Rationed Products for Havana (Jan. 13-19)
Here is the list of the products available to Havana residents with their ration book during the week of January 13-19.
Read MoreHere is the list of the products available to Havana residents with their ration book during the week of January 13-19.
Read MoreThis year the Cuban government hopes to convert the drivers of twenty state taxi agencies into self-employed taxi drivers, reports dpa news on Wednesday. The measure will be implemented “gradually” throughout 2014.
Read MoreMexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will make an official visit to Cuba in late January in his effort towards improved relations with the island and also to attend a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reported dpa news.
Read MoreA former Mexican ambassador to Cuba is proposing that Mexico and Cuba set up “a strategic partnership on matters of energy” to firm up relations between the two countries.
Read MoreNew car sales begin today in Cuba after a half century of restrictions on the internal market. The CIMEX corporation automotive division posted some initial prices, Cubans with wealthy family members abroad or other alternative income sources are candidates for purchases.
Read MoreThe Cuban government said today that the recently announced decision allowing for the open market sale of new cars will take effect as of this Friday, reported dpa news. The new provisions repealing the old restrictions on “the purchase of motor vehicles” was published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette of Cuba.
Read MoreSelf-employed entrepreneurs who need startup money can apply to banks for loans as small as 38 dollars instead of the previous minimum of 113 dollars, the Central Bank of Cuba has announced.
Read MoreA leading Chinese automobile manufacturer will start assembling its vehicles in Cuba. The Hangzhou-based Geely International Corporation is now preparing to launch its project “in a local place” in Cuba, the Global Times reported.
Read MoreThe workday of the brigade making repairs to Terminal 3 of the capital’s Jose Marti Airport, was extended to 14 hours a day , reported Trabajadores weekly .
Read MoreVaradero, Cuba’s leading tourist destination for sun and beaches, loses between 70 centimeters and one meter of coastline each year due to rising sea level, reported the Cuban News Agency.
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