Another collaborative technology project is underway since early this year between the Cuban government with the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, to “promote the production of agricultural products of higher quality.”
Read MoreHavana’s Almacenes Ultra department store will remain closed “until further notice” on instructions from the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The busy store was closed last week owing to “large concentrations of mosquitos and rodents and severe leaks in sanitary facilities,” store sources confirmed.
Read MoreCubana Airlines received on Wednesday a third Antonov An-158 passenger aircraft sold by Russia to the Caribbean island. The delivery was made at the Moscow MAKS International Aerospace 2013 hall, reported Prensa Latina.
Read MoreWorkplace negligence resulted in a 15,000-liter oil spill at the Sergio Soto Refinery located in Cabaiguan, in Cuba’s central province of Sancti Spiritus. According to authorities at the facility, the situation is already under control.
Read MoreFifteen people have been detained for their alleged involvement in the massive theft of fans and refrigeration units from the Empresa Productora de Utensilios Domesticos (INPUD), a manufacturer of electrical household appliances located in Cuba’s central province of Santa Clara.
Read MoreThe US Interests Section (USIS) in Havana has issued an alert to US citizens for a possible outbreak of cholera in Cuba. The Cuban authorities “maintain a strict and active clinical-epidemiological monitoring of acute diarrheal diseases, studying every possible case,” the Pan American Health Organization recognized.
Read MoreSome 4,000 Cuban doctors will arrive in Brazil by the end of this year to serve the population of 701 cities facing a shortage of health services, the Brazilian government announced today. The agreement comes after it appeared in July that such an effort to “import” Cuban MDs had failed.
Read MoreThe main Terminal 3 of the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, is receiving a major facelift valued at just over 10 million USD. If work goes as scheduled , the restoration will be completed by the end of December.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital awoke today with long lines at all outlets of the Telecommunications Company (ETECSA), with customers hoping to activate a new phone line. From now until August 23, Cubacel is offering the possibility to activate a line for the price of 30 CUC (33 USD), which includes a free initial balance of 30 CUC.
Read MoreThe quote in the title was the greeting of an eagle-eyed guy who captures his prey in one of the blocks closest to the Carlos III shopping center, a tropical mall always filled with customers, where the music breaks one’s eardrums while supplies play hide-and-seek.
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