Letter of the Year for 2021: Olokun, sign of the fierce ocean
HAVANA, Jan 2nd. Olokun, one of the most respected and mysterious deities of the Yoruba pantheon,
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Cuban doctors add another four British Nobel nominations
HAVANA, Dec 31 The international campaign to recognize Cuban doctors of the Henry Reeve brigade with the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Cuba negotiates with other countries to develop phase 3 of Soberana 02 vaccine
HAVANA, Dec. 30th (EFE) Cuba is negotiating to develop in other countries the last phase of trials of one of its four vaccine projects against SARS-CoV-2
Specialists talk about the future of Cuba travel
HAVANA, Dec. 30th What will President-elect Joe Biden do about Cuba after he’s sworn in on Jan. 20?
Cuba’s looming monetary reform sparks confusion, inflation fears
HAVANA, Dec.30th (Reuters) A major monetary reform that will hike prices and state wages in Cuba starting on Friday
Cuba to administer its own Covid vaccine in early 2021
HAVANA, Dec.30th Cuba will be able to administer its own COVID vaccine to its entire population in the first half of 2021, according to a senior health official.
Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List
HAVANA, Dec. 30th State Department officials have drawn up a proposal to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism,
Russian Railways Temporarily Suspends Project On Modernization
HAVANA, Dec. 29th State-run Russian Railways (RZD) has suspended a project on the modernization of Cuba’s railways
Cuba to limit entry from Dominican Republic and five other countries
HAVANA, Dec. 28th (DT) Cuba decided to limit the entry of travellers from the United States, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic,
Sixth part of Pirates of the Caribbean will be filmed in Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 28th The expected sixth part of Pirates of the Caribbean, one of the highest-grossing film sagas of the 21st century, will be partially filmed in Cuba,
Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to fight Covid-19
HAVANA, Dec 24 (PL) Ten brigades of Cuban doctors arrived in Panama on Friday morning to collaborate with the care of those infected by Covid-19, at the most critical moment of the pandemic in the country.
Two other lawsuits under Helms-Burton Act set sights on port of Mariel
HAVANA, Dec. 25th With the last two lawsuits directed against U.S. companies operating with the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM),
Cuba to demand negative PCR from international travelers
HAVANA, Dec 24 As of January 2021, Cuba will demand international travellers arriving in the country to produce a negative PCR test conducted by a laboratory certified in the country of origin.
Cuba to require pre-arrival COVID-19 tests as cases rebound
HAVANA, Dec. 23th (Reuters) Facing a steep rebound in coronavirus infections since fully re-opening borders last month,
Dominican Republic solidarity organizations criticize Dominican Republic foreign policy
HAVANA, Dec. 23th On Sunday, December 18 political and solidarity organizations, together with various Dominican personalities,
Can Cubans buy dollars from the government?
HAVANA, Dec. 23th The question that gives the title to this note has been worrying Cubans inside and outside the island for months,
Cuba Receives 7 New Locomotives From Russia
HAVANA, Dec. 23th Seven locomotives TGM8KM produced by Russia’s Sinara-Transport Machines company arrived in Cuba on Tuesday,
Cuban economy in 2021: beyond the numbers
HAVANA, Dec. 22th Four days ago, during the sixth regular session of the National Assembly of People’s Power, in its ninth legislature,
The Cuban government announces strong increases in medicine prices
HAVANA, Dec.22th The Cuban government will no longer subsidize a series of medicines and announced a substantial increase in the prices of medicines.
Havana Club and Rapper Skepta Bring Cuba’s Community Spirit Back to London
HAVANA, Dec. 22th “All brands want to be part of the culture. But only a few remember that you can’t buy that spot.
For Biden’s Cuba policy, quid pro quo incrementalism is doomed to fail
HAVANA, Dec. 22th As the anniversary of President Obama’s Dec. 17 historic breakthrough on relations with Cuba approaches,
One day after the day of San Lázaro
HAVANA, Dec. 19th Not even because of COVID-19, or perhaps because of that, did Cubans stop attending El Rincón,
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says ready to talk with Biden
HAVANA, Dec 18th Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that he was ready to talk with US President-elect Joe Biden, who will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021, “on any subject”.
Havana Club presents new Professional Editions
HAVANA, Dec 18 (RHC) Havana Club International S.A. presented this Friday the Professional Editions C and D, which come to enrich the exclusive range of Cuban rums,
The new rules for Americans visiting Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 18th Flying is the easy part. As of mid-December 2020, there are over a dozen flights a day between the US and Havana
Cuba says economy shrank 11% in 2020, thwarts ‘soft coup’ attempts
HAVANA, Dec 18 (Reuters) Cuba’s already cash-strapped economy shrank 11% in 2020 due to the pandemic and tougher U.S. sanctions
Cuba increase prices for cultural and sports services to up to six times
HAVANA, Dec. 17th Cuba will increase the entrance prices of museums, historical sites, cinemas, theatres, cultural and sports events by three and up to six times,
Cuba will strengthen research in Natural and Traditional Medicine
HAVANA, Dec 16th The main challenge of Natural and Traditional Medicine (NTM) in Cuba for 2021 is to continue strengthening research and the generation of scientific evidence,
Biden Plots Cuba Reset in Rebuke of Trump’s Sanctions
HAVANA, Dec. 16th President-elect Joe Biden’s team plans to bring the U.S. closer to normalized relations with Cuba,
On changes in monetary policy, employment and subsidies
HAVANA, Dec. 16th Last Thursday, December 10, the Cuban government announced the beginning of a group of public policy transformations that include increases in wages and prices,