Sunrise Airways announces flight between Santo Domingo and Havana

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. “

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Good prospects for Canadian companies in Cuba

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.

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Public bicycle rental service inaugurated in Havana

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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TELEFÓNICA NEGOTIATE CONNECTING CUBA BY CABLE WITH ITS REGIONAL NETWORK

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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On historic visit, Spanish premier bets on Cuba business opportunities

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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Spanish PM agrees closer ties with Cuba during historic visit

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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Cuba to Chair the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission

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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Cuban doctors head home, leaving Brazilian towns with no care

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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Football scoring in baseball-crazy Cuba

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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Sanchez on first official trip by Spanish leader to Cuba in 32 years

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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Colombia asks Cuba to arrest ELN rebel leader under Interpol notice

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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Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor in Today’s Havana

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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Will Smith runs through streets of Havana in Marabana marathon

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 Film Festival looks for fresh start at 40th anniversary

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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List of Restricted Entities and Sub entities Associated With Cuba as of November 15, 2018

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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Classic car enthusiasts plan Dec. 15 festival in Havana

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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Cuban cruise arrivals break record in 2018

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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Google will build an underwater cable to improve the Internet in Cuba

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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Cuba Thanks Austria for Donation of 10 waste collection trucks to Havana

 HAVANA, Nov 15th (PL) Cuba expressed satisfaction with and gratitude for the donation by the Vienna authorities of 10 waste collecting trucks for Havana, as a concrete contribution to the capital”s 500th anniversary.

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Cuba ends medical exchange program with Brazil

HAVANA, Nov. 15th (AP)   Cuba said Wednesday that it is ending a program that sent thousands of government doctors to underserved regions of Brazil in exchange for hundreds of millions in badly needed hard currency.

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US Punishes 16 More Cuban Hotels Owned by the Military

HAVANA, Nov. 15th   (HT)  The Government of Donald Trump today expanded the list of sanctioned Cuban entities with which all US citizens are prohibited from doing business with. Among them there are 16 hotels owned by the Cuban Army. The prohibition takes effect on Thursday, reported dpa news.

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Carnival Radiance to Sail Line’s First Cuba Cruises From NYC

HAVANA, Nov. 14th Carnival Cruise Line has outlined the schedules for what will soon be two of its most up-to-date ships. Following a $200 million dry dock in early 2020, Carnival Radiance

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Havana Club Contest to Celebrate Cuban Capital’s Anniversary

Havana, Nov 14 (PL) Havana Club Internacional S.A. called to participate in the Digital Photography contest ”Havana 7 is your feeling”, on occasion of the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana.

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Returning Cubans boost island’s real estate market

HAVANA, Nov. 11th (AFP) In shorts and wearing shoes but no socks, Mauricio Garcia could pass for a tourist as he strolls around Old Havana. But he’s as Cuban as a Cohiba cigar, and his return after 16 years abroad is part of the demographic behind Communist-run Cuba’s emerging real estate market.

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In Cuba found a live two-headed turtle

HAVANA, Nov. 10th. Cuban found a unique reptile with two heads and double armor, but refuses to sell it. A man and his son decided to go fishing and to instill this bait. But during the search, the worms came upon the laying turtles. There, the fishermen saw the Siamese twins, joined at the shell and just tried to get out of the eggs.

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From 20 to 24, 4th Fashion Week in Havana

HAVANA, Nov 10 From November 20 to 24, the best of the art of dress on the island will meet in the Cuba Pavilion, in the Fourth Edition of Fashion Week in Havana, ideal space for the exchange of experiences between designers and the public .
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Havana to Host Meeting of Friends of Partagas

Havana, Nov 10th (PL) The 31st edition of the Friends of Partagás meeting, one of the great smoke festivals that takes place in Cuba every year, will gather cigar aficionados from November 12 to 16, the organizers announced.

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SON OF THE FORMER FLORIDITA OWNER TO FILM A DOCUMENTARY IN HAVANA

HAVANA, Nov 9th  The son of the former owner of the famous Cuban bar-restaurant Floridita Jorge Ribalaigua Meilan, is in Havana with the purpose of filming a documentary about the Catalan influence in the Caribbean nation.
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US agribusiness looks to boost sales to Cuba

HAVANA, Nov. 9th. (AP) Representatives from the United States’ agricultural sector arrived in Cuba on Thursday for a conference aimed at promoting sales, one of the few U.S. business areas allowed to deal with the island under a half-century-old trade embargo that Cuban leaders blame for most of its economic troubles.

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UK and Chinese company to build 50MW of solar in Mariel

HAVANA, Nov. 8th Solar developer Hive Energy and SE Energy Investment Co, a UK subsidiary of Chinese equipment manufacturing conglomerate Shanghai Electric Group, have formed a joint venture to build and operate 50MW of solar PV in the Mariel Development Zone, Cuba.

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