John Kavulich, president of the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, announced that the investment amounts to “up to $25,000” and that it already has the green light from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), almost a year after applying for the license. Now the only thing missing is the Cuban government’s approval.

“A limited step in the right direction,” the Foreign Ministry statement said.

They include topics such as visas for immigrants and visits to the U.S., remittances, commercial flights to Cuban provinces and educational trips to the island, among others.

As a result of the increase in gas odor reports in the city, the process was thoroughly checked at each point by specialists. “We verified that no abnormal operation had been carried out. Nothing was added, no valve was touched, there was no overpressure. We made the corresponding measurements and everything was correct,” said officials of the entity.

The death toll from the incident rose to 46, and the search efforts at the site have been completed. The mourning period will be extended from 6:00 a.m. this Friday, May 13, until midnight the following day.

The National School of Public Health (ENSAP), of Cuba, and the University of Minnesota (UNM), of the United States, signed a memorandum of understanding in Havana.

According to a Prensa Latina (PL) report, the strategy in these ages, a group that represents three percent of the Cuban pediatric population, is centered on three groups: from zero to six months, from six to 11 months, and between 12 and 24 months.

The work carried out by the rescue forces has made it possible to continue recovering bodies from under the rubble of the tourist facility, as well as from the surrounding buildings.

During the last 24 hours, five more lifeless bodies were found under the rubble of the building, which was severely damaged by an explosion presumably caused by a leak in the transfer of liquefied gas from a tanker truck to a storage tank in the hotel.

According to updated data, the incident left a balance of 30 deceased.

The explosion occurred around 10:50 a.m. (local time) and caused severe damage to the hotel infrastructure, as well as other damage to neighboring buildings. According to preliminary data, the explosion left 22 people dead and more than 60 people hospitalized. In addition, investigations point to an accident as the cause of the incident.

Abdala, designed and manufactured at the CIGB, has since October 2021 been authorized for emergency use by the Cuban regulatory authority for inoculation in children over two years of age.

The Cuban Minister of Tourism made the statements in a ceremony prior to the International Tourism Fair (FitCuba), which is being held from Tuesday to Saturday in Varadero. During the event, Cuba and Argentina signed a memorandum of collaboration for the development of the sector.

The ditch extends for almost five kilometers and several days and mechanized equipment were used for its execution. Those responsible sought to discover an old water conductor to extract the steel structure used in the construction.

Last March, 128,159 international visitors arrived on the island, well above the 12,552 registered in the same month of 2021.

Contacted by EFE, spokesmen for the National Security Council of the White House and the State Department said that “at the moment no invitation has been issued” for the summit, but they did not give more details.

Bruno Rodríguez denounced this Monday to the press that the U.S. government, as host of the summit, has excluded Cuba from the preparations for the meeting, and regretted that, if it is not finally invited, the island will not be allowed to contribute from its perspective to the regional debate on the issues that will be addressed at the meeting.

The Cuban Americans for Engagement (CAFE) group, along with other organizations and Cuban Americans, sent a letter to the President of the United States in which they ask him to consider taking new measures in favor of relations between the two countries.

The availability of vehicles is so low that the authorities are resorting to the incorporation of buses from different state enterprises that have their own means.

The Tourism Counselor of the Cuban embassy in Moscow, Juan Carlos Escalona, ​​pointed out that the launch of the MIR cards on the island “constitutes an important step” for the reopening of Russian tourism in the country, and added that visitors from the Eurasian country will be able to pay for their services in Cuba with them “as soon as flights between the two countries are resumed.”

This involves stores of the Caribe and Cimex chains. It comes into force as of next Thursday, April 21.

The  Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) is open to incorporating island players from the U.S. Major Leagues into the national team for the next World Classic in 2023, according to statements by Juan Reynaldo Pérez, recently elected president of that entity. Pérez, who also holds the position of national commissioner, spoke this Friday on the Mesa Redonda television program, where he reiterated the FCB’s willingness to resume dialogue with the MLB, interrupted in 2019 after the cancellation of the agreement between the two entities by the Donald Trump administration. This agreement allowed the hiring of Cuban players in Major League organizations through legal and safe mechanisms, without the players having to give up their residence on the island or their link with the federation. At a press conference on April 12, Pérez told the press that achieving a stable link with the Major Leagues would guarantee “the natural flow of Cuban players to and from that circuit,” according to a report by the EFE news agency. The official clarified that the opening of the FCB will only be with baseball players who “love Cuban baseball.” This would include, he clarified, players in foreign leagues, even without the endorsement of the Federation....

Gray is a color present in the architecture of the Cuban capital, from the Malecón seaside wall to the stones of the centuries-old buildings of the Historic Center.

The entity’s new executive also spoke about relations with the U.S. Major Leagues and the World Confederation, his vision of the Caribbean Series and the eligibility to integrate the national team of Cuban baseball players outside the island.

The famous actor, born in Hong Kong, expressed his interest in strengthening cultural ties with the island during a visit to the Cuban embassy in China.