Evelop airline will resume flights to Cuba
HAVANA, Oct 24 (PL) The Spanish airline Evelop will resume its operations to the Caribbean in November and Cuba will be the first of its destinations to reactivate, the news site Hosteltur reported.
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Cuba grants new legal guarantees to foreign investors
HAVANA, Oct 23 ( PL) Cuba on Friday announced two legal regulations that grant more guarantees to business with foreign capital and prevent damages to investors.
CEIBA Investments acquires stake in Special Development Zone of Mariel
HAVANA, Oct. 23th CEIBA Investments, the Cuban real estate investor, has acquired a 50% stake in a mixed-use industrial park development project in Mariel.
Grand Theater of Havana to reopen with show by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
HAVANA, Oct 22 The Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba company, defender of its own style as a result of the fusion of flamenco, ballet, contemporary style, folklore and other popular Cuban dances,
Cuba says U.S. trade embargo cost more than $5 billion last year
HAVANA, Oct.22th Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez made the comments at the launch of an annual campaign for a United Nations resolution condemning the embargo put in place after Cuba’s 1959 revolution.
Cuba’s Latest Chicken or the Egg Paradox
HAVANA, Oct. 22th The age-old dilemma about which came first, the chicken or the egg, which since ancient times has generated so many philosophical disquisitions, has its very own version in Cuba;
Blind Cuban piano tuner struggles to make ends meet
HAVANA, Oct. 22th (Reuters) Flora Villareal, 67, part of a cohort of Cubans who graduated from an experimental piano tuning program for the blind and visually impaired in 1970,
MINREX: no-cost extension for Cubans abroad will be maintained until flights are normalized
HAVANA, Oct. 21th The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) confirmed this Monday that the collection of the extension for Cubans’ stay abroad
Cuba presents second vaccine candidate against Covid for evaluation
HAVANA, Oct 21 (PL ) The Finlay Vaccine Institute of Cuba presented a second vaccine candidate against Covid-19 to the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices (Cecmed), it transcends today.
Wage reform in Cuba takes into account basic basket
HAVANA, Oct 15 (PL) The pay reform in Cuba will have a basic basket of goods and services as the benchmark for the minimum wage, an authorized source said on Wednesday
Cuba normalizes air traffic: which companies will land on the island?
HAVANA, Oct. 16th Cuba gradually normalizes its international air traffic, and many residents inside and outside the island wonder if there are options available to travel.
TUI will restart flights to Varadero from the UK
HAVANA, Oct 16 (RHC) The important tour operator TUI -Touristik Union International-, will restart its operations in Cuba from the 25th of this month with two weekly flights to the tourist destination of Varadero from the United Kingdom
Animal lovers in Cuba hope new law changes attitudes
HAVANA, Oct. 15th (AFP) Havana’s streets teem with abandoned animals and are littered with carcasses of chickens sacrificed in religious rituals, while, behind closed doors, dogs are thrown into illegal deadly fights.
Bambooleo, eco-friendly Cuban Business enters the market
HAVANA, Oct. 14th (IPSCuba) While the idea has been germinating for years, it was at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in Cuba, that Bambooleo entered the market.
Cuba urges calm as overhaul of monetary system looms
HAVANA, Oct. 12th (Reuters) – Cuba’s economy minister on Monday urged calm as the government prepares to unify its dual currency system and multiple exchange rates in hopes of improving economic performance.
Cuba and the 2020 U.S. elections
HAVANA, Oct. 12th (by Arturo López-Levy) The main alternative in the 2020 presidential elections, with respect to Cuba,
Prime Minister says Cuba enters a new normality
HAVANA, Oct. 12th (ACN) Twelve provinces and the Isle of Youth will move into the new normality Monday, under preventive measures like keeping social distancing and the use of masks,
Yoga finds its way to Cuban hearts
HAVANA, Oct. 9th Yoga is growing in popularity in Cuba, thanks to the efforts of one man, Eduardo Pimentel, a 72-year-old yoga teacher,
Cuba opens most of country to tourism as enters “new normality”
HAVANA, Oct 8 (Reuters) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said late on Thursday that most of the Caribbean island nation would open to international tourism starting next week
What Cuba Can Expect from the US Elections?
HAVANA, Oct. 9th (IPS) Cuba continues to pay close attention to the US electoral campaign. A foreseeable decline in bilateral relations or the return to a dialogue
No quarantine, no pre-flight tests – Cuba is your best bet for winter sun
HAVANA, Oct. 8th Fly and flop to a Caribbean beach without jumping through several health hoops to get there? Thank the Spanish-speaking island of Cuba.
We Love Our Coffee, Yet It’s Pretty Much Banned
HAVANA, Oct. 8th (By Safie M. Gonzalez) Cuban Coffee is much more than a drink to help us Cubans kick start off the day. Did you already strain the coffee? Ya colaste el café ? is a classic question in the Cuban mornings.
Cuba has1278 Elderly for every 1000 Children!
HAVANA, Oct 8th Last year, I had to travel to Guatemala City to confirm I had earned the “honourable” status of an old man. A reality check says I am a few blinks away from being seven decades old.
White House imposes fresh sanctions on Havana (Video)
HAVANA, Oct. 8th During U.S. President Donald Trump’s first presidential term,
Last travel status to Cuba for Americans
HAVANA, Oct. 6th Cuba, like much of the Caribbean, has been on tourism lockdown since March.
Western Cuba on Hurricane Warning for Tropical Storm Delta
HAVANA, Oct. 6th The quick development of Tropical Storm Delta led Cuban authorities to issue a Hurricane Warning* Monday for Pinar del Rio.
Cuban keys’ tourism works successfully, says executive
HAVANA, Oct 5 ( PL) Cuba’s Tourism Counselor of the Cuban Embassy in Canada, Carmen Casal, on Monday expressed on Facebook her satisfaction with vacation operations in Cuban keys.
Vicissitudes of Crisis & My Experience at Dollar Stores
HAVANA, Oct. 3th (By Irina Pino) My situation hasn’t been the worst during the pandemic.
What Became of the ARCOS Undersea Cable Connection to Cuba?
HAVANA, Oct. 2th Cuba’s primary connection to the global Internet is through the ALBA-1 undersea cable linking landing points on the south-east shore of the island to Venezuela and Jamaica;
Havana Lifts Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Fall
HAVANA, Oct 1 (Sputnik) Governor of the Cuban capital of Havana Reinaldo Garcia Zapata announced on Thursday the withdrawal of the coronavirus-linked curfew and transport restrictions.