Putin congratulates Díaz-Canel for his appointment as president of Cuba
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Miguel Díaz-Canel for his appointment as president of Cuba, and reiterated his willingness to strengthen...
New asthma vaccine’s clinical trial to begin soon
Phase II of the clinical trial of the Prolinem-DS Cuban allergy vaccine for asthmatic patients will begin shortly, Dr. Raúl...
Cuba announces fines and prison sentences for offenders in the fight against dengue
Cuba announced this Wednesday that it will apply fines and even prison sentences to those who break basic rules to...
Díaz-Canel confirmed as president of Cuba
Miguel Díaz-Canel was confirmed as president of Cuba by the island’s National Assembly during the extraordinary session of the legislative...
ETECSA releases use of 4G in Cuba
Since Wednesday, in theory, 4G is available to all Cubans. The Cuban Telecommunications Enterprise (ETECSA), the only one of its...
University of Havana receives important international accreditation
The University of Havana became the first university accredited by the International Evaluation and Accreditation Council of the Union of...
Necessary reforms in Cuba: from a centrally directed economy to a regulated market
In 2012, a group of Cuban economists (Omar Everleny Pérez Villanueva, Ricardo Torres Pérez, Pavel Vidal Alejandro, Armando Nova González,...
Medvedev receives title of Doctor Honoris Causa and describes Cuba as “island of freedom”
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev received this Friday the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political Sciences from the University...
“Periodismo de Barrio” Feature receives Gabo Foundation award
The 2019 Gabo Award, in its seventh edition, was awarded in the Text category to an extensive and documented feature,...
Medvedev: Cuba is a fundamental partner for Russia despite the U.S.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this Thursday regretted that the United States is taking a "dim view" of the cooperation...
EU and Cuba agree to collaborate more in favor of women’s rights and access to Internet
The European Union (EU) and Cuba this Thursday agreed to collaborate more to strengthen women's rights and access to the...
Cuba breeds guppies as way of controlling dengue transmitting mosquito
Cuban health authorities are promoting the breeding of guppies as an alternative measure against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, transmitter of...
Passenger transportation to improve in Cuba, only in October
Passenger transportation in Cuba, affected by the energy crisis the island has been experiencing in recent weeks, will recover several...
Havana: Reclaiming the sidewalks
The city, lived at different rhythms or cadences, is not the same. From a vehicle it is nothing more than...
Self-employment: from student to journalist
Why did I decide to make a documentary about self-employment in Cuba? This topic has been waiting for a long...
Díaz-Canel receives king of Eswatini
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received in Havana the king of Eswatini (former Swaziland), Mswati III, who began his third official...
Cuba: The black holes of what is moral
Times of crisis bear a component of irrationality that is not always emphasized in sociological studies, and even less in...
Cuba: Deputies will vote for the president and other positions on October 10
The Cuban Council of State, the highest representative body of the National Assembly of People's Power, has convened for October...
Díaz-Canel celebrates not having had to resort to blackouts
The Cuban president resorted to Martí's well-known phrase about "those who love and build" and "those who hate and destroy,"...
Cuba expects 4.3 million tourists in 2019
Cuba maintains its goal of reaching 4.3 million tourists this year despite the tightening of the U.S. embargo, government officials...
Cuban scientist affirms African snail can be eaten
At a time when the Giant African Snail is invading Cuba even in the midst of a government campaign to...
Chef Eddy Fernández: “Cuban cuisine deserves being recognized as a national heritage”
The mother of Eddy Fernandez, as well as of his three brothers, would not let him into the kitchen "because...
Tourists kept in Cuba due to Thomas Cook bankruptcy start leaving
Tourists kept in Cuba after the bankruptcy of British tour operator Thomas Cook started leaving the island after Cuban authorities...
Measures proposed by Cuban economists in the face of the crisis
Through more than half a century of studying and publishing about Cuba’s economy I have endeavored to disseminate and comment...
Temporary problem or structural crisis in Cuba?
There is an important debate in Cuba about whether the current problems, such as fuel and food shortages, are the...
