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Suspension of dollar deposits a new blow for hard up Cubans

HAVANA, June 17th (AFP) Cuban Elis Dania Lopez, 44, receives $100 a month from her father in the United States, Read more

17/06/2021/by Havana Live

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Florida Straits now seeing most migrant activity in over four years

HAVANA, June 17th As of Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard has stopped more people from Cuba trying to migrate across the Florida Straits since the Obama administration ended the so-called “ U.S. Coast Guard ” policy in early 2017. In the…

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High inflation compounds Cubans’ economic woes

HAVANA, June 17th (Reuters) Cubans woke up all last year wondering where they could find basic goods such as milk, pork, rice, beans, medicine, or shampoo. These days, they also ask themselves: “if I do, what on earth will it cost?” Amid…

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Neither weddings nor house sales in Havana

HAVANA, June 15th As part of the new measures approved by the Havana authorities to stop the current outbreak of COVID-19, Most of the offices that offer legal services to the population were closed. From now on, these entities will only…

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Obispo, the oldest and most tourist street in Havana

HAVANA, 14 June Obispo Street is one of the oldest in Havana. Its origins date back to the 16th century, with the founding of the former township of San Cristóbal. Located in Old Havana, it stretches from Monserrate Street to the Plaza…

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How Cuba’s medical crisis is developing

HAVANA, June 14th Lisi Solis is the admin of a medicine exchange group on WhatsApp. She created it in May 2020, when medicine shortages in Cuba were already clear. “The group’s regulations are clear: no buying and selling and no hoarding,”…

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Elizabeth, a 24-Year-Old Havana Cat Lady

HAVANA, June 13th Elizabeth takes in/welcomes cats. It’s rare for her to go home from work or school without bringing one back with her. She puts the cats she finds in her backpack or carries them in her arms, and they are baptized within…

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The Euro,main candidate to dethrone the dollar in Cuba

HAVANA, Jun 12 (EFE) The probable immediate consequence of the Cuban government's decision to suspend bank deposits in cash dollars will be that the green the currency will be dethroned by the Euro and this will skyrocket its value in the…

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Cuba’s aggravates food crisis the result of Biden’s inaction

HAVANA, June 12th While President Joe Biden dithers about when or whether to keep his campaign promise to roll back Donald Trump’s economic sanctions on Cuba, people on the island are going hungry. Cuba imports 70 percent of its food and…

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Cuba suspending dollar cash bank deposits,citing U.S. sanctions

HAVANA, June 11th (Reuters) Cuba said on Thursday it would temporarily stop accepting cash bank deposits in dollars, blaming tighter U.S. sanctions that are restricting its ability to use greenbacks abroad, although it will still accept…

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Cuban universities among the most prestigious in the world

HAVANA, June 10 Three Cuban higher education centers are today ranked among the 1,300 most prestigious in the world, according to the latest QS World University Rankings by the British company Quacquarelli Symonds). The best-located study…

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Cuban model vehicle enthusiasts repair old toys, create new ones

HAVANA, June 10'th (Reuters) Cuban model train enthusiast Miguel Jorda enters another world when he lowers his American Flyer railroad layout down from the ceiling of his bedroom with a pulley mechanism, transforming his Havana home into the…

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A rare first white tiger born in Havana Zoo

HAVANA, June 9th The Havana zoo has introduced the country's first-ever white Bengal tiger, a rare type not known to exist in the wild. Mother Fiona gave birth to four cubs—including white tiger Yanek—at the National Zoo of Cuba in March;…

Regional inequalities: the countries that coexist in Cuba

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Cuba’s Central Highway, regional inequalities

HAVANA, June 8th Even in times of pandemic driving on Cuba’s Central Highway is a challenge. At just over six meters wide, the main communication route in the eastern half of Cuba long ago became obsolete. When two vehicles of a certain…

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Cuban woman played key role in early primate research

HAVANA, Jun 8th (EFE) Cuba was home to the world’s largest private primate sanctuary and research center during the first half of the 20th century due to the unconventional lifestyle of philanthropist and amateur scientist Rosalia Abreu. A…

