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PRESIDENT OF CUBA ANNOUNCES THE END OF THE “CENTRALIZED ECONOMY”

HAVANA, June 15th The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, made an unexpected announcement today confirming that from next year the economic plans of state-owned companies will no longer

15/06/2019/by Havana Live

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Lack of US cruises leaves Havana empty

HAVANA, June 14th (AFP) The United States government recently ordered a halt to American cruise ship stopovers in Cuba, affecting the island's tourism industry and its economy.

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CUBAN ASSURES TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL RENOIR PICTURE DISAPPEARED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

HAVANA, June 13 Damaso Fong, a Cuban direct descendant of Chinese emigrant, announced today that he has an original painting by renowned artist Pierre Auguste Renoir, one of the greatest exponents of French Impressionism in the late nineteenth…

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Expedia fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions with Cuba tours

HAVANA, June 13th Travel booking company Expedia was fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions by selling Cuba travel tours and packages, according to a U.S. Department of the Treasury report released Thursday. Per the report, Expedia…

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The descendants of a Cuban family asks Meliá for compensation of at least 10 million euros

HAVANA, June 12th The descendants of entrepreneur Rafael Lucas Sánchez Hill ask the hotel chain Meliá Hotels International compensation of at least 10 million euros for exploiting two hotels, Paradisus Río de Oro and Sol Río and Luna…

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How a US Law Invades EU-Cuba Business Relations

HAVANA, June 10th (HT) Leading Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad reported Saturday June 9th under a headline of “Conflict over Cuba’s Millions” that the Dutch software company Exact* was being taken to court over the unilateral cancellation…

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Harvesting honey becomes big business in Cuba

HAVANA, June 10 th In Cuba’s countryside, the honey industry is reaping sweet rewards. Honey has now surpassed sugar and coffee as one of the key agricultural exports. For years Cuba was unable to import pesticides and learned to produce…

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Cuban sugar harvest one of lowest in 120 years, exports met

HAVANA, June 10th (Reuters) - The Cuban state-run sugar monopoly Azcuba met its export commitments for this season despite output weighing in 13% below plan, the official Prensa Latina news agency reported over the weekend, citing company spokesman…

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Women boxers striking a blow for equality in Cuba

HAVANA, June 10th (AFP) In the musty funk of a Havana boxing gym, Idamelys Moreno smacks a series of whomping right hooks into a heavy punching bag. For the past four years, she has ripped it up in training to try to emulate dozens of Cuban…

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Would Things Be Different If There Was a Havana Trump Tower?

HAVANA,June 7th Must President Donald Trump undo all humanitarian progress that was made by former President Barack Obama? It almost feels like Trump’s whole motivation is bitter vengeful spite or jealousy to take down the legacy of a much…

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How to Plan a "Support for the Cuban People" Trip

HAVANA, June 7th This Tuesday, the U.S. government announced new restrictions on travel to Cuba, banning two of the three most popular ways Americans currently visit: by cruise ship (which brought in some 800,000 travelers last year) and…

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Airlines will wait and see in Cuba

HAVANA, June 7th The new restrictions imposed by the Trump administration this week on travel from the U.S. to Cuba could end up compelling airlines to recalibrate service to the island. "Overall there are simply going to be fewer people…

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A Call to End Tobacco and Rum Advertising in Cuba

HAVANA, June 7th (IPS Cuba) Cuban author and journalist Hugo Luis Sanchez just made a request to Cuba’s health authorities, calling on them to back the approval of a law which would ban all publicity that encourages the consumption of cigarettes…

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Cuba's private-sector workers say Trump's travel curbs will hurt them too

HAVANA, June 6th (Reuters) - Lazaro Hernandez, who has made a good living showing U.S. cruise ship passengers around Havana in his pink 1950s Chevrolet, says the new U.S. ban on cruises to Cuba will wipe out 90% of his business overnight. Hernandez…

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US Cuba cruise ban: Tourists and locals react

HAVANA, June 5th The US has announced a new ban on travel to Cuba for American group tours, cruise ships, private planes, and yachts journeying to the island. US officials say the new rules seek to punish the country's communist regime. It…

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Royal Caribbean is First Cruise Line to Cancel Visits to Cuba

HAVANA, June 5th Royal Caribbean has become the first cruise line to take action in response to the new U.S. Cuba travel ban which goes into effect today, June 5. Royal Caribbean Cancels Calls to Cuba In response to the new U.S. Cuba travel…

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Havana Hosts 10th International Design Congress

HAVANA, June 4th (PL) More than 14 renowned speakers worldwide will talk about the impact, culture, sustainability, history and design training, on occasion of the 10th International Design Congress in Havana, FORMA 2019, starting in Havana…

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PRESIDENT OF CUBA ANNOUNCES THE END OF THE “CENTRALIZED ECONOMY”

Lack of US cruises leaves Havana empty

CUBAN ASSURES TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL RENOIR PICTURE DISAPPEARED DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Expedia fined over $300,000 for breaching U.S. sanctions with Cuba tours

The descendants of a Cuban family asks Meliá for compensation of at least 10 million euros

How a US Law Invades EU-Cuba Business Relations

Harvesting honey becomes big business in Cuba

Cuban sugar harvest one of lowest in 120 years, exports met

Women boxers striking a blow for equality in Cuba

Would Things Be Different If There Was a Havana Trump Tower?

How to Plan a "Support for the Cuban People" Trip

Airlines will wait and see in Cuba

A Call to End Tobacco and Rum Advertising in Cuba

Cuba's private-sector workers say Trump's travel curbs will hurt them too

US Cuba cruise ban: Tourists and locals react

Royal Caribbean is First Cruise Line to Cancel Visits to Cuba

Havana Hosts 10th International Design Congress

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