A Cuban court has imposed 5-year prison sentences on three young men implicated in a plot to smuggle renowned baseball players out of the country through a human trafficking operation allegedly run from the United States by Major League star Yaisel Puig.
Read MoreThe director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevedo, on a working visit in Cuba, will meet with executives of the Regulatory Office of the Mariel Special Development Zone, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreWe present the list of rationed protein products that Havana residents can purchase with their ration booklets in their neighborhood bodega stores during the week from 11 to 17 August. The portions are distributed by month on a rotation basis in 15 municipalities of the capital.
Read MoreTwo hundred Cuban doctors left today from Quito to various remote regions of Ecuador, to provide medical care to patients and offer technical assistance for training of local staff, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe Cuban government began construction of a solar farm on the outskirts of the western city of Pinar del Rio, some 140 kilometers west of Havana, Xinhua reported.
Read MoreAn analysis about the possible success or failure of the reform process taking place in Cuba was the focus of discussions during the first plenary session of the XXIV Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE). The three-day event, which began on Thursday at the Hilton Miami Downtown, was attended by hundreds of industry professionals, including many Cubans from both shores of the Straits of Florida.
Read MoreI want to begin this post sharing with you my joy over some recent news: Cuba’s National Assembly (Parliament) convened recently and one of their conclusions is that the island’s economy continues to slow down.
Read MoreThe loans from Peking to Cuba are interest-free, while there are also new trade agreements and donations. Xi Jinping is on the second day of his visit to the island.
Read MoreDistribution companies from a dozen countries, including the USA, signed contracts for the distribution of Meñique (Pinkie), the first Cuban animated 3D feature film. Directed and written by Ernesto Padrón, the film was released last Sunday in the Cuban capital.
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cuba for a two-day visit on Monday evening, the culmination of his tour of several Latin American countries during the last week. Xi meets on Tuesday in Havana with his counterpart Raul Castro.
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