HAVANA, May 12th. Las Tunas Electric Company cannot maintain the block programming for service interruption because of the increase in the generation capacity deficit of the National Power Grid. Read more
Rare aurora borealis spotted in Gibara
HAVANA, May 11 An amateur meteorologist photographed an aurora borealis north of Gibara, Cuban province of Holguín, on Friday night.a phenomenon associated with polar regions that can rarely be seen in tropical countries. Although reports…
Cuba tests Wi-Fi connection on its national trains
HAVANA, May 11 The Wi-Fi connection tests that will be offered, very soon, by the national trains in Cuba have already begun. The Comprehensive Telecommunications Solutions Company S.A.(Solintel) is in charge of executing this project, novel…
Dominican Republic will become the new supplier of eggs and chicken meat to Cuba
HAVANA, May 10 Amid widespread food shortages, Cuba is looking for more allies to import some basic products such as eggs and chicken.This time, after signing several trade agreements, the Dominican Republic will become a supplier of these…
US Lifts Cuban Flight Restrictions Imposed By The Trump
HAVANA, May 10th. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday lifted a series of flight restrictions to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, Donald Trump, including ending a ban on US airlines flying to Cuban airports other than…
“Sabor Cid” Ice Cream opened a store in Havana
HAVANA, May 10 A well-known private company and local ice cream brand in Cuba, privately managed, identified as Helados Cid, opened a store in Havana,the Cuban capital, and ensure the increase in demand for their products, despite their high…
WESTERN UNION RESUMES REMITTANCE SERVICE TO CUBA
HAVANA, May 9 The Western Union company, in coordination with the Cuban entity Orbit SA, announced the resumption of its service from the United States to Cuba immediately.The company suspended its services to the Island in January due to…
Putin receives Miguel Díaz-Canel in the Kremlin
HAVANA, May 9th In the context of the working visit made by the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel to Russia, he was received today at the Grand Kremlin Palace by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.The meeting took place…
Iran repairs sugar factories in Cuba
HAVANA, May 9th. The Iranian-Cuban business forum in Tehran discussed plans to reconstruct and optimize 160 Cuban cane sugar factories.Farshad Mokimi, Director General of the Iranian Organization of Small Enterprises and Industrial Parks, said…
Unusual event today: perceptible earthquake in Varadero and Santa Marta
HAVANA, May 9 No consequences for people's lives or reported economic losses, a perceptible earthquake in areas of Varadero and Santa MartaToday it became an unusual event for neighbors and workers, with due and cautious attention from the…
Hurrican season 2024 will be very active, estimates Insmet
HAVANA, May 8 With an active hurricane season in 2024, the danger of Cuba being affected by at least one hurricane is 80 percent (%) probability,indicated the Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) in its forecast of the year's cyclonic activity. The…
The US sold in the last 15 months cars for 20 million dollars to Cuba
HAVANA, May 7, Cuba imported more than 20 million dollars in vehicles of various types from the United States between 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, a figure that indicates the increase in that business, from which several companies in…
Díaz-Canel arrives in Russia to meet with Putin after his inauguration
HAVANA, May 7th. Miguel Díaz-Canel announced this Monday afternoon his departure from Cuba to Moscow, where he will arrive this Tuesday, hours after the fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin. The Cuban leader – who will remain in the…
Final point for the lawsuit over two Meliá hotels in Cuba
HAVANA, May 7th. The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has rejected the appeal filed by the American company Central Santa Lucía, L.C., confirming the order issued in January 2023 by the Court of First Instance number 24, which "already…
The Cuban ‘Foodies’: How to recommend restaurants in the midst of shortag
HAVANA, May 7 The Cuban YouTuber, Elisa Arquez, uploaded a video to her YouTube channel where she shows the prices in a restaurant in Pinar del Río, a municipality 160km from Havana.“One of the most expensive things are spaghetti and hamburgers,…
Air China registers notable upturn in air tickets for Cuba destination
HAVANA, May 6th. Air China registered on Sunday a 40% upturn in the search for airline tickets and hotels in Cuba, following the announcement of visa exemption for Chinese tourists.According to the local The Paper Daily, the Ctrip…
Enjoy Travel Group inaugurates new air route to Cuba
HAVANA, May 6 The Spanish vertical wholesale tour operator Enjoy Travel Group reported today the start of the Madrid-Havana flight, with a connection to the eastern island, starting next June 29.That information was repeated this Monday in…
More than 500 Cuban migrants have been repatriated in 2024
HAVANA, May 6 More than 500 Cuban migrants have been returned to Cuba so far in 2024, after the arrival this Friday of a flight from the Bahamas,with 26 rafters from different provinces such as Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila. According…
Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports
HAVANA, May 5th. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to over 200 Cubans who allegedly joined the Russian army were leaked online by a pro-Ukrainian platform called InformNapalm.The passport details were obtained, the…
Freely convertible currency breaks the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos
