Russia has authorized the importation of Cuban shellfish — initially shrimp and lobster — and will start receiving it “without limitation,” the Russian Ministry of Agriculture announced Monday (Aug. 10) in Moscow.
Read MoreThe Russian vehicle manufacturer GAZ “is considering” assembling some of its products in Cuba or Venezuela for distribution in Latin America, a spokesman for the company said this past weekend.
Read MoreA rare dermatitis caused by contact with microorganisms found in the sea has prompted fears in Cuba’s habitually quiet city of Cienfuegos. Several people – mostly children – have arrived in hospitals with rashes and skin lesions over the past two weeks.
Read MoreThe individual entrepreneur, the proprietor and founder of the small and midsize businesses that have been organized throughout the country lacks official recognition as such and is still considered a “cuentapropista” (self-employed), as if there was no difference.
Read MoreStonegate Bank, which earlier this year became the Cuban government’s bank for its diplomatic mission in the United States, has set up a correspondent banking relationship with a Cuban banking institution.
Read More“The vaccine against lung cancer is unique in the world and is very new,” Arlhee Díaz, pharmacist and marketer for the research center, explains to the public. It doesn’t eliminate the tumor but the vaccine’s manufacturer claims it slows its growth, allowing patients to live longer and with a better quality of life.
Read MoreCuban medical doctors taking steps to revalidate their professional licenses in the United States are facing a new dilemma.
Read MoreFidel met with chiefs, officers and civilian employees of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) over Cuba’s food production.
Read MoreBig time cruiser tourism will be coming to Cuba starting in 2016 after the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments gave the green light to Carnival Corporation to promote cultural exchange tours to the island.
Read MoreIn terms of their dimensions, populations and economic conditions, Cuba and China are as different as an ant and an elephant. Their partnership in the field of biotechnology, however, has been recognized as highly profitable for both parties.
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