Carnival Cruise Line Adds 20 More Cruises to Cuba from Tampa HAVANA, Apri. 6th Carnival will now sail 31 cruises to Cuba in 2019 from Tampa on the newly remodeled Carnival Paradise. The cruise line will also sail 17 voyages to Cuba on Carnival Sensation out of PortMiami.

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Meliá Gran Hotel

HAVANA, Apr. 5th Seven new Meliá properties will be opening in Cuba by the end of 2018, upping the Spanish hotel chain’s room count on the island by 2,145 keys.

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Cuba-Petróleo says to drill the deepest horizontal well in Latin America and the CaribbeanHAVANA, 5 Apr (DDC) Cuba-Petróleo says drilling the deepest horizontal well in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The well, located on the north coast, already exceeds six kilometers and should reach a record of more than 8.2 Read more

Cuban rum 'Havana Club' and the end run around the US blockadeHAVANA, Apr. 5th (AFP) Cuban rum ‘Havana Club’ and the end run around the US blockade competes with the best known brands in the world even though it cannot be sold in the largest rum-consuming market.

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Cuba Has a New National Antivirus for Android PhonesHAVANA, apr. 3th (HT) A new antivirus for Android devices has been created entirely in Cuba and in now being sold to the Cuban people, under its creator’s management, the Information Security Consulting Services Company, Read more

Cuba, Saudi Arabia Agree to Push InvestmentsHAVANA, apr. 3th – Cuba and Saudi Arabia agree to push investment  tighten their bilateral links and increase Riyadh’s investments on the island, the countries’ foreign ministers agreed on Monday during the first official visit to Cuba by Read more

Dancers from 18 countries will perform in the streets of Havana in the FestivalHAVANA, Apr 2 (PL) Artists from 18 countries will perform in the streets of this capital from April 11 to 15, on the occasion of the International Dance Festival in urban landscapes, organizers announced today.

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HAVANA, Apr. 2th The U.S. Transportation Department has tentatively awarded five U.S. airlines currently serving Cuba new flights to Havana, filling a gap that opened after several other carriers dropped out of the market.

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HAVANA, Apr 2 (PL) Cuban trade is currently undergoing a reformulation that includes online transactions, which will place the island in better positions for consumption indicators.

A report issued on Monday in Cubadebate news website highlights that from next summer Cubans may buy Read more

Cuba Celebrates 10 Years of Hotels, Cellphones, Computers “for Cubans”HAVANA, april 1th Cuba Celebrates 10 Years of Hotels, Cellphones, Computers “for Cubans”

Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of the lifting of government restrictions that prevented Cubans from staying in hotels, having their Read more

The Eternal Hope of Cubans, Painted by a New YorkerHAVANA, march 31th The eternal hope of Cubans that something will happen to make their life easier has been captured in watercolors by New York artist James Rauchman, a Cuba lover now exhibiting in Havana the Read more

Cuban and British Officials Put Last Touches on FitCuba 2018Havana, Mar 30 (PL) Cuban and British officials put the last touches on Santa Maria Key (north-central coastline) to the International Tourism Fair (FitCuba 2018), which will have as guest of honor the United Kingdom.

Five US airlines tentatively secure new Havana frequenciesHAVANA, march 30th The US Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded five airlines additional frequencies to serve Havana, following a proceeding to hand out the rights that were given up by four US carriers.

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Cuba’s Central Bank Responds to Fears on Monetary Unification

A man shows Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC) before ordering beer at a local cafeteria that offers products for sale both in Cuban Pesos (CUP) and Cuban Convertible Pesos, in Cuba, in Havana, Cuba March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

HAVANA, march 30th (HT) The Central Bank of Cuba denied that the unification of the country’s monetary system is imminent, a rumor that caused a large influx of people at the banks in recent days, reported dpa news.

