Prices and other Horror Stories from Cuba
HAVANA, March 12th There isn’t a time in the day here in Cuba when we don’t have to look at our wallets with sadness or up at the heavens.
Entries by Havana Live
Juan Guaidó: “We have decreed no more oil shipments to Cuba”
HAVANA, March 12th The interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, has decreed the cessation of oil shipments made by the Government of Nicolás Maduro to Cuba, for which he has requested the help of the international community that supports and recognizes him.
Cuba taps into high-end luxury tourist market
HAVANA, March 11th Cuba used to depend on aid from its oil-rich ally Venezuela. But with Venezuela in turmoil, opening luxury hotels is “a new stage,” but also “a necessity,” Cuba’s Tourism Minister says as his country scrambles for other revenue sources.
DIEGO MARADONA WILL RECOGNIZE THREE CHILDREN IN CUBA
HAVANA, March 9th Diego Maradona’s lawyer revealed that his client had three children, adolescents, in Cuba. The Argentine star will visit Havana in the year to perform DNA tests and recognize them.
Germany-Cuba Scientific Symposium opens in Havana
HAVANA Mar 7th The First Symposium of the Max Planck Society of Germany and Cuba, Frontiers of Science, will contribute to promoting reciprocal scientific knowledge, said Aurora Fernández González, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, at the opening of the meeting on Wednesday.
ETECSA announces 4G service just 3 months after offering mobile data
HAVANA, March 7 This Thursday, ETECSA announced that it will begin offering services on the 4G mobile network to “relieve” the overload in the 3G network, which began operations in December.
Havana World Music Festival March 21-23
HABANA, March 6th (HT) The Havana World Music Festival in its sixth edition is set be held in Havana on March 21-23. For this year the festival program includes 20 new bands from a dozen nations under the Primera Base category. Groups of the most diverse musical genres with excellent quality but mostly little known.
Three Filmmakers Win the 2019 National Film Prize
HAVANA, March 6 (PL ) Producer Miguel Mendoza, the director of photography Livio Delgado, and the sound engineer Jeronimo Labrada, will receive here the National Cinema Prize 2019, announced the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (Icaic).
Top 10 restaurants in Havana, according to TripAdvisor
HAVANA, March 5 TripAdvisor, the popular US website dedicated to publishing travel related content reviews, has cataloged the ten best Cuban restaurants in the capital, based on the comments and evaluations provided by the visitors to the Island. A rigorous selection system of 858 gastronomic sites in Havana, the portal managed to make a ranking […]
Foreign Filmmakers to Attend Young Audiovisual Event in Havana
Havana, Mar 5thy (PL ) Specialists in audiovisual production from Cuba and other countries will give lectures during the 18th Young Exhibition of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC), to be held in Havana from April 4 to 9, the organizers inform on Monday.
Cuba turns to Sun to cut reliance on fossil fuels
HAVANA, March 5th Sun-drenched Cuba is committed to reducing its reliance on fossil fuels by turning year-round sunshine into an abundance of clean energy.
Cuba aims for 5M tourists in 2019, the year of Havana’s 500th anniversary
HAVANA, March 5th (UPI) — Cuba is on its way to seeing a growth in annual tourism to the island of at least 5 million visitors this year, officials said Monday.
US threat looms over foreign firms trading with Cuba
HAVANA,March 4th (AFP) US President Donald Trump’s administration is brandishing the threat of sanctions against foreign companies “trafficking” with Cuba, a move hitherto mothballed by Washington so as not to offend allies.
Mariel Development Zone Shows Intense Activity in February
HAVANA, Mar 3 (PL) The Special Development Zone of Mariel (ZEDM), important Cuban economic enclave, had an intense activity in February.
