European Parliament vetoes entry of representatives of the Cuban regime to its headquarters
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. The European Parliament approved a resolution that prohibits any representative of the Cuban regime from entering its premises, marking a turning point in relations between the European Union (EU) and Cuba. The measure…
Direct flights from UK to Cuba to launch next month
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. Two direct flights to Cuba from two UK airports will launch next month. The flights will connect Gatwick with Cayo Coco,an island just north of mainland Cuba, and Manchester with Holguín, a city to the east of the country. The…
European Union and FAO will support seed production in Cuba
HAVANA, April 18 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union will help Cuba in seed production with financial support of 2.5 million euros, as reported by the United Nations entity. Implemented by the…
Karadeniz Holding takes one of its electrical generation plants from Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 18. The Turkish company Karadeniz Holding, which rents six power generation plants to Cuba to alleviate the energy deficit suffered by the Island,decided to remove one of the vessels located in Havana Bay to transfer it to Guyana,…
The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr.17th. Few travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past."We're going the back way to Santiago," I told the man at…
United States and Cuba hold migration talks
HAVANA, April 17 Representatives of Cuba and the United States held bilateral migration talks in Washington this Tuesday, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its website.The meeting was chaired by Carlos Fernández de Cossío,…
Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana a tourist attraction
HAVANA, Apr 16. The famous Sloppy Joe's Restaurant Bar in Havana today strongly attracts foreign tourists who visit the capital of Cuba.This opinion is identified by managers and travel guides who highlight the history of said scenario. This…
A ship with diesel announced by the Government leaves Cuba after 50 days off Havana
HAVANA, Apr 16. Another enigma will be added to the opaque transfer of ships, cargo and purchases by the Cuban regime, after the tanker Eco Fleet, loaded with 40,000 tons of diesel,will head this weekend towards another destination in the Caribbean,…
Why is there a lack of salt in Cuban kitchens?
HAVANA, Apr 15. The Puerto Padre Salinera, in the province of Las Tunas, cannot transfer its productions to other provinces in the country,in the midst of difficulties for the salt it processes to reach even homes in the territory through the…
Access to the Havana Bay tunnel reopened
HAVANA, Apr. 15th. Access to the Havana Bay Tunnel, in the Havana-Cabañas direction, reopened at 7:05 p.m. this Sunday, 48 hours earlier than planned.The first grid in the Havana-Cabaña direction arrived on the seventh day of the concrete…
Archipelago International will manage Hotel Panorama Havana
HAVANA, Apr. 14th. The Panorama Hotel in Havana - currently in the process of renovation - will be operated by the company Archipelago International, which from that moment on will have a catalog of six accommodations in Cuba. The information…
Cuban animal activists make a pilgrimage in Havana for Dog Day
HAVANA, Apr 14 Cuban animal activists carried out a pilgrimage this Sunday for Dog Day in Havana, three days after the complaint against six peoplein San José de las Lajas for killing dogs to sell their meat as if it were mutton. According…
With Brahms, in the Havana Cathedral
HAVANA, Apr 14 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) is a challenge for any symphonic formation. We are talking about one of the titans of musical romanticism.The most classic of the romantics, according to many musicologists. In some ways, his creation…
The Government promises ‘maximum rigor’ against Cubans accused of killing dogs to sell their meat
HAVANA, Apr 13. The Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) of Cuba spoke out this Friday about the killing of dogs carried out by a group
of people with the aim of selling the meat and promising maximum rigor, in a Facebook post. "During today,…
Animal activists accuse six people of killing dogs to sell their meat
HAVANA, Apr 12. Three men allegedly detained this Thursday in San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque province, and three other people still on the street have beenaccused by animal activists of killing community dogs to sell their meat as if it were…
40.1 degrees in Jucarito!