HAVANA, May 4 After the strong rise in currencies in recent days, this Saturday the freely convertible currency (MLC) reached the barrier of 300 Cuban pesos (CUP) in the informal market of Cuba.Following the behavior of previous occasions,…
Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension
HAVANA, May 3 The Colombian airline Avianca announced the return of its direct flights between Bogotá and Havana after four years of suspension.As detailed by the company, the flights will begin to operate from July 2, 2024. On the other…
Romanian competitor of the Havana Club Cocktail Maestros contest dies in Havana
HAVANA, May 3, Bartender Alexandra 'Lexie' Constantinescu, of Romanian origin, died in a hotel in Havana after participating in the Havana Cocktail Maestros de Havana Club contest.Living in London, Lexie worked for the Lyaness bar, and she was…
Cuba launches Evisa, a new platform of electronic tourist visas
HAVANA, May 2 During May, our country will begin to implement a modern electronic tourist visa management system, called Evisa, which will allow the government to offer a more efficient and agile service to users who request it through…
The Mexican state oil company sent crude oil to Cuba in 2023 for 400 million dollars
HAVANA, May 2 The Mexican state oil company Pemex sent crude oil worth close to 400 million dollars to Cuba in 2023, according to a company document released this Thursday by the media.The company exported 16,800 barrels of crude oil per day…
Cuba and Iran value shipbuilding and strengthen other businesses
HAVANA, May 3, Cuba and Iran analyze the possibility of building ships with the aim of “satisfying the needs of South American countries,” according to the Portal Portuario website.The news is based on the statements of Ali-Akbar Safaei,…
Cuba shows interest in exploring opportunities in Dominican tourism
HAVANA, May 2nd. Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García Granda has expressed interest in fostering multi-destination opportunities and sharing expertise in personnel training with the Dominican Republic’s Ministry…
Concern over continued deportations of Cubans from Russia
HAVANA, May 2 Russia continues with massive raids against illegal immigrants and several Cubans who, supposedly, have traveled for shopping tourism have already been involved.In fact, this week, about 10 Cubans were detained in Kazan, in a…
Elderly constitute the only population group that is growing in Cuba
HAVANA, May 1 The demographic dynamics in Cuba reflect the impact that the economic and migration crisis is having on a society that is decapitalized by young people,while its elderly population grows in an economic context of inflation and…
Increased Deficit in Energy Generation Makes it Impossible to Schedule Block Service Outages
HAVANA, May 12th. Las Tunas Electric Company cannot maintain the block programming for service interruption because of the increase in the generation capacity deficit of the National Power Grid.According to the information provided by engineer…
Rare aurora borealis spotted in Gibara
HAVANA, May 11 An amateur meteorologist photographed an aurora borealis north of Gibara, Cuban province of Holguín, on Friday night.a phenomenon associated with polar regions that can rarely be seen in tropical countries. Although reports…
Cuba tests Wi-Fi connection on its national trains
HAVANA, May 11 The Wi-Fi connection tests that will be offered, very soon, by the national trains in Cuba have already begun. The Comprehensive Telecommunications Solutions Company S.A.(Solintel) is in charge of executing this project, novel…
Dominican Republic will become the new supplier of eggs and chicken meat to Cuba
HAVANA, May 10 Amid widespread food shortages, Cuba is looking for more allies to import some basic products such as eggs and chicken.This time, after signing several trade agreements, the Dominican Republic will become a supplier of these…
US Lifts Cuban Flight Restrictions Imposed By The Trump
HAVANA, May 10th. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday lifted a series of flight restrictions to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, Donald Trump, including ending a ban on US airlines flying to Cuban airports other than…
“Sabor Cid” Ice Cream opened a store in Havana
HAVANA, May 10 A well-known private company and local ice cream brand in Cuba, privately managed, identified as Helados Cid, opened a store in Havana,the Cuban capital, and ensure the increase in demand for their products, despite their high…
WESTERN UNION RESUMES REMITTANCE SERVICE TO CUBA
HAVANA, May 9 The Western Union company, in coordination with the Cuban entity Orbit SA, announced the resumption of its service from the United States to Cuba immediately.The company suspended its services to the Island in January due to…
Putin receives Miguel Díaz-Canel in the Kremlin
HAVANA, May 9th In the context of the working visit made by the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel to Russia, he was received today at the Grand Kremlin Palace by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.The meeting took place…
Iran repairs sugar factories in Cuba
HAVANA, May 9th. The Iranian-Cuban business forum in Tehran discussed plans to reconstruct and optimize 160 Cuban cane sugar factories.Farshad Mokimi, Director General of the Iranian Organization of Small Enterprises and Industrial Parks, said…
Unusual event today: perceptible earthquake in Varadero and Santa Marta
HAVANA, May 9 No consequences for people's lives or reported economic losses, a perceptible earthquake in areas of Varadero and Santa MartaToday it became an unusual event for neighbors and workers, with due and cautious attention from the…