“They’ve killed many farmers’ cattle, a lot of cattle. They started killing my cows every two or three days, then every two weeks. They killed up to eight of them! And I told my brother, ‘Look, I can’t go on,’” says Julio, a 71-year-old Cuban farmer.
In exchange, Cuban authorities are offering those affected the possibility of opening a new type of foreign currency bank account on the island, with which they could theoretically operate without limitations.
In addition to Cuba, the other “countries of concern” for the Trump Administration, which took the measure last April 2, are China, Iran, Russia, North Korea and Venezuela.
The president pointed out that it has been possible to discuss issues of interest, even “in which we do not agree, we have disagreements or we do not have the same positions”.
Named after a former alderman of Havana, the street has a long history and a present marked by crisis and contrasts.
“Hand tough, it won’t be easy, but the result will be historic,” wrote the president, who expressed confidence in “winning” and that he will bring back “jobs and businesses like never before.”
At the beginning of the letter, addressed to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Republican congressman said that Cuba presents “a clear threat to the safety of the United States and our citizens.”
The Official Gazette announced this week two concessions for the geological research of gold deposits in the provinces of Sancti Spíritus and Camagüey.
In February 2024, a small business was born, led by women who are mothers and need to work from home.
Carbon markets are trading schemes designed to provide financial incentives for reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.
The concerts were recorded at venues in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area, California. They will be broadcast on YouTube and Facebook Live.
At 23, the Matanzas native has over 60,000 followers on Instagram and continues to infuse his art with the musical flavor of Cubanness.
The World Travel Awards (WTA), a competition that recognizes, rewards, and celebrates excellence in all sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries around the world, nominated the Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) for the ninth time. The WTA included the Havana cultural institution in its shortlist for Caribbean’s Leading Entertainment Venue, a recognition that celebrates excellence in the region’s cultural and leisure offers, according to a statement sent to OnCuba. This nomination consolidates FAC’s position as one of the “most innovative and vibrant spaces on the contemporary cultural scene,” with a unique approach that fuses music, visual arts, dance, film, design, and thought, and that “continues to attract thousands of national and international visitors each year.” Fabricado de Arte Cubano. Photo: Facebook. “Being nominated again is an honor and a testament to the impact that a cultural project born in Cuba with a global vocation can have,” said FAC leader, renowned Cuban musician X Alfonso, who also sees “the public that accompanies us, the team that makes this dream possible every night, and the creative community” that brings the project to life. On the platform, one of the most important for international tourism on the island, the public has...
Sound designer Angie Hernández and musician Ulises Hernández are the island's two candidates for the Ibero-American film and audiovisual award.
The need to find the right toys for her daughter and not being able to find them made her make a decision: to have a store for these toys.
According to several sources and press reports, the U.S. government “plans to revoke the parole of some 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans as soon as this month,” while considering doing the same with some 240,000 Ukrainians.
This is 24.6% less than the same period in 2024, according to official figures. All the main issuing markets fell, except for Germany, while Canada and Russia suffered the biggest declines.
The measure is contained in the bill on property, possession and use of land, which will be presented in December to the National Assembly for approval.
Although they do not escape the setbacks of the crisis and other difficulties, the tobacco farmers of Pinar Río continue “struggling” with the land and keep alive a centuries-old heritage.
The Cuban-Spanish company closed last year with more than 4,000 specialized points of sale in the world, including 21 Cohiba Atmosphere, 168 Casas del Habano, 602 Habanos Terras, 1,321 Habanos Especialistas and 2,600 Habanos.
The restriction targets those who benefit from “labor exploitation”, according to the State Department. It also targets the immediate family of such individuals.
With technology and advice from China, the site would have the capacity to provide 21.8 megawatts to the National Electric Power System. The government intends to finish 55 of these parks in 2025.
The agency, for whose formation ideas are still being “concretized,” will be under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and will have an Early Warning System, according to authorities.
“Mexico needs more hospitals, more health centers, but for that it needs more doctors,” said the president.
Scott also recently introduced a bill, which aims to freeze assets and prohibit visas for members of key sectors of the Cuban government.
