Starting October 21 Cuban farmers, either land owners or land leasers, will have the option to sell their products directly to tourism entities. The new measures are due to the fact that to date “direct sales are lower than the existing potential,” said Roberto Perez, Communist Party official serving agribusiness policy.
Read MoreVenezuela recorded today a nationwide blackout that still affects several interior regions as the power is gradually restored, reported dpa news. The incident happened at about noon and lasted for about 15 minutes in Caracas before power was restored. Subsequently, however, it failed again.
Read MoreAnother 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.
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