Stories and inevitabilities of the tornado in Guanabacoa
"I have to get out of here, I have nothing left," says Danaisy Alfonso as she picks up the clothes...
Government of Havana activates collection of donations
The government of Havana activated mechanisms for the collection of donations, after the devastating tornado that affected several municipalities of...
Three Havana residents tell their tornado stories
The tornado that hit Havana ripped off the concrete roof of an apartment building in the Regla district and sent...
Cuba repeats in 2018 lowest infant mortality rate in its history
Cuba closed 2018 with an infant mortality rate of 4.0 per thousand live births, the lowest in its history for...
E-commerce for money orders in Cuba
Until this Friday, to send a money order in Cuba it was necessary to go to a post office, fill...
The Cuba that I found
I’m writing these lines sitting on the floor of the boarding room of José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba. There...
3G mobile Internet service begins in Cuba on December 6
Since last Thursday Cubans have been able to access the Internet for the first time through the 3G mobile service...
Almost nine million Cubans participate in debate on new Constitution
Almost nine million Cubans participated in the popular consultation on the draft of the new Constitution, the island’s media reported...
The Cuban dollars that will go to Panama
Hundreds of Cubans are forming lines every day in front of the Panamanian embassy in Havana. They are there to...
Cuban taxi driver arrested accused of racial discrimination
A private taxi driver has been arrested in Havana for an act of racial discrimination denounced by a black passenger....
In Cuba, love rarely leads to marriage
Dressed all in white except for a hot pink bow-tie, a confident-looking groom stepped out onto Havana’s Paseo del Prado....
No Country for (Jobless) Old Men
The number of seniors employed past the age of retirement increases in Cuba day after day. For some, finding a...
Homeless
I dare not take the shot. I felt ashamed. I, standing on the sidewalk, camera in hand, looking at her...
Italy, “all inclusive”
Since last July Cubans that have 3000 CUC can enjoy sightseeing in Europe. Although the news has not caused too...
ETECSA makes statements on Zunzuneo and Internet
Daniel Ramos Fernández, Security Chief of the Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) informed the press today that “ETECSA condemns the illegal use...
Council of Ministers of Cuba approved wage raise for the Health Sector
On Wednesday, the Council of Ministers, chaired by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, passed, in special session, the wage raise...
Cubans can now check their emails in their cell phones
According to the latest statement issued by ETECSA cell phone customers who have an account with e-addresses @nauta.cu can now...
ETECSA announces new offer for prepaid landlines
With my prepaid account is the name of the new service offered by the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA by its...
New “temporary” rates for calls and SMS abroad
For several days the mobile customers of Etecsa have been gradually getting a message with new temporary rates As of...
ETECSA reports new payment services for Cubans through Internet
Cubasí website, belonging to the Telecommunications Company of Cuba ETECSA S.A., has just released information announcing that from January 21,...
Etecsa to hire self-employed people
Telecom Agent will be the new form of self-employment that will come into force in the country since the second...
Are Cubans traveling a lot?
Some 182,799 trips abroad Cubans have made after the implementation of immigration reform issued on January 14, 2013, it was...
Controversy over labor rights in Cuba
Many people in the world may think it is almost unheard what is happening in Cuba for the last weeks...
Havana, destination Cuba
During the first decade of the century, 15% of the total population living in Cuba lived in a province different...
Cuba decrees regulations on Confiscated Goods
As reported by the Journal Juventud Rebelde, the Council of Ministers issued Decree No. 313, concerning the procedures to be...
