Close to 600,000 private workers in Cuba
Cuba registered 595,559 private or self-employed workers, as they are known on the island, mostly grouped in six of the...
No planned “power cuts” in Cuba for this summer
The Cuban Electricity Conglomerate (UNE) said it has no power cuts―the so-called "blackouts"―planned for the summer season, despite the island’s...
Canadian company consolidates as largest provider of tourists to the island
The Canadian company Sunwing Hotels and Resorts is in full expansion after establishing itself as one of the main hotel...
The Cuban who crossed the Atlantic with his girlfriend and “boat” hitchhiking passengers
The intrepidness of Cuban David Berenguer and his girlfriend, who have just crossed the Atlantic Ocean only with sails and...
Díaz-Canel ratifies decentralization of Cuban economy by 2020
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified that starting 2020 the economic plans "will not come from above" and that it will...
San Cristóbal, from Obama to Trump
Three years ago, Havana’s San Cristóbal Restaurant became a symbol of the new era that Cuba and the United States...
Sherritt ratifies Cuba’s commitment to pay its debt to the company
A press release by Sherritt International ratified that its Cuban partners "have formally ratified an overdue receivables agreement for repayment...
Cuba and France to strengthen bilateral dialogue
Cuba and France reviewed last Friday in Havana the state of their relations and expressed the will to strengthen the...
New Cuban trains: Chinese coaches pass technical tests for various routes
The twelve coaches purchased from China for passenger transportation satisfactorily passed the commercial technical tests that were carried out, although...
Investment by Cubans living abroad: a late invitation?
In the last few days there have been interesting exchanges on the Internet about whether Cubans living abroad (CLA) can...
In Havana 48 new garbage trucks
The second batch of garbage trucks donated by the government of Japan arrived last Friday in Cuba as part of...
Eleven Cubans detained on the northwest coast of Puerto Rico
Agents of the United States Border Patrol station, together with the Aguada Municipal Police, detained 11 Cuban citizens who arrived...
Cubans living abroad can invest in Cuba, says Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment
Authorities of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) affirmed that Cubans who permanently reside outside the island...
Brain tumor removed with surgery to avoid damage in the “eloquent area”
A surgical intervention for the "language brain mapping on an awake patient" was done for the first time in Cuba...
Cuba joins Bonn Challenge
Cuba will join the Bonn Challenge on June 12, when it will announce its commitments in the reforestation and restoration...
Could Street Net, the largest private data network in Cuba, disappear?
The controversy over a possible dismantling of SNET arises after last week the Cuban government announced new resolutions authorizing the...
Varadero will receive more sand to renovate its beaches
Varadero, the largest sun and beach tourist destination in Cuba, located some 140 kilometers east of Havana, will receive new...
Three new golf projects for tourism in Cienfuegos
Three new projects for the development of golf will start up in Cienfuegos, in the south center of Cuba, according...
Raúl Castro: 88 and the maximum political weight
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro turned 88 yesterday, far from the day-to-day of the government but still with the political...
Special Period’s heraldry
The memories of the “Special Period” in Cuba have been engraved in cast iron for those of us who lived...
“Lower Internet prices,” Cubans demand on Twitter
Hundreds of Cubans participated this Saturday in a "tweet protest" to make visible the dissatisfaction with Internet prices on the...
Death of the compliment
The Cuban “piropo” or compliment was inherited from Spanish nobility and gallantry. Expression of some sexist codes in which in...
Cuban drug HeberFeron: eight times more effective against skin cancer
HeberFeron, a drug produced by the Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, has proven to be eight times more...
Cuba registers 29 traffic accidents per day in first quarter of 2019
Between January and April 2019 Cuba registered an average of 29 traffic accidents per day, with 2 deaths and 21...
Pork as an existential problem
In Cuba, food production has fallen short of forecasts. Importing food has represented a headache for the State, much more...
