HAVANA, Dec. 10 Havana will be part of the world circuit that World Skate will celebrate from 2024, reported here today the Italian Francesco Zangarini, sports director of that entity. Read more

Cuba has its first tsunami danger map
HAVANA, Dec. 9 The National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) highlighted this Thursday in X the obtaining by specialists from that institution scientific-technical of the first tsunami danger map for the Cuban coasts. Cuba…

Cuba publishes National List of people and entities wanted for acts of terrorism
HAVANA, Dec. 8 The Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba published this Thursday a resolution of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) with the National List of people and entities related to acts of terrorism.Resolution 19/2023 resolves…

Rescue a couple of stolen dogs in Havana with a police operation
HAVANA. Dec. 8th. Rocco and Dorita, a pair of Bulldog dogs that had been stolen from the porch of a home in the Playa municipality, in Havana, were recovered this Thursday morning by their owners, who had even offered a reward of one thousand…

Today beginns the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
HAVANA, Dec 8 Greenlight, action! is the guideline that sets the beginning of the 44th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana.It will be "The Settlers", the debut feature film by Chilean Felipe Galvez,…

Emblematic Hotel Sevilla in Havana passes under the management of Meliá
HAVANA, December 8 The emblematic Sevilla hotel in Havana passed into the administration of the Spanish hotel chain Meliá as part of the efforts to recover tourism on the island.A note published on his Facebook account by the Cuban researcher,…

The Italian firm Lavazza creates a joint venture with Cuba to produce coffee
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The Italian firm Lavazza created a joint company with Cuba for the production of coffee in Santiago de Cuba, which will include the certified organic bean variant for export.The joint company is called BioCuba Caffe S.A., and…

The Havana Skate Marathon will be held this weekend
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The III Havana Skate Marathon 2023 will take place this weekend on Havana's Malecón, with the presence of around 350 skaters, including a hundred foreigners.«Due to the prestige gained in such a short time, Havana has been…

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Cuba pays three times more for a ship with grain
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The directors of the Sancti Spíritus Food Industry Company regretted this Wednesday that what they call "the war between Russia and Ukraine" will skyrocket the price of wheat that Cuba imports. Each ship of grain costs the…

The most complete fossil petrified skeleton found in Viñales
HAVANA, Dec. 6 A petrified skeleton inside a cave in the Viñales Valley, Pinar del Río, found by chance, appears to be the most complete fossil remainsdiscovered in Cuba of a reptile belonging to the Mesozoic period. Although the research…

Direct flights between Canada and Cienfuegos will resume December 8
HAVANA, Dec.6 This Friday, December 8, direct flights between Canada and Cienfuegos will resume through the Jaime González International Airport, about 250 kilometers from Havana, it was announced here today.
The two flights on Friday, by…

German firm “Arsenal” supports film restoration in Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 5th. The German firm "Arsenal", which restored the film "In a certain way", by Sara Gómez, continues its support for the rescue of Cuba's film heritage, confirmed today by the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industries. Together…

New Guinness Record in Cuba: the largest canchánchara in the world
HAVANA, Dec. 5 Although there is a consensus that canchánchara—that drink made with two ounces of cane liquor, two tablespoons of honey,another of lemon juice and a few pieces of ice— emerged during the wars of the 19th century in the eastern…

The XI Week of British Culture begins in Cuba
HAVANA, December 4 The XI Week of British Culture in Cuba will open its doors today and until the 10th to seduce the capital's public with multiple activitiesincluding literature, music, theater and visual arts. The event will dedicate this…

Time capsule in motion: classic cars compete in rally in Havana
HAVANA, Dec. 4 A time capsule. Dozens of vintage motorcycles and cars, especially American brands, with their impeccable polishes and bright colors,They went out to compete and exhibit themselves in the streets of Havana on Sunday, an event…

Emir of Qatar highlighted conversations with president of Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 3 The Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, highlighted today the official talks with the president of Cuba,Miguel Díaz-Canel, held at the Lusail Palace in this city. “We are glad for the visit of…

Etecsa clients in Cuba describe the super offer as misleading: “you have to pay it in dollars”
HAVANA, Dec. 3 Recently, the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) announced a “super offer” for purchases from abroad that has generated a lot of controversy.The promotion, which promises an international combo for “only 50 Cuban…

Ticket prices to Cuba from Miami skyrocket in December
HAVANA, Dec. 2 The flow of travel to Cuba from Miami faces a notable increase in prices, due to the increase during the Christmas season.which can even double the cost of air tickets. As of yesterday, tickets that usually range between $300…

Tui drops flights from Manchester to Varadero
HAVANA, Dec. 2nd. Tui has confirmed it will drop its direct service from Manchester to Varadero next year. The service was the only direct option to Cuba from the UK but will cease at the end of April 2024. Winter 2023…

Black Automotive Executive Making History Exporting Electric Vehicles to Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 2nd. In April 2023, filmmakers Peter and Pamela McNeil began producing a documentary called Driving Towards Change that tells the story of John Felder, the African American CEO of US-based Premier Automotive Export LTD, a company…

