs

HAVANA, Nov. 23 Chinese descendant Ramon Ramirez Li, 36, is a member of Nivel 4 Studio, a Havana-based architecture startup seeking to transform the interior and urban designs in the country's capital amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As metropolitan…

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Facing severe shortages, Cubans team up on WhatsApp to swap and shop

HAVANA, Nov. 23th In Cuba, the search for basic goods such as nails or toilet paper can mean queueing for several hours at a store. To avoid the wait, many Cubans are joining WhatsApp and Telegram chat groups that alert them where they can find…

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Pandemic upends plans, lives of renowned Cuban musicians

HAVANA, Nov. 22th (AP) Renowned Cuban musicians are turning to the Internet or seeking other jobs to survive a pandemic that has closed bars, clubs, and tourist venues across an island that only days ago, reopened its airport to visitors after…

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Cuban-British joint venture BioFarma Innovations presented

HAVANA, Nov.20th The Cuban-British joint venture BioFarma Innovations made its formal debut in the United Kingdom during an online seminar where Cuba's advances in the biotechnology sector were shown, the embassy of the Caribbean country reported…

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Blue Diamond Resorts Announces Opening of Starfish Cayo Guillermo Resort

HAVANA, Nov. 20 Effective December 10, 2020, Blue Diamond Resorts will commence operations of Starfish Cayo Guillermo in Cuba. The all-inclusive resort, formerly known as Club Cayo Guillermo, will welcome guests for a safe and relaxing vacation…

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Cuba reopens but faces challenge wooing back tourists

HAVANA, Nov. 21th (AFP) Cuba is reopening its doors to foreign tourists after an eight-month shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the cash-strapped country faces an uphill struggle to woo back wary travellers. Tourism chiefs are…

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Western Union Ends US-Cuba Transfers, Cubans Eye Bitcoin Options

HAVANA, Nov . 23th After this weekend, Americans will no longer be able to transfer money to Cuba via Western Union. The money transfer service, which dominates the remittance industry with a market cap of nearly $9 billion, says it is pulling…

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The Return of “Mules” to Cuba’s Airports

HAVANA, Nov. 21th As Western Union closes down operations in Cuba and Havana Airport is now open, “mules” are back in the skies. These human couriers and importers with lots of cash provide a greater burden for US customs and immigration…

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Cuban cinema-goers yearn for upcoming Havana Film Festival

HAVANA, Nov. 20 After months of staying indoors, Havana resident Mireya Ruiz is eager to return to the cinema during Havana's upcoming 42nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. "Many people in Cuba save their vacations to…

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Air traffic increases in Cuba with reopening of airports

HAVANA, Nov 20 Air traffic increased in Cuba in the last few weeks when the country's airports reopened operations, although they are currently at 40% compared to 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Roberto Peña, president of the Cuban…

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Cubans preserve Havana’s Chinese cemetery heritage

HAVANA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) Eduardo Hernandez works as a gardener at Havana's Chinese cemetery located at the very heart of the country's capital. Over the past three years, he has helped preserve the graveyard where generations of Chinese…

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Thousands call for Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban medics

HAVANA, Nov. 19th THOUSANDS of people across Britain and beyond have called for the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to Cuba’s International Medical Brigades for their heroic acts of solidarity in combating Covid-19 across the world. In…

Cuban state to shed thousands of eateries, eliminate subsidies

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Cuban to shed thousands of state restaurants, eliminate subsidies

HAVANA, Nov. 19th (Reuters) Cuba plans to convert most state-run eateries into cooperatives and private-run businesses in the coming months and stop subsidizing them as soon as next year, according to local reports and a government source.…

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New cases of coronavirus rise to 37 in Cuba, 18 are imported

HAVANA, Nov. 19th The number of new infections in Cuba due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus rose to 37 after processing 7,895 samples, in which 30 Cubans and seven foreigners tested positive. The diagnosis includes seven provinces, three of them with…

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U.S. agency denies humanitarian cargo flights to Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 19th (Reuters) The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is denying exemptions for two charter flight companies to deliver humanitarian cargo to Cuba, the latest crackdown by the Trump administration. Two U.S.…

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Airbnb Reveals Potential Noncompliance of U.S. Sanctions

HAVANA, Nov. 17th Airbnb Inc. said it voluntarily disclosed to the Treasury Department its compliance efforts and certain user activity on its platform that may have been at odds with the requirements of U.S. sanctions laws. The San Francisco-based…

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Starlink Will Be Priced to Be Affordable in Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 17th SpaceX is now serving customers in the northern United States. They will soon be doing so in Southern Canada and recently announced that Germany, where they have applied for permission and have begun construction on two…

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Havana Turns 501 and Pays Tribute to Eusebio Leal

HAVANA, Nov. 17th “Nuestra Habana cumple vida, ¡501 años! La ceiba reclama a su leal Eusebio. Si haces silencio, puedes escuchar cómo está ciudad respira un profundo suspiro de agradecimiento esta noche”. Así escribió en su perfil…

Finca Vigía en La Habana, primer Museo dedicado a Hemingway

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Hemingway museum in Havana gets ready to receive tourists

HAVANA, Nov. 17 Ernest Hemingway museum Finca Vigia reopened to international tourists Monday with social distancing guidelines after being closed to the public for the last seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American writer,…

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When the Chinese ran cinemas in Havana

HAVANA, Nov. 16th Maria del Carmen Kouw learned to speak Cantonese by watching martial arts movies when she was a child and went with her parents to film premieres in one of Havana's four Chinese-run movie theatres. Now, at 72, this Asian…

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‘Cubans loved him’: Maradona, friend of Castro, mourned in Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 26th (AFP) From Argentina to Naples, Diego Maradona's death has been mourned by football fans around the world, including in Cuba where he is remembered above all as a great friend to former leader Fidel Castro, a man Maradona once…

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