From the Lonja del Comercio to the Capitol: Purdy & Henderson in Havana
The U.S. company was in charge of the construction of several of the best-known and most important buildings in the Cuban capital in the first half of the 20th century.
The U.S. company was in charge of the construction of several of the best-known and most important buildings in the Cuban capital in the first half of the 20th century.
For December, the agenda of the highest legislative body also includes bills on transparency and access to information.
When talking about ball control in Cuba, he is a mandatory reference. After more than a decade, the man from Matanzas continues to impress with his ability to control the ball in the water.
Sponsored by the United States Embassy and the Cuban Ministry of Culture, the free concerts by Rhiannon Murphy and Patrick Willie are scheduled for November 26 and 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Miramar Theater.
After two days of sessions, the Cuban president closed this Sunday in Havana the 4th The Nation and Emigration Conference, which, in his opinion, should be “a new starting point towards higher and, consequently, more challenging goals” in the links between the island and its emigrants.
He is barely over the age of majority and is already showing results in a career as a musician that is on the rise.
Big Freedia arrives in Havana with a schedule of presentations and exchanges that will extend until November 20. The hip-hop singer and influencer will perform at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday at Fábrica de Arte.
This is the fourth meeting on migration between the two countries since the arrival of Biden to the presidency. It comes at a time when thousands of Cuban migrants are trying to reach the US, mainly.
Although recently launched on the market, deCancio Foods hopes to become the favorite of Cuban kitchens. “The best in every home” is the intention that became the new brand slogan that had its global launch in the context of the FIHAV 2023 Havana International Trade Fair. Created by Cuban-American businessman Hugo Cancio, president of the Fuego Enterprises company, deCancio Foods pays tribute to a family legacy and also, to Cuban roots and traditions, even though it does not intend to be marketed only on the island. Its presentation, this Tuesday afternoon at the Fuego stand and the Katapulk Marketplace was one of the events of the day at the Fair and was attended not only by participants and the press accredited to FIHAV but also by authorities such as the Cuban First Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Ana Teresita González, foreign diplomats, and well-known artists. In the presentation, Cancio highlighted “the Cubanness” of the brand, which for the moment imports its products from the United States, and he explained the reasons for launching it on the island. “My personal story cannot be separated from Cuba, because it begins in Cuba and has always remained very connected with...
The authorities of the sector on the island indicated that the issues related to this would be addressed later to be included in another law when “the necessary conditions” exist.
Margarita Fernandez, Executive Director of the Caribbean Agroecology Institute and coordinator of the Cuba US Agroecology Network, shares her thoughts on Cuba’s sustainable agriculture.
The 4th The Nation and Emigration Conference will have a space to explain the possibilities of the participation by Cubans residing abroad in local development projects, investments and other business opportunities.
Margarita Fernandez, Executive Director of the Caribbean Agroecology Institute and coordinator of the Cuba US Agroecology Network, shares her thoughts on Cuba’s sustainable agriculture.
In the Best New Hotels category, the winners were the Mystique Casa Perla by Royalton and the VOYA Boutique Hotel, after passing Tripadvisor’s “rigorous standards of trust and safety.” In the All-inclusive section, the Royalton Cayo Santa Maria was awarded.
The authorities of the agriculture sector recognize the lack of financing to acquire the fuel and other inputs necessary to reverse the deep crisis in agriculture.
The murals and graffiti of the Cuban capital can be as curious and varied as the people of Havana themselves.
Last Friday the independent platform Yo Sí Te Creo (YSTC) reported four new sexist murders on the island, bringing the number to 71 for the year, more than double those recorded in 2022.
The Republican representative from Florida is opposed to possible measures by the Biden administration that would facilitate the opening of accounts and banking transactions from the United States by private entrepreneurs on the island.
It would not be a bad idea for those who have chosen to live abroad not to assume that those who remain here have “self-castrated” themselves, live under iron “control and fear,” without convictions or political ideas of their own.
Clandestine or authorized, simple or grandiose, on a renovated wall or a demolished building, these creations are already part of the Havana landscape and imagination.
Contrary to the social perception that they are mainly dedicated to the sale of imported products, official data indicates that their “main activities” are gastronomy, construction, manufacturing industries and the industrial production of food and beverages.
Five families remained in their areas of residence, one in Gaza and 4 in the West Bank, according to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Cuban entrepreneurs exchanged with U.S. colleagues and authorities, showed what their venture are working on, explored business opportunities and visited companies in South Florida.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla assured that the material is already in the hands of the United States authorities.
This week, the city of Miami hosted an unprecedented, hopeful and historic meeting. At least this is the case for those who seek to open viable paths to the growing economic interests between business actors in Cuba and the United States. Despite the difficult context of bilateral relations marked by the embargo/blockade and the extensive repertoire of sanctions against Cuba that remain in force, these businesspeople from both shores met to identify the existing alternatives and their points of contact. More than 70 private businesspeople from the island traveled to Miami this week and were received by Cuban-American and U.S. colleagues, to establish contacts and forge alliances with their peers, waiting for new flexibilities to be announced from Washington that favor expansion and strengthening of the Cuban private sector. In their welcoming remarks of each of the two work days, the former mayors of Hialeah, Raúl L. Martínez, and of Coral Gables, Raúl Valdés-Fauli, highlighted the significance of this meeting and praised the value of entrepreneurship to promote the economic development of a community, as evidenced by many Cuban emigrants in Miami and the new private entrepreneurs in Cuba are trying to do today. Photo: OC. Study the regulations Legal...
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