Back to Jardines del Rey: travel notes in times of COVID-19
“On the inside, gentlemen, is Guillermo. See how green she is and full of promise.” So wrote Ernest Hemingway in...
Cuba establishes differentiated prices for private carriers’ fuel
As part of the process of monetary and exchange rate unification, in force since the beginning of this year, as...
Cuba further restricts flights and will once again isolate international travelers
The Cuban government announced this Saturday new restrictions on commercial flights due to the complex epidemiological situation the island is...
Cuba lives “day zero” of monetary reform
This unavoidable reform to update the Cuban socialist model implies a readjustment of salaries and pensions, the removal of subsidies...
On changes in monetary policy, employment and subsidies
The approved economic policies need to be complemented by others that cushion the possible negative impacts on employment, and social...
Cuba raises minimum wage to 2,100 pesos and sets pensions cap at 1,528
The wage scale is divided into 32 complexity groups, determined by the number of hours worked and the category of...
What health protocols does Cuba apply for international travelers?
According to the provisions of Cuban protocols, the person arriving from abroad “must be in isolation at home for 10...
Havana airport restarts regular flights, while Cuba leaves baggage limitation without effect
The airport received its first commercial flights after seven months of inactivity due to COVID-19, with the arrival of two...
German tour operator TUI resumes flights to Varadero
According to a note from the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency, the tour operator TUI (Touristik Union International)...
Is “day zero” approaching for the Cuban economy?
The arrival of the famous “day zero,” the day when one of the two Cuban currencies currently in circulation is...
Regulations for private import and export in the balance
In the midst of an unprecedented situation for the world and for Cuba, the island’s authorities decided to try to...
Tourism in Cuba is suffering “shock” from COVID-19, says expert
Cuba has had a tremendous “shock” due to the drop in tourism, an activity that the coronavirus is going to...
Pandemic, elections and travel between Cuba and the U.S.
The world continues being plagued by the growing contagion of the COVID-19 virus. The outbreaks continue everywhere, also in Cuba....
Cuba, between the crisis, the adjustment and the new foreign currency stores
Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban government announced last July 16 a group of emerging economic measures that would...
Cuba launches its One-Stop Foreign Trade Window
In its first phase, the tool is able to group 210 regulations related to foreign trade activity, and reduces by...
Importance, scope and challenges of economic measures announced in Cuba
The implementation of the outlined economic program implies new state-party relations with a more plural and autonomous civil society.
Cuba opens door to GM crops amid food crisis
“We’re not saying that (transgenic technology) is the only way, but that it is one more alternative, a complement to...
More than half a million Cubans book in hotels after start of post-COVID de-escalation
Help us keep OnCuba alive More than 539,000 Cubans made reservations in hotels open for the domestic market on the...
The current monetary situation and its implications
Help us keep OnCuba alive here In previous texts I have expressed and now with greater evidence, that a CUC...
New measures or implementation of what was approved?
Help us keep OnCuba alive In economics, a social science, there are rules and mechanisms that, if not used at...
Social and Solidarity Economy’s contribution to building socialism in Cuba (II)
Some examples of the Cuban private sector debunk the image that it only includes low technology and professional businesses, whose...
Cuban hotel group plans to reopen sun and beach hotels for national tourism
The delegate of the Gran Caribe group in Havana, Isabel Arbona, said these facilities are highly requested by Cuban tourists,...
Who loves me?: Cuban private sector in the face of COVID-19
Since last March, the Cuban government started taking significant measures in several sectors of the economy and society to face...
Cuba: current economic emergencies for a post-COVID-19 context
The COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into mounting tragedy and shock. The loss of life, fear, the anxiety of...
Cuba promises to pay its overdue debts with the Paris Club
The Cuban government promised, through an official letter to the president of the Paris Club, that it will pay its...
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