Cuba starts producing masks in the face of risk of coronavirus
As part of the measures to face a possible Covid-19 outbreak in Cuba, masks, a means of protection aimed at...
Dollar store network continues growing in Cuba
The network of stores selling in dollars and other freely convertible currencies (FCC) has continued to grow in Cuba since...
Root or rhizome? Emigration in the Cuban imaginary
In September 2019, OnCuba published an editorial on five steps that would foster better relations between the nation and emigration:...
“My rights have been violated,” one of the last phrases of a Cuban who died in a Louisiana prison.
Roylan Hernández Díaz’s long journey ended in a white-walled cell in a Louisiana prison’s solitary confinement wing. Near him were...
Cuban universities to train higher technicians in water management
Cuba will begin to train higher technicians in water management and rationalization in a short-cycle career aimed at diversifying water...
Old ink: Mariblanca Sabas Alomá and Cuban feminist journalism
Although less known ―and recognized―than their male colleagues, several women have made history within the Cuban press. Theirs has certainly...
A Spaniard traveling the world on jet ski makes stopover in Cuba
Spaniard Álvaro de Marichalar is sailing with his jet ski on the coasts of Cuba, during this week’s stopover of...
Only state cars are obligated to pick up passengers
The Cuban Ministry of Transportation (MITRANS) clarified that only vehicles belonging to state agencies have the obligation to stop to...
Cuba exhibits its products in Mexico in search of more trade and exports
Around 70 Cuban enterprises are exhibiting their products in Mexico since this Wednesday, in an Expofair considered the largest of...
Official media ratifies there are no cases of coronavirus in Cuba so far
A note published this Thursday in the official newspaper Granma reiterates that “so far” there are no cases of Covid-19...
Is there a “Havana Syndrome”?
When Dr. Mitchell Valdés-Sosa, one of the directors of the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO), is asked about the so-called “Havana...
No relationship between monetary unification and elimination of the CUC in state-run establishments
The elimination of sales in convertible pesos (CUC) in state-run commerce and gastronomy establishments is not related to monetary unification...
Cuba sanctions state enterprises for not helping with public transportation
The Cuban authorities have applied 773 sanctions to enterprises, most of them state-owned, whose “unsupportive” officials did not stop their...
Cuba: sale of construction materials will be only through electronic means
The Cuban Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) announced that the sale of construction materials will begin exclusively through electronic payments...
New cave painting art site discovered in Cuba
A total of 14 groups of cave painting art were discovered by Cuban speleologists in a cave in the Sierra...
Habano Festival raises more than 4 million euros for Cuban health system
The closing gala of the 22nd Habano Festival hosted the usual auction of humidors, which this time reached a record...
Cuban government responds to suspension of Western Union’s sending of remittances
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel this Friday responded to the suspension of the sending of remittances to the island from outside...
Cuba: birth, marriage and death certificates will not have an expiry date
Birth, marriage and death certificates will no longer have an expiry date in Cuba, according to a Ministry of Justice...
Cuban press denies rumors about cases of coronavirus on island
The Cuban press denied this Friday rumors about the existence of three Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Cuba, which have circulated...
Cuba develops new drugs against cancer and other diseases
Cuban scientists are working on several new drugs against cancer and other diseases, such as cardiovascular ailments and rheumatoid arthritis,...
Bean pest threatens Cubans’ table
As if the difficulties of the Cuban economy and the impact of U.S. sanctions weren’t enough, Cubans’ table has a...
63% of Cubans have access to Internet according to government
At the close of 2019, 7.1 million Cubans had access to the Internet, which represents 63 percent of the population...
Cuba faces crucial payments of its external debt
2020 hasn’t started well for Cuba in terms of paying its foreign debt. After a delay in the 2019 payment...
Cuba aspires to return to the Human Rights Council
Cuba will try to again occupy one of the 47 seats on the UN Human Rights Council, Cuban Foreign Minister...
Sale of second-hand cars at high prices kicks off in Cuba
The sale of second-hand cars by the Cuban State to individuals began this Tuesday at a dealership in Havana, where...
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