Flash shot: Havana or Macondo?
It has rained a lot in the Cuban capital this June. And the people of Havana, resigned, have continued with their lives.
It has rained a lot in the Cuban capital this June. And the people of Havana, resigned, have continued with their lives.
It could benefit at least 500,000 undocumented spouses who are on average 23 years old in the United States.
The regulation, published as a draft this Monday along with the Law on Aliens, establishes the new concept of “effective immigration residence” and seeks to offer “migration solutions that contribute to the insertion of Cubans into the new economic model.”
3,082 applications were formalized by Cubans in 2023, 54% more than the previous year. The list is headed by migrants from Venezuela, Colombia and Peru.
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols once again deals with Republican opposition.
The union between the popular PaZillo bar and the Albas del Mañana children’s daycare center, both located in Vedado, has brought benefits to both the center and the children.
In 2018, the young Cuban Christian Manuel Castellano Rangel tried to get into the Guinness Book of Records for his skill in crushing beer and soft drink cans with his back. However, almost six years later, one of his aspirations is to impress the audience of the Got Talent Spain contest. According to the newspaper Escambray, a few weeks ago Christian communicated via Instagram with the board of directors of the well-known show and with several talent scouting agents. “We love what you do. We want you here,” they responded from Europe. “If I get the necessary financing to reach this world-famous event, I will be able to show the world the skills with which I was born and those that I have also managed to build with a lot of effort and I believe that, once and for all, I will be able to transcend,” the young man from Camagüey and resident in Sancti Spíritus explained to the media. But Christian hasn’t just settled for crushing cans. If he manages to travel to Spain, the young man from Sancti Spíritus is preparing a performance for the contest in which he begins by “pulling a colleague’s motorbike, which weighs about 500...
Located in La Coronela, municipality of La Lisa, the station will cover various types of orders that include bicycle rental, parcel delivery and maintenance workshops for cycles of private owners.
The singer-songwriter talks about “Quería saber,” his new album about to be released and from which two singles have been previewed.
This is the main conclusion drawn from the annual report “Electricity in Cuba. Selected Indicators 2023", by ONEI.
The Department of the Treasury explained in a statement that this announcement seeks to “promote internet freedom in Cuba, support independent Cuban private sector entrepreneurs, and expand access to certain financial services for the Cuban people.”
The Cuban writer and improviser is the most recent guest on the program “Aprendemos juntos.”
The legendary album Buena Vista Social Club, which caused a worldwide hit in the 1990s, from New York to Tokyo, passing through the Vatican, will be included in the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame, at the request of the Latin Recording Academy of the United States. The institution, based in the city of Miami, affirmed that this distinction recognizes the lasting influence and cultural impact of the album, considered a masterpiece of Cuban son. According to the Academy, “the work, which took the soul and flavor of the Cuban son and Latin music throughout the world, is one of the most internationally recognized.” Eliades Ochoa, one of the founders of the project, thanked the recognition and recalled his beginnings as part of the group: “Even our image continues to go around the world thanks to the Buena Vista Social Club project,” said the performer, one of the most active and prestigious son artists with international recognition. Omara Portuondo, also founder of the project, thanked the Academy for including the album and hoped “this music continues alive.” Aided decisively by Cuban engineer and musician Juan de Marcos González, founder of the Sierra Maestra son band, U.S. Ry Cooder convinced several consecrated...
Gladys Bejerano, top auditor of Cuban ministries and state enterprises, becomes the first senior government official to speak about the former Minister of Economy’s case of corruption.
A report cited by several media would assure "that the circumstances that led to certify that Havana was not fully cooperating with these efforts had changed from 2022 to 2023".
The news was announced at the opening of the International Tourism Fair, which extends until May 5 in the northern keys of Ciego de Ávila.
While the average salary of state workers grew by a little more than 10% in 2023, the year-on-year inflation of the formal market stood at 31.34% at the end of last year, a difference of around 21 percentage points.
There was no massive mobilization at the Plaza de la Revolución, as the date was characterized in the past. According to the CTC, some 200,000 people gathered there.
Until this Sunday, Havana’s historic center is hosting the 28th edition of the International Festival of Dance in Urban Landscapes Old Havana: City in Motion.
Updated data as of April 15 reveal that 1,314,330 Cubans live in the United States.
“I say that cleanliness is health. No one who does that work should feel belittled, nor less than anyone else.”
In a second streaming program, the president outlined the current situation of the rationed groceries and reiterated that the fundamental causes of these problems derive from U.S. sanctions.
I once took a course on travel chronicles and the teacher pointed out that one of the vices of travel stories is recreating encounters with taxi drivers, pedicab drivers and cart drivers.
Pituca, as they call her, lives right below my apartment. She learned to iron when she was little and she exchanged sewing for ironing with her sister.
The island, which has tourism as a strategic sector for its economy, has had 528,099 international visitors so far this year, still in the peak season, which lasts until March.
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