HAVANA, Apr 12. This Thursday the absolute maximum temperature record for Cuba was broken. At 3 in the afternoon a value of 40.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at the Jucarito meteorological station in the province of Granma. The marked influence…
Military helicopter crashes without survivors in Santiago de Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 11. A helicopter of the Armed Forces (FAR) crashed in the early hours of this Thursday in Santiago de Cuba.Preliminary data indicate that there were no survivors in the incident. The MI-17 helicopter number H-115 fell from about…
505 years of a Havana that lives in everyone
HAVANA, April 10 "Havana lives in me" is the slogan that will accompany all the celebrations and communication actions for the 505th anniversary of the founding of the Villa de San Cristóbal of Havana, in November of this year.Tatiana Viera…
New electric tricycles come into service in Havana
HAVANA, Apr. 10th. A new batch of 20 electric tricycles is practically ready to begin providing public passenger transportation services in the country. These vehicles, highly demanded by the population, have been assembled by the national industry…
Polluting spill in the Bay of Cárdenas forces rapid actions
HAVANA, Apr.10th.A spill in Cárdenas Bay, Matanzas, has mobilized forces and specialists to control it and study its possible environmental damage.The spill of “a dark-colored substance” occurred this Monday in the Bay of Cardenas, as confirmed…
Mandatory form to travel to Cuba in 2024: guide to complete it step by step
HAVANA, Apr 10. Are you planning a trip to Cuba and wondering if you still need to complete the D’Viajeros form? The answer is yes.Although the global health crisis has decreased, the Cuban authorities maintain the obligation of this document…
Month of Europe will begin today in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 9. The second edition of Europe Month in Cuba will begin today and will last until May 9, in the cities of Havana, Cienfuegos, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. Authorities involved…
Cuban purchases in the US rose to more than 27 million USD in February
HAVANA, Apr.9th. Purchases made by Cuba in the US amounted to more than 27 million dollars (USD) in the month of February, showing an increase of 27% compared to the same period in 2023.The figures, which were released by the US-Cuba Economic…
The “curious” way of making bricks in Las Tunas
HAVANA, Apr. 8 Could this be a way to “creatively resist”? How far can the Cuban go with his inventiveness? An example of this is a brick factoryinstalled in Las Tunas, which uses a mixture: of sawdust, manure and rice husks to make this…
“Copas para Cuba”, a menstrual health initiative that faces taboos and ignorance
HAVANA, Apr. 8 The girls of the Cuban national soccer team recently paused training for two hours at the Pedro Marrero stadium to participate in a workshop on the use of menstrual cups, the benefits of which are little known in the Caribbean…
Solar eclipse this Monday afternoon: Some details and how to observe safely
HAVANA, Apr. 8 This Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will occur whose umbra (darkest part of the Moon's shadow that is projected on Earth) will pass through Mexico,
United States and Canada. In Cuba it will be visible as a partial eclipse,…
Cuba baffles Russian tourists: doubts about paying in dollars or card
HAVANA, Apr. 8th. Cuba's exchange rates have baffled Russian tourists in a scenario of strong dollarization and increased inflation on the island. If they pay with the Mir card, the payment method that replaced Visa and Master Card when Russia…
Air China will begin flying to Havana
HAVANA, April 6 The carrier Air China will begin operations in Cuba starting next May, the president of the Cuban Aviation Corporation S.A., Joel Beltrán Archer Santos, reported this Saturday.The announcement was made after a meeting with…
European Parliament vetoes entry of representatives of the Cuban regime to its headquarters
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. The European Parliament approved a resolution that prohibits any representative of the Cuban regime from entering its premises, marking a turning point in relations between the European Union (EU) and Cuba. The measure…
Direct flights from UK to Cuba to launch next month
HAVANA, Apr. 18th. Two direct flights to Cuba from two UK airports will launch next month. The flights will connect Gatwick with Cayo Coco,an island just north of mainland Cuba, and Manchester with Holguín, a city to the east of the country. The…
European Union and FAO will support seed production in Cuba
HAVANA, April 18 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Union will help Cuba in seed production with financial support of 2.5 million euros, as reported by the United Nations entity. Implemented by the…
Karadeniz Holding takes one of its electrical generation plants from Cuba
HAVANA, Apr 18. The Turkish company Karadeniz Holding, which rents six power generation plants to Cuba to alleviate the energy deficit suffered by the Island,decided to remove one of the vessels located in Havana Bay to transfer it to Guyana,…
The Carretera Granma: One of the most spectacular drives in Cuba
HAVANA, Apr.17th. Few travellers venture to Cuba's south-eastern corner, but a little-known road offers a fascinating – and stunning – glimpse of the nation's revolutionary past."We're going the back way to Santiago," I told the man at…
United States and Cuba hold migration talks
HAVANA, April 17 Representatives of Cuba and the United States held bilateral migration talks in Washington this Tuesday, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its website.The meeting was chaired by Carlos Fernández de Cossío,…
Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Havana a tourist attraction
HAVANA, Apr 16. The famous Sloppy Joe's Restaurant Bar in Havana today strongly attracts foreign tourists who visit the capital of Cuba.This opinion is identified by managers and travel guides who highlight the history of said scenario. This…
A ship with diesel announced by the Government leaves Cuba after 50 days off Havana
HAVANA, Apr 16. Another enigma will be added to the opaque transfer of ships, cargo and purchases by the Cuban regime, after the tanker Eco Fleet, loaded with 40,000 tons of diesel,will head this weekend towards another destination in the Caribbean,…
Why is there a lack of salt in Cuban kitchens?
HAVANA, Apr 15. The Puerto Padre Salinera, in the province of Las Tunas, cannot transfer its productions to other provinces in the country,in the midst of difficulties for the salt it processes to reach even homes in the territory through the…
Access to the Havana Bay tunnel reopened
HAVANA, Apr. 15th. Access to the Havana Bay Tunnel, in the Havana-Cabañas direction, reopened at 7:05 p.m. this Sunday, 48 hours earlier than planned.The first grid in the Havana-Cabaña direction arrived on the seventh day of the concrete…