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Cuba partially restores national bus routes after fuel crisis

HAVANA, Nov. 19th As of November 22 the daily bus departures will increase to 345, although the 419 trips that were made before the fuel crisis last September will not yet be complete.

19/11/2019/by Havana Live

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Over 400 Cuban Health Professionals Return from Bolivia

HAVANA, Nov.19th With the arrival in the early hours of Monday of 207 Cuban health workers who were in Bolivia, there are now 431 professionals who have come back to the island. Among those returning were Amparo García, Idalberto Delgado,…

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Havana’s Invisible Residents

HAVANA, Nov. 18th (HT) It’s clear that Gabriel Guerra Bianchini is one of these attentive and sensitive people who sees stray animals,left to their own fate, as they wander down any of Havana’s streets. We are everyone else, indifferent,…

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Cuba, Kuwait talk business

HAVANA, Nov 17 (PL) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel spoke reportedly with the general director of the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development, Abdulahawab A. Al Bader, on bilateral projects and other matters of common interest. The…

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Havana celebrated its 500th anniversary with music, dancing and fireworks

HAVANA, Nov. 18th Havana woke up quietly under a sunny blue sky on Sunday, after two nights of celebrations for its 500th anniversary with music, dancing, a spectacular display of fireworks. Devastated by a tornado at the end of January, which…

Cuba to withdraw its doctors from Bolivia

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Doctors from Cuba withdrawn from Bolivia

HAVANA, Nov. 17th An official statement from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) announced that Cuban doctors and health personnel working in Bolivia... will be withdrawn from that country and demanded the release of four health…

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Cuban government assures it is working on animal protection law

HAVANA< Nov. 16th The Cuban Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) announced that “they are currently working on drawing up legal provisions to guarantee animal welfare,” according to a press release brought out this Friday on its official…

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U.S. Adds 5 Hotels to Cuba Restricted List

HAVANA, Nov. 16th The U.S. State Department late Friday announced it was adding five sub-entities owned by the Cuban military to its Restricted List, which prohibits direct financial transactions. The five additions -- all hotels -- go into…

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Havana marks 500th anniversary with fireworks and celebration

HAVANA, Nov. 16th Havana has celebrated its 500th anniversary with a bang, staging a colorful and impressive fireworks display that wowed thousands of residents and tourists gathered along the seaside Malecon boulevard. Fireworks boomed over…

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OPEC finances 25-million-dollar hydraulic project in Havana

HAVANA, Nov. 16th The Fund of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has invested more than 158 million dollars in support of Cuba’s hydraulic infrastructure, with projects that, according to official data, have an incidence on…

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Spanish King and Queen Open Francisco de Goya Exhibition in Havana

HAVANA, Nov. 15th Spanish monarchs Philip VI and Letizia attended the opening of the exhibition of the most iconic self-portrait of Iberian painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), dating from 1815, at the Universal Art Building of the National…

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The Island Rum Company announces Cuba’s first rum joint venture in 20 years

HAVANA, Nov. 14th Cuban state-owned sugar producer Azcuba and Island Brands SL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cuban rum specialists The Island Rum Company,signed an ‘historic joint venture agreement’ on 7 November, creating Ron Vigia SA.…

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Havanatur to operate in Chinese market

HAVANA, Nov 13 (PL) The Havanatur agency informed that it will open its first office in Shanghai with an offer that will combine products, packages and all kinds of activities to attract Chinese holidaymakers to Cuba. Havanatur President Evelyn…

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Cuba and Spain sign cooperation framework agreement in Havana

HAVANA, Nov 13 (PL) President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel and King of Spain Felipe VI signed on Tuesday in this capital a legal instrument to boost bilateral relations. The Country Association Framework Agreement between Cuba and Spain 2019-2022…

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Cubans manage to free dogs captured by Zoonosis in Havana

HAVANA, Nov 12 The protest that took place from early Monday on the outskirts of Zoonosis, Animal Observation Center located in the municipality of La Lisa, served to rescue several dogs. One of the activists explained on Facebook that in addition…

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Spain's king starts historic trip to Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 12th (Reuters) - Spain’s King Felipe will kick off the first ever state visit by a Spanish monarch to Cuba on Tuesday by laying flowers at the monument in Havana to Jose Marti,a symbol of the former colony’s struggle for independence. Felipe…

Inaugurated the Paseo del Prado Hotel in Havana

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Inaugurated Hotel Paseo del Prado Havana

HAVANA, Nov 11 Inaugurated Saturday, with 250 rooms of elegant design and maximum comfort, the Hotel Paseo del Prado has some of the best views of the Havana seawall and the Morro fortresses, San Carlos de La Cabaña and San Salvador de La…

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Cuba partially restores national bus routes after fuel crisis

Over 400 Cuban Health Professionals Return from Bolivia

Havana’s Invisible Residents

Cuba, Kuwait talk business

Havana celebrated its 500th anniversary with music, dancing and fireworks

Doctors from Cuba withdrawn from Bolivia

Cuban government assures it is working on animal protection law

U.S. Adds 5 Hotels to Cuba Restricted List

Havana marks 500th anniversary with fireworks and celebration

OPEC finances 25-million-dollar hydraulic project in Havana

Spanish King and Queen Open Francisco de Goya Exhibition in Havana

The Island Rum Company announces Cuba’s first rum joint venture in 20 years

Havanatur to operate in Chinese market

Cuba and Spain sign cooperation framework agreement in Havana

Cubans manage to free dogs captured by Zoonosis in Havana

Spain's king starts historic trip to Cuba

Inaugurated Hotel Paseo del Prado Havana

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