Cuba shows interest in buying Belarusian missiles
HAVANA, Dec. 1 Representatives of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Cuba agreed on a military cooperation plan in a recent meeting in Havana, where the government of the Island showed interest in purchasing weapons, especially missiles with…

The first secretary of the PCC in Granma is dismissed in the middle of the trial against doctors in Bayamo
HAVANA, December 21. At the request of the Political Bureau of the PCC, Yanaisi Capó Nápoles was removed from her position as first secretary in Granma and replaced by Yudelkis Ortiz Barceló.This change occurred in the midst of the criminal…

Cuban doctors demand that those responsible for the Public Health chaos be brought to justice
HAVANA, Nov 30. The United Cuban Health Observatory and the Independent Medical College in Cuba sent an open letter to the Minister of Public Health this Wednesday, José Ángel Portal Miranda, in which they condemn the public ridicule to…

Cuban rum producers worry about threat of another dismal sugar harvest
HAVANA, Nov 3rd.- Producers of Cuba's famed rum are feeling the pressure as local sugar production is forecast to remain at record lows this season amid a crippling economic crisis that has sharply reduced supplies of fertilizers, fuel and other…

Norah Jones concerts in Havana canceled?
HAVANA, Nov 29. After announcing the two concerts that the American singer Norah Jones would offer in Havana,
and all the controversy generated around them, now everything indicates that they have been canceled.The doubt stems from the deletion…

Land sale value approved for foreign investments in renewable energy
HAVANA, Nov 29. Resolution 271 of 2023 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, published in the Cuban Gazette on November 27, regulates the sale of land to foreign investors.The standard approves the minimum value of the land, owned, for land…

In Havana, new exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Art
HAVANA, Nov 28 The fifth edition of “HB. Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban Art” was inaugurated this Tuesday, simultaneously, in the La Acacia galleries,Havana, Servando, La Nave and the Sarrá Building, Havana. The group exhibition…

Cuban family business produces coconut, cassava and banana flours while shortages worsen
HAVANA, Nov 28th. On a small plot of land on the outskirts of Havana, a Cuban family business produces gluten-free flour from bananas,coconut and cassava, preferring these local products to expensive imported ingredients, as Cubans look for…

Despite the Government’s little investment in agriculture, the Party demands that farmers produce more
HAVANA, Nov 28. The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) placed the solution to the economic crisis that the country is going through on the shoulders of farmers,despite the fact that the agricultural sector is one of the least benefited by government…

Havana will host the World Skate world circuit in 2024
HAVANA, Dec. 10 Havana will be part of the world circuit that World Skate will celebrate from 2024, reported here today the Italian Francesco Zangarini, sports director of that entity.«We believe in Havana and we believe in Cuba. The feeling…

Cuba has its first tsunami danger map
HAVANA, Dec. 9 The National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) highlighted this Thursday in X the obtaining by specialists from that institution scientific-technical of the first tsunami danger map for the Cuban coasts. Cuba…

Cuba publishes National List of people and entities wanted for acts of terrorism
HAVANA, Dec. 8 The Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba published this Thursday a resolution of the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) with the National List of people and entities related to acts of terrorism.Resolution 19/2023 resolves…

Rescue a couple of stolen dogs in Havana with a police operation
HAVANA. Dec. 8th. Rocco and Dorita, a pair of Bulldog dogs that had been stolen from the porch of a home in the Playa municipality, in Havana, were recovered this Thursday morning by their owners, who had even offered a reward of one thousand…

Today beginns the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema
HAVANA, Dec 8 Greenlight, action! is the guideline that sets the beginning of the 44th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana.It will be "The Settlers", the debut feature film by Chilean Felipe Galvez,…

Emblematic Hotel Sevilla in Havana passes under the management of Meliá
HAVANA, December 8 The emblematic Sevilla hotel in Havana passed into the administration of the Spanish hotel chain Meliá as part of the efforts to recover tourism on the island.A note published on his Facebook account by the Cuban researcher,…

The Italian firm Lavazza creates a joint venture with Cuba to produce coffee
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The Italian firm Lavazza created a joint company with Cuba for the production of coffee in Santiago de Cuba, which will include the certified organic bean variant for export.The joint company is called BioCuba Caffe S.A., and…

The Havana Skate Marathon will be held this weekend
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The III Havana Skate Marathon 2023 will take place this weekend on Havana's Malecón, with the presence of around 350 skaters, including a hundred foreigners.«Due to the prestige gained in such a short time, Havana has been…

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Cuba pays three times more for a ship with grain
HAVANA, Dec. 7 The directors of the Sancti Spíritus Food Industry Company regretted this Wednesday that what they call "the war between Russia and Ukraine" will skyrocket the price of wheat that Cuba imports. Each ship of grain costs the…

The most complete fossil petrified skeleton found in Viñales
HAVANA, Dec. 6 A petrified skeleton inside a cave in the Viñales Valley, Pinar del Río, found by chance, appears to be the most complete fossil remainsdiscovered in Cuba of a reptile belonging to the Mesozoic period. Although the research…