Cuba extends until March the deadline for importing food, hygiene and medicines free of tariffs
HAVANA, Jan 1. The Cuban government will extend until March 31 the non-commercial, tariff-free importation of food,
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Government announces creation of service centers to sell fuel in MLC
HAVANA, Dec. 31st. The Cuban Government announced the sale of fuel in Freely Convertible Currency (MLC), as they had announced in the Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP).
ETECSA introduces new mobile numbering for its clients in Cuba
HAVANA, Dec. 30th. The Cuban Telecommunications Company, ETECSA, has announced the implementation of a new mobile numbering for its clients in the country.
More than five thousand irregular migrants returned to Cuba in 2023
HAVANA, Dec 30 Five thousand 253 irregular migrants have been returned to Cuba in 2023, by air and sea from different countries in the Americas, according to official sources today.
Havanatur in the eye of controversy over Santa Claus advertising
HAVANA, dec. 30th. The Cuban company Havanatur came to the dock of the state media and the Foreign Ministry this week for an advertisement that many came to compare with “colonizing icons.”
No Cuban New Year’s Eve without dancing and dominoes
HAVANA, Dec 31 is celebrated in Cuba in various ways not only with the delicious dinner at the end of the day, which, although important,
Marella Explorer 2 cruise ship arrives in Havana
HAVANA, December 29. Havana is revived in these final days of the year with the arrival of a British cruise ship loaded with almost half a thousand tourists, on the second of four planned visits to the island by that ship. The vacationers arrived on the Marella Explorer 2 ship, belonging to Marella Cruises Restricted, […]
Cuban couple’s two-wheeler wedding procession
HAVANA, Dec. 29th. Wedding processions on wheels are nothing new along Havana’s famous seafront drive, the Malecon, but this week electric motorcycles
National Ballet of Cuba returns with Nutcracker
HAVANA, December 28 The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), directed by Viengsay Valdés, returns today to the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater in this capital,
More than 400 species of birds have been reported from Cuba in eBird
HAVANA, Dec.28 More than 400 species of birds have been reported from Cuba on the international platform eBird, a database specialized in bird observations,
Cimex reports the launch of new international online store
HAVANA, December 27. Cimex.SA reports on the launch of a new international virtual store, which will begin operating in Havana.
Hoaxes, digital media, activism and 11J: this is how Cuba changed in five years of mobile data
HAVANA, Dec. 27th. The arrival of mobile data to Cuba, five years ago, is key to explaining certain changes in the country, ranging from the anti-government protests of July 11
Cuban Parents Do Magic To Make Toys Appear This Christmas
HAVANA, Dec. 26th. With a large red bag on his shoulder, a former actor dressed as Santa Claus gives candy to children while walking the streets of Havana,
Cuban scientist manage to produce high quality wines
HAVANA, Dec. 26 A Cuban scientist reported this Monday that he managed to produce high-quality wines in a short time, as prospects for the industry of this product linked to tourism.
Rossiya Airline resumes flights between Moscow and Havana
HAVANA, Dec 24. The capitals of Russia and Cuba will be connected again today by air, after the departure from the Sheremetyevo International Airport of flight SU6849 of the Rossiya Airline bound for Havana.
Christmas 2023 in Cuba: the oven is not for little trees
HAVANA, December 24. Like so many other 2023 celebrations in Cuba, Christmas is suffering the rigors of the crisis: fewer trees set up in businesses,
Cuban casino mega-wheel returns to rehearse for Guinness Record
HAVANA, Dec. 24 The International Project “Retaking the Son Bailando Casino”, candidate for Guinness Record 2024, had its fourth mega-rehearsal today in the Red Square of the 10 de Octubre municipality, of this capital. The great dance circle, led by its founder Luis Llamo Castillo, also production director of the Musical Recordings and Editions Company, […]
Cuba authorizes opening the way to euthanasia
HAVANA, Dec. 24th. The National Assembly of Cuba gave the green light to euthanasia as part of the approval of a new Public Health law.
Putin will visit Cuba in 2024
HAVANA, December 23. Havana awaits the visit of the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in 2024, according to what Cuba’s highest representative in Moscow said on Thursday,
Remains of a crashed plane are part of a house in Havana
HAVANA, Dec. 23rd. The remains of a plane that crashed in Cuba in 1976 are part of a house near the Havana airport.
CHANGES ANNOUNCED FOR HOUSE PURCHASE AND SALE OPERATIONS
HAVANA, Dec 23. Among the measures announced in the Second Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power by Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz,
Cuban Government Announces Measures to Boost Economic Performance
HAVANA, Dec 20 The Cuban government announced on Wednesday a package of measures to boost the country’s economic performance in 2024.
Cuba’s exports might grow by 630 million dollars in 2024
HAVANA, dec. 21st. Speaking at the 2nd Sessions of the 10th Legislature of the National People’s Power Assembly (Parliament), the minister explained that the prediction
Authorities recognize a crisis in Cubas Transport sector
HAVANA, December 20. This week, authorities from the Cuban Ministry of Transportation recognized that in recent years the capacity of passenger transportation in 100 percent of the modalities and services. This problem “affects all activities and sectors of the social and economic life of the nation,” they admitted in a report presented to the Commission […]
President Díaz-Canel urges to seek effective solutions in the economy
HAVANA, Dec. 129th. During the debates of the Economic Affairs Commission of the National Assembly of People’s Power, before the second regular period of sessions
Cuba announces the creation of a “real-time” registry of sexist murders
HAVANA, Dec. 19 The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) of Cuba will be in charge of carrying out an “administrative registry” that allows information to be collected
Cuban Customs charges thousands of dollars for each imported car
HAVANA, December 19. Do you want to know how much Cuban Customs charges for importing cars to the island? We tell you.
Russia donates trucks to the Cuban Fire Department to protect refineries and airports
HAVANA, December 18. A shipment of URAL NEXT brand fire trucks arrived in Havana through a donation from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation,
Strong and intense rains are reported in the west and center of Cuba
HAVANA, December 17. During the last 24 hours, numerous showers, rains and thunderstorms have been recorded in the western and central regions of the country,
Air Transat begins Montreal-Havana flight two flights per week
HAVANA, December 17. The Canadian airline Air Transat established, as of this Friday, the direct route Montreal-Havana, becoming the only air transport route between Canada and this capital.
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