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Cuba and DR Work on Caribbean Disaster Response

HAVANA, March 21th (IPS) The binational “Ponte Alerta Caribe” (Get ready Caribbean) project, completed its plan of action last Friday in the Cuban capital after over a year of hard work, set out to strengthen collaborative efforts and to draw up more effective regional strategies to reduce risks in the event of natural disasters in the Caribbean.

21/03/2019/by Havana Live

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Soviet-era motorcycle sidecars add to Cuba’s retro appeal

HAVANA, March 21th (AFP) Cuba’s love affair with 1950s-era American cars is still intact, but the communist-run island also has a lingering attachment to a stalwart of Soviet-era leftovers, the motorcycle sidecar. Ranging from…

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The Only Survivor of a Plane Crash in Cuba to Be Discharged

HAVANA, Mar 20 (PL) The only survivor of May 18 plane crash in Havana last Year, Mailen Diaz Almaguer, left the hospital, her sister Mailin posted Wednesday on Facebook. The announcement of the return to the family, after months in recovery,…

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Prince Charles heads to Cuba despite U.S. crackdown

HAVANA, march 21th (Reuters) - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrive in Cuba on Sunday as part of a Caribbean tour, the first British royals to visit Cuba even as ally the United States seeks to isolate the country. The royal couple…

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American Sailboat Fresh Pineapple Leads Regatta St.Petersburg-La Habana

HAVANA, March 21th The Fresh Pineapple boat led this Wednesday the nautical regatta between the US city St. Petersburg and Havana 2019, being the first to dock at the docks of the Marina Internacional Hemingway resort, west of the Cuban capital. In…

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Miguel Díaz-Canel says banking system must play a leading role in Cuban development

HAVANA, March 20th (ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has stressed the need for the local banking system to play a more prominent role in the development of the country. “There is an essential relationship between banking services…

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Solo Female Travel in Cuba: All You Need to Know!

HAVANA, March 20th Is it safe to travel solo as a female in Cuba? It’s a question that crops up a lot, and we’re not really sure why! Away from the headline grabbing war of words between the government in Cuba and the United States – which…

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4G SIM cards fly off the shelves in Cuba

HAVANA, March 20th Internet-enabled mobile phone cards are selling out in Havana, according to 14ymedio, independent Cuban news site. Telecom operator Etecsa started offering 4G SIM cards this month to around 10,000 customers in Havana, after…

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Cubans use new found social media heft to challenge leaders

HAVANA, March 19th (AFP) - Cubans are using new found social media muscle to challenge their leaders in ways hitherto unseen on the island. Using Twitter to snipe at once-untouchable ministers over government failures is catching on in…

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Cubans Frustrated Over US Move to End 5-year Visitor Visas

HAVANA , March 19th (Reuters) The Trump administration's move to end five-year visitor visas for Cubans has left residents of the island angry and frustrated that it will be even harder to see their relatives, shop, or undertake cultural and…

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Black Market Chemotherapy and Animal Sacrifices in Havana

The endless job saving dogs and cats on the streets of Havana HAVANA, March 18th It’s 9 pm and I am on the street, pacing up and down, holding a dog. His name will be Percy but neither of us know it yet. He’s gravely sick with distemper…

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Cubans turn Haiti into unlikely shopping oasis

HAVANA, March 18th (AFP) You wouldn't think the poorest country in the Americas would be anyone's shopping dream. Yet Haiti has become just that for Cuban merchants. Cubans, in the region's only communist country with a still mostly state-led…

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Yuli,a portrait of Carlos Acosta and Cuba is a dance film like no other

HAVANA, March 18th Dance on film can have many functions. It might act as a showstopping decoration to the drama (most movie musicals), a shorthand for its protagonist’s obsession or madness (Black Swan, The Red Shoes) or a blunt tool for…

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Las fotos antiguas que resisten la ola de modernidad en La Habana

HAVANA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Visitors to Havana's Old Quarter would have some fun memorabilia of their "travel back in time" as they pose before a vintage box camera manufactured more than 100 years ago. While the rise of cellphones and selfies…

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We'll Do our Best Show in Cuba, Says Blondie's Vocalist

Havana, March 16th (PL) We will do our best show and give Cubans a warm greeting, said Deborah Harry, vocalist of the band Blondie, which has offert this Friday a concert at the Mella Theater in Havana. The recital will be the first…

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US slashes visa duration for Cubans in 'reciprocal' move

HAVANA, March 16th (AFP) The United States announced on Friday it would replace a five-year, multiple-entry tourist visa offered to Cubans with a single-entry visa valid for just three months, to match the island nation's own visa rules for…

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Cuba puts hope on China tourism to attract business

HAVANA, March 16th (CGTN) Cuba expects to surpass five million tourists this year including about 50,000 visitors from China. While the number is small compared to other countries, officials say they are pushing for more Chinese vacationers…

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Cuba and DR Work on Caribbean Disaster Response

Soviet-era motorcycle sidecars add to Cuba’s retro appeal

The Only Survivor of a Plane Crash in Cuba to Be Discharged

Prince Charles heads to Cuba despite U.S. crackdown

American Sailboat Fresh Pineapple Leads Regatta St.Petersburg-La Habana

Miguel Díaz-Canel says banking system must play a leading role in Cuban development

Solo Female Travel in Cuba: All You Need to Know!

4G SIM cards fly off the shelves in Cuba

Cubans use new found social media heft to challenge leaders

Cubans Frustrated Over US Move to End 5-year Visitor Visas

Black Market Chemotherapy and Animal Sacrifices in Havana

Cubans turn Haiti into unlikely shopping oasis

Yuli,a portrait of Carlos Acosta and Cuba is a dance film like no other

Las fotos antiguas que resisten la ola de modernidad en La Habana

We'll Do our Best Show in Cuba, Says Blondie's Vocalist

US slashes visa duration for Cubans in 'reciprocal' move

Cuba puts hope on China tourism to attract business

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