UN to hold vote on US embargo of Cuba
HAVANA, June 23th The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will vote on a resolution today calling on the US to lift the sixty-year embargo imposed on Cuba.
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Cuba Tourists Can Now Buy $1,000 Cash Cards
HAVANA, June 23th The Cuban banking system has devised a new option to keep the foreign currency of tourists starting with Prepaid Cards at the Cadeca currency exchange offices in Varadero and Cayo Coco.
Here’s why Cubans have to fly to Russia to get to Guyana
HAVANA, June 23th Cubans who are required to fly to Guyana for visa interviews at the U.S. Embassy there are complaining that Havana-Georgetown tickets are selling
Cuba´s Abdala vaccine 92.28% effective against coronavirus
HAVANA, June 22nd (REUTERS) Cuba said on Monday its three-shot Abdala vaccine against the coronavirus had proved 92.28% effective in last-stage clinical trials.
Choreographers of 13 countries created for the DanceCoreo contest of Cuba
HAVANA, June 21st (PL) Over 200 choreographers from 13 countries participated in the DanceCoreo International contest,
High inflation worsens the crisis in Cuba
HAVANA, June 21st (HT) Cubans woke up last year wondering whether they would be able to find basic products such as milk, pork, rice, beans, medicine, or shampoo.
Cuban banks stop accepting dollar deposits in cash as of today
HAVANA, Jun 21 (EFE) Cuban banks will not accept dollar deposits in cash as of Monday, a measure that the Cuban government has justified in response to the United States embargo,
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
HAVANA, June 20th (Reuters) Cuba’s Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses,
Travelers arriving through Varadero and Cayo Coco must book tourism or isolation packages
HAVANA, June 19th Cuba will require the purchase of tourist or hotel isolation packages for travelers who intend to come to the island as of June 20,
Cuba make its own COVID-19 vaccines, now it needs syringes
HAVANA, June 19th Cuba, which says it has developed five COVID-19 vaccine candidates and immunized about 2 million people in the island of 11 million,
The law for the creation of small enterprises in Cuba confirmed for September
HAVANA, June 19th (AFP) The Cuban government on Friday specified its timetable for the creation of the status of small and medium-sized enterprises,
Cuba’s New Hotels and Dollar Stores
HAVANA, June 18th (HT) It’s been over a year now that the only trucks you see on the highway and roads around the Jaronu sugar refinery, in Camaguey, belong to the Military Construction Co.
Drop in Havana COVID-19 cases boosts hopes Cuban vaccines working
HAVANA, June 18 (Reuters) Coronavirus infections have halved in Havana since authorities started administering Cuba’s experimental vaccines en masse in the capital a month ago,
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,
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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
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,
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,
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,
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
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.
Cuba’s Central Highway, regional inequalities
HAVANA, June 8th Even in times of pandemic driving on Cuba’s Central Highway is a challenge.
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
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,
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.