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Gender Gaps Increase in Rural Areas of Cuba

Machismo and the gender inequalities inherent in Cuba’s patriarchal society put women in rural communities at greater vulnerability.

Calibre Mining Co., which operates mines in La Libertad and Leon, has announced its merger with the likewise Canadian company Equinox Gold.

Several schools have reduced their hours and only offer classes in the mornings or from Monday to Thursday.

The lucrative humidor auction closed the event. The government says the money goes to the Cuban Health System.

An open secret is that much of the bread sold by street vendors is made in the same bakeries that make the rationed bread rolls.

“My personal feeling is that we’re on our own. The government only remembers us for taxes, even though the country’s reality is worse…”

The US dollar store at 3rd and 70th in Miramar, Havana, has been crowned the king of all the markets of its kind on the Island.

On February 14, Javier Milei, the eccentric president of Argentina, promoted a new cryptocurrency on his social media account.

It doesn’t seem to matter much that Cuba ended 2024 with fewer foreign visitors; in this battle to earn dollars, no resources are spared.

To help those who may be considering taking (or not) a flight to the island, Havana Times has compiled a list of pros and cons to doing so.