Cohiba 55 Aniversario Humidor Slated for Next Habanos S.A. Humidor Auction
HAVANA, May 6th Whenever the next Festival del Habano takes place, there will be a special Cohiba 55 Aniversario humidor up for sale.
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Young Cuban Architect Nominated for International Award
HAVANA, May 6th (IPS) His wooden house was demolished when he was just 10 years old.
China becomes top market for Cuba’s legendary cigars
HAVANA, May 5th Cuba’s state cigar monopoly, Habanos S.A., said on Tuesday that China had displaced Spain last year as its top market but
How The Pandemic Has Impacted Cubana De Aviación
HAVANA, May 4th Cubana de Aviación is currently operating a skeleton route due to the impact of several crises.
2021 is declared in Cuba as the Cohiba Year
HAVANA, May 4 (Prensa Latina) During the opening today in this capital of the first Habanos World Days event,
Cuban government ends leading dissident’s hunger strike
HAVANA, May 2nd (Reuters) Cuba’s government put an end on Sunday to a week-long hunger strike staged by a leading dissident
Trust Investing in Cuba: opportunity or scam?
HAVANA, May 2nd. If you have been connected to the Internet in the last year, it is very likely that within your network of contacts on Facebook
Cuban dissident hunger strike challenges government
HAVANA, May 1st (Reuters) The leader of a group of artists, writers and activists have announced a new hunger strike,
Pandemic and economic crisis dampen May Day in Cuba
HAVANA, May 1st (REUTERS) For a second consecutive year Cuba cancelled its emblematic May Day march through Havana’s Plaza de la Revolution Square
The Streets of Havana Are Birthing A New Genre of Music – Bakosó
HAVANA, May 1st Any native New Yorker will tell you; Manhattan has long been the epicentre of “making it”. While the outer boroughs relegated to secondary status.
Cuban authorities will inspect ICUs due to increase in deaths from COVID-19
HAVANA, Apr. 30th Given the alarming number of deaths from COVID-19 reported on Wednesday,
Russians, vaccines, sun and beach to reactivate the Cuban tourism industry
HAVANA, Apr. 30th Sun and beach, and in particular the 23 kilometres of pristine beaches in the resort town of Varadero,
“Ernest Hemingway” fishing tournament postponed due to Covid 19
HAVANA, April 29th (EFE) Cuba decided on Thursday to postpone the seventieth edition of the Marilyn International Fishing Championship,
Cuba completes its network of molecular biology laboratories to detect coronavirus
HAVANA, Apr. 29th With the inauguration of a molecular biology laboratory this Tuesday in the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud,
From Miami and Havana, singers take aim in battle of song
HAVANA, Apr. 29th ( AFP) An ideological battle is being waged over Cuba’s government between musicians in Havana and Miami, with political slogans set to reggaeton, salsa and rap.
The Adaptability of Havana’s Illicit Market
HAVANA, Apr. 28th (HT) Many people’s understanding of Havana is: “A hundred pesos is nothing nowadays,” and that it doesn’t matter how much you have to sacrifice in order to feed your family.
Why the Embargo Against Cuba?
HAVANA, Apr. 27th Now that Cuban President Raul Castro has resigned the presidency of Cuba, will the U.S. government lift its six-decades-long economic embargo against Cuba?
Cuba Adopts Cryptocurrency as Part of Communist Party Agenda
HAVANA, Apr. 27th Cryptocurrency is now officially part of the Communist Party agenda in Cuba.
Cuban engineers’ dreams take flight with home-grown drones
HAVANA, Apr. 27th (AFP) Disguised as a sparrowhawk, and convincingly mimicking its predatory cry, a drone made of wood,
Women leading the bicycle messaging services in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr. 26th In times of crisis, the bicycle has emerged as a vital tool to supplant the lack of transportation in Cuba;
Cuban Ministry of Public Health announced massive COVID-19 vaccination will begin in May in Havana
HAVANA, Apr. 25th The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) announced this Thursday that the massive intervention with the Abdala
Cuba sets new record of daily Covid cases as total infections near 1,241
HAVANA, April 24 (IANS) Cuba reported a new record number of Covid-19 infections on Friday, with 1,241 in one day bringing the total to 99,208,
South African virus variant fuels record Cuban COVID-19 cases
HAVANA, April 22 (Reuters) Cuba reported a record 1,207 new coronavirus cases on Thursday as the arrival of a more contagious new virus
Havana to host San Remo Music Awards Festival
HAVANA, Apr. 23 The prestigious Italian San Remo Music Awards (SRMA) Festival will have its first Iberian-American edition in Havana next November,
The End to Many Public Services in Cuba
HAVANA , (HT) Apr.22nd Cojimar was always a peaceful town, with a discreet bay and coral reef beaches. It was known as a fisherman’s town,
Volcanic emissions from La Soufrière are affecting Cuba
HAVANA, April 21st (HT) The La Soufrière volcano located on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, an island in the lesser Antilles’ volcanic arc,
Russia, Cuba seek closer ‘strategic partnership’
HAVANA, April 21st (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin called communist Cuba’s new leader Miguel Diaz-Canel Tuesday to discuss strengthening the two countries’ “strategic partnership,”
Internet, the thorn in the side of Cuba’s one party state
HAVANA, Apr. 21st (AFP) Cuba’s leadership has always viewed the internet with suspicion while trying desperately to control it.
Cubans turn to herbal remedies, barter amid medicine scarcity
HAVANA, April 20 (Reuters) Dayana Rodriguez says her son is overwhelmed with scabies but she has not been able to find any of the treatments
Iran test Soberana 02 on 24,000 people
HAVANA, Apr. 20th Iran will begin in the coming days the third phase of the clinical trial of the Cuban Soberana 02 vaccine, locally called Pasteur,