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10/08/2020/by Havana Live

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Havana Back on Lockdown as Coronavirus Rebounds

HAVANA, Aug.8 Cuba placed Havana back on a strict lockdown on Saturday following a rebound in coronavirus cases, ordering restaurants, bars and pools once more to close, suspending public transportation and banning access to the beach. Cuba,…

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These Canadian airlines are heading back to Cuba—soon!

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Havana airport keeps closed in response to spike in coronavirus cases

HAVANA, Aug. 8th After several weeks in which the coronavirus epidemic seemed under control, the reopening of the economy has caused a spike in cases in Havana, forcing the government to keep Cuba's main airport closed. On Friday, the Ministry…

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Recovery Setback in Western Cuba with New Covid-19 Outbreaks

HAVANA, Aug. 7th (IPSCuba) A municipality in the western Artemisa province has had to go back from stage three to stage one of the recovery processes, because of a spike in cases. Hotspots in 10 out of Havana’s 15 municipalities and reduced…

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‘Epicentro’: First Trailer For Sundance Doc About Cuba From Oscar Nominee Hubert Sauper

HAVANA, Aug. 7th Here’s the first trailer for Sundance 2020 Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary Epicentro from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Hubert Sauper (Darwin’s Nightmare).The impressionistic film is a portrait of post-colonial, “utopian”…

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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to be based in Havana in 2021/22

HAVANA, Aug. 6th Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has revealed that it will base its ship Braemar out of Havana for its 2021/22 Caribbean season.Clare Ward, director of product and customer service at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines said: “Too often the Caribbean…

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Cuba launches some long-delayed economic reforms

HAVANA, Aug. 6th (AP) With its airports closed to commercial flights and its economy tanking, Cuba has launched the first in a series of long-promised reforms meant to bolster the country's struggling private sector. The island's thousands…

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Cuba allocates multimillion budget to fight Covid-19

HAVANA, Aug 5 (PL) Cuba has so far used more than a billion pesos in the fight against Covid-19, a considerable figure in the midst of the world crisis, exacerbated in Cuba by the blockade imposed by the United StatesThe data, released by…

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Cuba’s botanical gardens gain ground amid COVID-19 pandemic

HAVANA, Aug. 5th Tired of watching movies at home and of social media, Leonilda Perez, 56, took a bus and embarked with her family on a journey to the National Botanical Garden, located some 25 kilometers away from Havana’s historical downtown…

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More massive tests to detect COVID-19 in Havana

HAVANA, Aug. 4th Given the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Havana in recent days, massive studies to detect the disease are being carried out in the main Cuban city, according to the island’s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). This…

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New joint venture between BioFarma and United Kingdom

HAVANA, Aug. 4th The Group of Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries (BioCubaFarma) announced on Monday the constitution of the joint venture BioFarma Innovations, together with the United Kingdom company SG Innovations Limited, Cuban…

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Havana orphaned

HAVANA, Aug. 3rd One of the most extraordinary Cubans with whom I have shared the breath of time that reaches us while alive has died. Eusebio Leal was a brilliant intellectual, a gifted orator, an impeccable humanist, a stubborn lover…tireless;…

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Mitsubishi Corporation ventures into new business with Cuba

HAVANA, Aug 3 (PL ) Japan´s Mitsubishi Corporation, one of the largest commercial companies in the country, is exploring new business options with Cuba, a diplomatic note said today.According to the text, in addition to the traditional high-end…

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Cuba signs Economic Cooperation Agreement with Basque Country

HAVANA, Aug.2 Cuba and the Basque Country – an autonomous community in northern Spain – have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to deepen cooperation ties. According to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment,…

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Copa Airlines will operate with few flights after authorization from the Government of Panama

HAVANA, Aug 2th Copa Airlines airline said this Saturday that it will make a reduced number of flights starting this August, after the Government of Panama authorized the limited opening of Tocumen International Airport, the main of the country,…

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Cubans bid farewell to Eusebio Leal Spengler, the saviour of Havana

HAVANA, Aug. 1th The old town of Havana has sheltered many famous faces over its 500 years, Alexander von Humboldt and Ernest Hemingway among them, but few more loved than Eusebio Leal Spengler, who died on Friday. The city historian could be…

