4G Internet connect more than a million Cubans
HAVANA, May 31th More than a million Cubans have connected to the Internet through the 4G network of the Cuban Telecommunications Enterprise S.A.,
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Hurricanes and Climate Change in Cuba and the Caribbean
HAVANA, May 30th The 2020 hurricane season has only just about kicked off and we’ve already had our first tropical storm in the Northern Atlantic.
Cuba studying strategies to restart activities after COVID-19 crisis
HAVANA, May 29th The Cuban government is assessing strategies for an eventual return to normality after the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the island, Prensa Latina news agency reported this Wednesday.
Hemingway, 70 years of an unforgettable fishing voyage
HAVANA, May 28th (PL) American renowned writer Ernest Hemingway took part for the first time 70 years ago in a marlin fishing tournament in Cuba, an event remembered by many here.
U.S. limits charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year
HAVANA, May 28th (Reuters) The United States will impose a cap on charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year,
Central Bank of Cuba allows the island’s non-residents to open US dollar bank accounts
HAVANA, May 27th The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) issued a resolution that allows the island’s non-residents to open bank accounts in U.S. dollars,
Who are the cuban artists most followed on Instagram?
HAVANA, May 26th Instagram it is without a doubt the social network more used and effective for artists,
‘Corona town’: Cuban graffiti depicts anguish, urges courage
HAVANA, May 25th (Reuters) – A skeleton reaches up from the ground to clutch at a fantastical winged creature.
Economist Carmelo Mesa-Lago’s View of Cuba’s Future
HAVANA, May 23th (By Vicente Morin Aguado) At his 86 years of age, Carmelo Mesa-Lago speaks loud and clear, he is far removed from any “ism”,
Cuba credits two drugs with slashing coronavirus death toll
HAVANA, May 23th (Reuters) Cuba said this week that use of two drugs produced by its biotech industry that reduce hyper-inflammation
Cuba has a virtual search engine to detect Covid-19
HAVANA, May 22th (PL) Cuban health authorities insisted today on the availability and usefulness of the digital self-investigation
Cuba seeks delay in debt repayment to 2022
HAVANA, May 22th Cuba has asked the Paris Club of major creditors for a delay in repaying its debt until 2022,
The first Catholic church built in Havana since the revolution
HAVANA, May 22th It is dedicated to Pope Saint John Paul II, whose visit to Cuba in 1998 marked a “before and after” moment in the situation of the Catholic Church in this Caribbean nation.
Two Miami-Havana flights of repatriation of Cubans on Friday 22
HAVANA, May 22 Today two repatriation flights will be made for Cuban citizens stranded in the United States
Brazil lets Cuban doctors resume work amid coronavirus struggle
HAVANA, May 20th Brazil has rehired 157 Cuban doctors to help fight a surge in coronavirus cases,
China – Cuba to accelerate first joint biotechnology park
HAVANA, May 19th China and Cuba on Tuesday, May 12 accelerated a project that will create the first joint biotechnological park to research,
Urgent Recommendations to Support Cuba’s Private Sector
HAVANA, May 19th (HT) Supplies, customers, service contracts lost; mobility and connection problems; prices of raw materials and transport going up;
Fourth day without deaths from COVID-19 in Cuba
HAVANA, May 18th The data referring to COVID-19 in Cuba, which the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reports, remain in a zone of stability, and low.
Spain repatriates its tourists stranded in Cuba on a last flight
HAVANA, May 18th Almost 300 Spaniards who were stranded in Cuba, part of the tourists, return this Sunday on what could be the last flight from Havana to Madrid
Cuba is preparing to reopen airports
HAVANA, May 15th Cuba is preparing to reopen its airports as early as July if COVID-19 cases,
U.S. considers returning Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism
HAVANA, May 15th (Reuters) – The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism,
CubaEmprende, Searching for Solutions in Cuba, Even if Only Small Scale
HAVANA, May 15th (HT) The CubaEmprende project, in collaboration with AUGE (a business consultancy),
American Airlines is accepting reservations Miami to Cuba starting June 4
HAVANA,may 13th American Airlines has started selling, through its website, trips to Havana, Cuba, starting June 6, 2020.
Cuba seeks to compete in coronavirus treatment race
HAVANA, May 13th (Reuters) Cuba, labouring under a six-decade U.S. embargo, is betting a biotech sector begun by late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro can give the Caribbean island
Cuba Doubles Down on Testing as Coronavirus Cases Decline
HAVANA, May 12th (Reuters) Cuba began mass testing for the new coronavirus this week even as it appeared to have contained infections,
Is Cuba’s Rations Booklet Getting a Boost from COVID-19?
HAVANA , May 12th (IPS-Cuba) Shortages of food and other essential items are conspiring against the public health system’s efforts to fight COVID-19,
New Actions in Central Havana to Contain the Pandemic
HAVANA, May 11th By IPS-Cuba Centro Habana, the most densely populated municipality in Cuba, became, since May 8,
Treasury Department fines agricultural company for selling food to Cuba
HAVANA, May 10th Although the sale of food to Cuba by the United States is permitted,
Cuba’s wifi generation (Video)
HAVANA, May 6th What are the chances for Cuba with wifi? Is Cuba ready for a generation that is day and night on the phone via wifi?
The double solar halo that surprised many in Havana
HAVANA, May 9th The ring around the sun seen this Friday surprised many in the capital of Cuba.