Cuba announced Tuesday night that its citizens will be offered full internet access for mobile phones beginning this week, becoming one of the last nations to offer such service.

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HAVANA, Dec. 4th   (HT)  The 40th edition of Havana’s International Festival of New Latin American Cinema is on our heels. The Cuban capital will fill with movie debuts, retrospectives, exhibitions and tributes for ten intense days, from December 6th-16th. A lot of people in the capital take their vacations each year at this time.

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HAVANA, Dec 4 (PL) Meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board of Governors of the International Investment Bank (BII) are taking place this Monday and Tuesday at the Varadero resort in Cuba, organizers said.

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HAVANA, Dec. 4th Finding an ‘original’ car within Cuban shores is not a task for the faint hearted. Having lived with Fidel Castro’s communist-led ban on imports of both foreign cars and car parts post-1959, one of the inevitable effects has been a deep-freeze of Cuba’s car scene. However, after almost six decades, the cars are far from original.

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HAVANA, Dec.2th (PL) Cuba will have volleyball and baseball training camps in Japan with a view to the 2020 Olympic Games, Japanese sports authorities and a delegation from the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) agreed here Saturday after fruitful negotiations.

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HAVANA, 3Nov. 30th (nytimes) As a member of Cuba’s international medical mission, Dr. Ramona Matos Rodríguez received $400 a month while posted in Brazil, a small fortune in her home country. Read more

HAVANA, Nov. 29th Cuba makes a group of cosmetic products based on the oil extracted from the seed of the moringa tree, a plant that is attributed medicinal and nutritional properties, experts from the island informed on Wednesday.

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HAVANA, Nov. 29th  Have a look at our map to see if there is a vet or protector in this area you can possibly help with essential supplies.

All the vets and animal welfare groups we have a connection with depend on the generosity of supporters who bring supplies to help them rescue, treat and re home strays.
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HAVANA, Nov. 28 (AFP) Havana – Nicknamed “the sombra” (the shadow) for his art of dodging, Cuban boxer Julio César La Cruz trains for a goal: Tokyo-2020. But his efforts will be in vain if the IOC excludes boxing from the Olympic Games, of which Cuba is the world’s leading power.
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HAVANA, Nov. 28th  (UPI)  Widespread ransacking of cargo such as cement, flour and fuel has hampered Cuba’s rail system, the country’s official newspaper reported. The thefts have led to damage on railcars and related infrastructure, according to a report by the Cuban official newspaper Granma.

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HAVANA, Nov. 28th (By: Yulia Rodrigues) This November 28 the Cuban crowd gathered in the streets around the Focsa for reasons for many strangers, for others by a shocking news. It all started with an explosion, residents of the area felt the noise and it was imminent to stop their initial tasks to go to the scene.

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HAVANA, Nov. 28th The Banyan Tree Group’s Angsana resort brand made its debut in Cuba this month, the second Banyan Tree property on the island.

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HAVANA, Nov 26 (EFE) The airline Sunrise Airways announced today the opening of a new route from Las Americas International Airport José Francisco Peña Gómez (AILA-JFPG), in Santo Domingo, to the city of Havana.

The inaugural flight to the Cuban capital is scheduled for next December 5, the airline said in a statement.

For this destination, Sunrise Airways, of Haitian capital, will operate two weekly frequencies, on Wednesdays and Sundays, departing from the AILA-JFPG at 7 a.m. in the Dominican Republic.

While the return flight, will leave from Havana at 17.30 Cuba time.

Through the statement, Philippe Bayard, CEO of the airline, expressed his satisfaction with the opening of this new destination in the Caribbean, which positions Sunrise Airways “as one of the fastest growing airlines in the region, surpassing the 200,000 passengers transported. in the first ten months of 2018. “

HAVANA, Nov. 26th With increased focus on foreign investment opportunities in Cuba, the Cuban foreign trade and investment minister was in Canada last week to promote new ventures, but a former Canadian ambassador to Cuba says Canadian companies haven’t yet taken full advantage of new opportunities.

HAVANA, Nov 25 (EFE) Havana today inaugurated its public bicycle rental system “Ha’Bici”, which will first be tested in the Historic Center before spreading to other areas of the Cuban capital, as an alternative to alleviate its congested urban transport network.

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HAVANA, Nov 24th (EFE) The Spanish company Telefonica has offered to the Cuban Government to link the island to its network of submarine cables to improve Internet access in the country, one of the most disconnected in the world.

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HAVANA, Nov. 24th  (Reuters) – On a historic visit to Cuba, Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez vowed on Friday that his country would continue to increase investments there despite Cuba’s cash woes, illustrating Europe’s enduring interest in the opening market even as the United States pulls away.

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HAVANA, Nov. 23th  Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez agreed with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to deepen bilateral political ties on Thursday (Nov 22), at the start of the first official visit by a Spanish leader to the Communist-run country in three decades.

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HAVANE, Nov. 23th (ACN) Cuba was elected president of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (CLAC), the most important international civil aviation organization in the region.

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HAVANA, Nov. 23th (Reuters) – The first of thousands of Cuban doctors left Brazil on Thursday after criticism by Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro prompted Cuba’s government to sever a cooperation agreement, leaving millions of Brazilians without medical care.

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HAVANA, Nov. 22th  First it stormed living rooms via television, then it took the streets, where joyous shouts of “Gooooaaal” have gradually replaced the bellowed “Strike!”

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HAVANA, Nov. 22th (AFP) – Pedro Sanchez on Thursday kicks off the first official visit by a Spanish leader to Cuba in 32 years, as Havana seeks closer ties with the European Union faced with a hardline United States.

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HAVANA, Nov. 21th (Reuters) – Colombia’s government has asked Cuba to capture ELN rebel commander Nicolas Rodriguez, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, a sign peace talks with the insurgent group are unlikely to resume soon.

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HAVANA, Nov. 20th (HT)  The iconic Coppelia ice-cream parlor on 23rd street in Vedado, Havana, is one of the most visited spots in the city, not only by Havana’s residents, but by people from all over the country and foreigners too.

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HAVANA, Nov. 19th  Corredor de Cuba won on Sunday the main titles of the popular marabana race Marabana 2018 that brought together in Havana more than 5,400 athletes, of them 1,400 foreigners among whom was for the first time a Hollywood star, the American actor Will Smith.

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HAVANA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua)  With its foundational ideas and precepts, Havana Film Festival reaches its 40th anniversary this year, readjusting itself to new times, technologies and requirements of the current cinematographic panorama in Latin America.

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HAVANA, Nov. 17th Below is the U.S. Departmehttps://havana-live.com/nt of State’s list of entities and sub entities under the control of, or acting for or on behalf of, the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel with which direct financial transactions would disproportionately benefit such services or personnel at the expense of the Cuban people or private enterprise in Cuba.

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HAVANA , Nov. 17th  Hundreds of antique automobiles are expected to participate in an exhibition in Havana next month, in what its organizers hope will be the biggest gathering ever of classic car enthusiasts in Cuba.

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HAVANA,Nov. 17th By the end of October, 703,519 cruise passengers had arrived in Cuba, a growth of almost 117,000 compared to the previous year, said Manuel Marrero Cruz, minister of tourism.

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HAVANA, Nov. 17 (EFE) Google works on a submarine cable to improve Internet in Cuba, one of the most disconnected countries in the world, where the American company expects to do “much more” in the future, said Google Cuba’s Marketing Manager, Susanna Kohly Jacobson , reported the news agency EFE.
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