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Cuba and Paris Club hope to save landmark accord

HAVANA, June 8th (Reuters) Cuba’s top debt negotiator is in France for a critical meeting on Thursday aimed at renegotiating a deal with 14 wealthy nations grouped together within the Paris Club, according to diplomats from four of the…

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New Health Protocols for Travellers arriving in Cuba

HAVANA, June 7th This weekend, Cuba put into force new health protocols for travelers as part of the measures adopted to face the impact of Covid-19. According to the Ministry of Tourism website, the requirements are valid for organized tourism…

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“La Bodeguita del Medio” Deletes its Signatures

HAVANA, June 7th Photos of the famous “La Bodeguita del Medio” bar in Havana with a fresh lick of paint, both inside and out, went viral on social media. The signatures on its walls that made the bar stand out from other tourist spots…

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‘Revolution Rent,’ The Broadway Classic Goes to Cuba

HAVANA, June 7th Rent is almost like a rallying cry for those of us who came out of the closet at the beginning of the new millennium. There isn’t a time I sing ‘Seasons of Love’ without getting goosebumps convinced that everything…

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Isolation for returning Cuban travelers due to the increase in imported COVID-19 cases

HAVANA, June 5 - As of today, a group of measures linked to travelers residing in the national territory who arrive in the country through the airports of the tourist and international centers of Havana and Santiago de Cuba comes into force. This…

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COVID-19 deaths exceeds 1,000 in Cuba

HAVANA, 5 June The deaths from COVID-19 exceeded the figure of 1,000 this Saturday in Cuba. The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 11 deaths in Friday’s report and with it the death toll since the pandemic began rises to 1,003. So…

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Playing outdoors, in the street, still a way of life in Cuba

HAVANA, June 4th In my many travels to Cuba, one of the things I discovered was that fishtail Cadillacs and Chevys weren’t the only relics on its roads that reminded me of the 1950s and 1960s. So were the children who were playing…

Second member of the Cuban baseball team abandoned the team

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Second member abandoned the Cuban baseball team

HAVANA, June 4th George Sail Fikurova, Equivo Cuba de Psychologist Baseball It ended up competing in the pre-Americas Olympics on Wednesday, Escaped from Cuban delegation This Thursday, Shortly before the group returned to the island. Journalist…

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Antilles Gold building gold portfolio in Cuba

HAVANA, June 3th Antilles Gold looks poised to add a second gold project to its impressive Cuba portfolio. The company has now agreed on a US$3 million work program and budget with government-owned GeoMinera that will see the two groups…

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Cuba fails to qualify for Olympic baseball for first time

HAVANA, June 2nd (AFP) Cuba was in a state of shock Wednesday after its baseball team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in history. The team lost 6-5 to Canada in a qualifier in Florida for teams from the Americas for the…

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Cuba approves legal status for private businesses

HAVANA, June 2 (Reuters) Cuba has approved a reform that includes long-sought legal status for private businesses that began operating decades ago under the title of “self-employed”, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Top officials…

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Opposition artist discharged from Havana hospital

HAVANA, June 1st The artist and opposition activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who remained hospitalized in a Havana hospital after having declared a hunger and thirst strike, received a medical discharge this Monday, according to Cuban…

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Biden is not ready to reverse Trump’s Cuba policies

HAVANA, June 1st The Biden administration’s first major move on Cuba is the strongest signal yet it has little appetite to reverse Trump-era policies toward the island nation. The State Department this past week listed Cuba as among those…

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Telmary´s new album ‘Maradentro’ released

HAVANA,1 Junio (PL) With a dozen collaborations by musicians from Cuba, Brazil and Spain, Cuban singer Telmary on Friday released her new 'Maradentro' CD, which is available on virtual platforms. A chant of resistance and love for…

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Suspension of dollar deposits a new blow for hard up Cubans

HAVANA, June 17th (AFP) Cuban Elis Dania Lopez, 44, receives $100 a month from her father in the United States, which she uses to buy food, but next week banks will no longer accept cash deposits in greenbacks. Last week, Cuba's central bank…

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