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Direct Flights between Havana and New York

A direct charter air link between Havana and New York resumed operation on Tuesday with a weekly flight operated by the US company Cuban Travel Services.

Cruise Companies Discuss New Cuban Market in Miami

The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Cuba on cruise ships increased by 3,000 passengers during January in comparison to the same period last year, a rather tempting figure for the top representatives of cruise operators gathered this week in Miami Beach.

Nearly 80 Louisiana Business and Civic Leaders Visit Cuba

Several US states are attempting to get a quick start in relations with Cuba for both business and civic interests. The latest is Louisiana, with a large group currently visiting the island.

Cuban Artist Kcho Offers Free WiFi Point

I can’t believe it! A place with free Internet in Havana? “Yep, This is a project of Kcho, the artist, the guy is really something. In his studio located at ninth and 120th streets of the Romerillo neighborhood of Playa he has set up a free WiFi access point.”

Cuba-US: A Healthy Medical Relationship

Cooperation in matters of health and medical research can be one of the most solid roads to rapprochement between two countries that are still very distant. For more than 20 years, a US organization seeks to generate synergies in a sphere where both nations show remarkable results.

Direct Telephone Connection Established Between the US and Cuba

A direct telecommunications connection between Cuba and the United States is already operating, but only for voice telephone calls, said the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba SA (ETECSA).

A Cuban Cooperative Specializing in Advising Cooperatives

Nobody knew how the system worked. Municipal governments were not prepared; mistaking cooperatives for local development initiatives, explains Alfonso Larrea. “All that slowed down a lot of people, because nobody moved forward.”

Cuba Food News: Stressed Chickens & Fish Trafficking

Declining egg production in Havana’s neighboring province of Artemisa, officially reported in January and February, set off an alarm this last week. Luis Carlos Perez, director of Artemisa’s poultry industry, shared these worrying production figures with the provincial press, insisting the situation has not yet had an impact on the supply and distribution to Havana.

Brazil’s Odebrecht Corp. to Expand Havana Airport

The Brazilian construction company Odebrecht will carry out the expansion of the international wing of the Havana airport, a project valued at US $207 million, reported a local Cuban website.

EU-Cuba Negotiations Impacted by Cuba-USA Rapprochement

The restoration of relations between Cuba and the United States “changes the context” for conducting negotiations between Europe and the island to reach a bilateral political dialogue, said Christian Leffler, European External Action Service managing director for the Americas, in Havana on Thursday.