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Cuba grants Vietnamese company concession at special development zoneHAVANA, March 30th (Reuters)  Cuba on Thursday granted Vietnamese developer and building supplies corporation Viglacera a concession to administer and market part of a Chinese-style industrial park just west of Havana.

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Cubans Seeking Immigrant Visas to USA Must Now Go to GuyanaHAVANA, march 29th (HT) The United States announced today that as of April 1, the process of requesting immigrant visas for Cuban citizens will take place at its embassy in Georgetown, Guyana instead of in Colombia as in recent Read more

La Covacha: A date with Omara PortuondoHAVANA, March 29 (By: Yanelys Hernández Cordero)  La Covacha: A date with Omara Portuondo Music and gastronomy are two arts that seem distant from each other; however in La Covacha they combine, achieving a harmony capable of satisfying the most demanding Read more

Cubana de Aviación suspends the sale of national tickets until further noticeHAVANA, March 29th  Cubana de Aviación has suspended the sale of tickets for domestic flights until further notice. In the offices there is a sign that informs the population of the decision, although it does not explain why.

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 Cuba send 200 artists to a cultural festival in the USAHAVANA, 28 Mar (DDC) The Vice Minister of Culture, Fernando Rojas, said Wednesday that he will send more than 200 Cuban artists to Washington to star, from May 8 to Read more

 Cuban Art News Update Pogolotti in Havana

Marcelo Pogolotti, El intelectual (Joven intelectual), 1937 Courtesy Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba

HAVANA, march 28th Pogolotti in Havana. At the Museo Nacional de Bellas ArtesMarcelo Pogolotti: Vaguardia, Ideología, Sociedad pays tribute to the Cuban artist and intellectual on the 30th anniversary of his death.

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Havana World Music: A party of soundsHAVANA, 27 Mar. By: Yanelys Hernández Cordero  The fifth edition of the Havana World Music (HWM) culminates and like all the great cultural events, it brought together more than a dozen foreign artists and “from the patio”.

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Cuban government admits "mistakes" in economic reformsHAVANA, march 27th (AFP) The Cuban government has admitted to making “mistakes” in the implementation of economic “discounting” reforms in recent years at a meeting of the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) Read more

Spain wants to take control of Cuba's airportsHAVANA, 26 Mar  For months, success was taken for granted. Everything seemed more than on track. In the offices of the Ministry of Development, it was taken for granted that Aena would assert its status as the top favorite in the race to take control of the Havana airport, Read more

Several Countries to Participate in Cuba's 14th International Meeting of Ballet AcademiesHAVANA, march 25th With nearly 3,000 students in tow, the Cuban National Ballet School in Havana, is now, one of the largest and the most prestigious in the world.

Students and ballet teachers from several countries will participate in the Read more

Why are urban transport drivers "deserting"? HAVANA, Mar 25 (Pablo González) The official media recently recognized the scarcity of urban transport that exists in the capital.

“The current problem is not the lack of buses, as you might think, but the unusual departure of drivers,” said Juan Julián Read more

Cuban Medication for Diabetic Foot Heading to the USHAVANA, march 24th (HT)  Cuban and US companies have signed an agreement to apply the Cuban product Heberprot-P in the United States, which reduces the risk of Read more

U.S. makes downgrade of embassy in Havana permanent HAVANA, march 24th The Trump administration Friday ordered a permanent reduction in U.S. personnel assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, the most significant step yet in reversing former President Obama’s efforts to restore full Read more

Initiative to conserve Cuban croc sees success despite challengHAVANA, March 22   In the nearly six decades since it was launched, the Crocodile Breeder in the Zapata Swamp, about 170 km southeast of capital Havana, is continuing its Read more

What happened to Cuba's forgotten cinemas?HAVANA, mars 22th (CNN) It took photographer Carolina Sandretto four years and three round trip journeys to Cuba to put together a comprehensive book about the architectural opulence of its movie theaters.

During the 1950s, Cuba’s economy, then dominated by American Read more