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Cuba inaugurates plant to produce drug against COVID-19

HAVANA, 1 Aug. A synthetic peptides production plant, in which a drug used successfully in Cuba against COVID-19 will be manufactured, was inaugurated this Thursday at Havana’s Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). President…

Falleció Eusebio Leal, historiador de La Habana

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Eusebio Leal, who oversaw renewal of Old Havana, dies at 77

HAVANA, July 31st (AP) Eusebio Leal Spengler, who oversaw the transformation of crumbling Old Havana to an immaculately restored colonial tourist attraction, becoming the de-facto mayor of the historic city center and one of the nation’s…

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Cuba postpones UN resolution against US trade embargo

HAVANA, July 31 (IANS) Cuba has said that it will postpone a draft resolution it annually submits to the UN General Assembly condemning the US trade embargo against the island country, until next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing…

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US sanctions London-based Cuban Havin Bank LTD

HAVANA, July 30th (AFP) The United States announced sanctions Thursday against Havin Bank LTD, a London-based Cuban entity also known as Havana International Bank, dealing a blow to the Cuban financial system.The Treasury Department said it…

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French bank Crédit Mutuel drops Cuban Dollar accounts

HAVANA, July 30th The Cuban government’s plan to cash in on the reopening of dollar stores seems to have overlooked one detail: the Trump administration’s express goal to prevent money sent by Cuban exiles from going to companies controlled…

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Indonesia-based Archipelago Hotels is expanding in Cuba

HAVANA, July 30th The company said this week it had been awarded management contracts for a pair of hotels in Cuba: the first is the 320-room Panorama Hotel in Havana, which will be rebranded as the ASTON Panorama Hotel. The second is the ASTON…

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Cuba loosens restictions on private sector to stimulate economy

HAVANA, July 29th (Reuters) Cuba is loosening restrictions on small businesses as it seeks to stimulate a state-dominated economy hammered by the implosion of ally Venezuela, U.S. sanctions and the pandemic. The import-dependent country…

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“Love Each Other”, but …

HAVANA, July 29th (HT) “An unfavourable day”, Dr. Duran told us in his television appearance on Monday, July 27. No less than 37 cases and of them, 26 in the capital of the country. [They were followed by 23 and 33 cases reported on…

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Cuban musician and teacher Roberto Chorens Dotre died

HAVANA, Jul 28th The prominent Cuban musician and teacher Roberto Chorens Dotre died today in this capital due to a cardiac arrest, at age 72.The Cuban Institute of Music, together with the Ministry of Culture, expressed its condolences to…

Already more than 200 contracts in wholesale market for private businesses

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Already more than 200 contracts in wholesale market for private sector

HAVANA, July 28th Mercabal, the first wholesale market authorized in Cuba to sell products to private businesses and non-agricultural cooperatives dedicated to gastronomy, has signed more than 200 contracts in just three days since its opening.…

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Cuba’s organic farms flourish amid pandemic’s potential impact on food supply

HAVANA, July 28 Small-scale organic farms are flourishing in Cuba, spurred by COVID-19's potentially damaging impact on the food supply.Michael Ponce's Vista Hermosa Organic Farm is a tranquil agroecological dairy, meat and poultry enterprise…

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Cuba’s Currencies: CUP and CUC vs. USD

HAVANA, July 27th (HT) If there was something people couldn’t talk about when I was a little girl, it was the dollar. Only foreigners could buy things in this currency. If anyone was caught with green bills in their pocket, they would be sent…

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What went wrong in Havana?

HAVANA, Aug. 1oth When it seemed that Cuba had overcome the virus and was making good progress in its reopening, a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Havana and a neighbouring province have forced the island to stop dead and resume harsh…

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‘Epicentro’: First Trailer For Sundance Doc About Cuba From Oscar Nominee Hubert Sauper

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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to be based in Havana in 2021/22

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Cuba launches some long-delayed economic reforms

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Cuba allocates multimillion budget to fight Covid-19

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Cuba’s botanical gardens gain ground amid COVID-19 pandemic

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