“It is better to avoid fat people”
HAVANA, March 2th Havana’s Taxi driver Miguel Ernesto, who travels from Santiago de Las Vegas to Centro Habana, does not hide to comment on obesity in Cuba: “It’s better to avoid fat people, I know about the routes they’re charging for, but I do not want to take them down, I’m down in the street, […]
Havana Percussion Festival March 4-10
HAVANA, March 2th (HT) The Havana International Drum Festival and Contest in its 18th edition takes place from March 4 to 10, convened by the National Center for Popular Music.
Cuba Isn’t Banning Reggaeton, But A Law on Artistic Expression is Still Worrying Activists
HAVANA, March 1th Last weekend, Cubans voted to ratify a new constitution that the country’s government has said will offer social change and provide more freedom to citizens.
Seventh Edition of Dancing Festival in Havana
HAVANA, Mar 1 (PL) Cuban and Swedish dance companies Danza Teatro Retazos and Memory Wax are immerse today in the preparations for the seventh edition of the Transitos Habana Festival, which will take place in this capital city from March 18 to 23.
Cuba to Welcome UK Highnesses
HAVANA, Mar 1th (PL) Cuba will receive with warm hospitality the Highnesses Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reiterated on the occasion of the visit that will take place from March 24 to 27.
Survey Describes Physical Abuse Women Endure in Cuba
HAVANA, Feb. 27th (IPS Cuba) Slaps, beatings, being pushed, hair pulled or having objects being thrown with the intention of causing pain, are all displays of the physical violence that many women describe in their relationships, according to the recently released National Gender Equality Survey (ENIG-2016).
Key West – Havana, first submarine cable
HAVANA, Feb. 26th At the peak of communications, few think of Samuel Morse and his great contribution to the development of humanity. The world aspires to move to the rhythm of satellite communication, but almost no one remembers that the first network of networks survives under the sea.
Russian and Cuban diplomats discuss bilateral cooperation in Havana
HAVANA, February 26. (TASS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has held talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said. Titov is currently on a visit to Havana where he will hold consultations with the Cuban Foreign Ministry.
New Cuban constitution gets 87 percent approval
HAVANA, Feb. 25th (AP) Cuban authorities say a new constitution has been approved by nearly 87 percent of voters, a relatively low figure for a country where official proposals routinely receive higher than 90 percent approval.
Cuba’s tobacco growers confront climate change
HAVANA, Feb. 24th (CNN) Looking at the plain, one-story wooden shacks that dot the countryside in Cuba’s vuelta abajo region, one would never guess that the farmers here grow one of the island’s most valuable natural resources: cigar tobacco.
The Habano Festival closes its XXI edition in Cuba with the Gala Night dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Trinidad
HAVANA, Feb. 23th The Habano Festival closes its XXI edition in Cuba with the Gala Night dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Trinidad The Habano Festival has closed its XXI edition in Cuba with the Gala Night, thus putting the finishing touch to a week full of activities for lovers of the best tobacco in […]
Does socialism have a future? Cubans are hitting the polls
HAVANA, Feb. 23th (CNN) Does socialism have a future? Millions of Cubans are about to tell the world “yes” — or so Havana hopes. Sunday, Cuba will vote on a new constitution.
Spanish Profood Company Starts Operations in Cuba
HAVANA, Feb. 21th The Spanish company Profood Service S.A. entered into operations in the Mariel Special Development Zone where it will carry out the…
Putin tells the US he is ready for another Cuban Missile Crisis
HAVANA, Feb. 21th President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the US is foolish enough to want one and that his country currently has the edge when it comes to a first nuclear strike.
Spanisch company invest 3.5 billion euros in its tourism macro-project in Cuba
HAVANA, February 21th After three years of negotiations with the Cuban authorities, the Spanish company Urbas Grupo Financiero has obtained the authorization to build the macro-tourism project that it has been promoting since 2016. It is only this year that it has obtained the approval from the Ministry of Tourism.
Over 500 Competitors in Havana Triathlon
HAVANA, Feb 20 (PL ) More than 500 competitors from 35 nations will animate the 5th edition of the Havana Triathlon, to be held on Saturday, February 23, the sports daily magazine Jit confirmed Wednesday.