In a move to strengthen government controls over the island’s economic life, the Castro administration announced Tuesday price limits on agricultural staples from sweet potatoes and bananas to beans at the markets where most Cubans shop.
Read MoreCarnival corporation’s “Adonia” cruise ship docks today in Havana, having left the port of Miami on Sunday afternoon. It is the first such vessel to arrive in Cuba from the United States in a half century.
Read MoreRumors in recent days about a shift in the exchange rate of the regular Cuban peso (CUP) and the hard-currency-pegged CUC are false, informed the Central Bank of Cuba on Saturday.
Read MoreDirected by Iranian-American, Bob Yari who produced notable films such as The Illusionist and Oscar-winning Crash, the movie faced many hurdles in order to be filmed in Cuba. Yari overcame obstacles due largely in part to the limitations of the U.S. embargo against Cuba. According to Yari, 90% of the film crew was Cuban, and 95% percent of the movie was filmed in Cuba.
Read MoreBeer drinkers in Cuba have been on edge since the press acknowledged the domestic industry’s inability to satisfy the growing demand for the product at State hard currency stores and private businesses, a situation now coupled with the tourism boom.
Read MoreOn April 22, some pleasant news: the price of a series of crucial products were lowered by around 20%. In any other country, this figure could be considered highly significant and cause for nationwide celebration, however in deformed and dysfunctional Cuba, everything works differently. Let me explain why.
Read MoreThe third consecutive Latin American Free Software festival concluded in Cuba on Saturday. Of special interest to participants were the Cuban solutions for using Wi-Fi connections from mobile phones.
Read MoreFor several days, the traditional seaside promenade-avenue of Havana, known as the Malecon, becomes a race track for filming of the eighth film of the Hollywood productions “Fast and Furious”.
Read MoreThe Castro government announced today it was lifting the longstanding prohibition on anyone born in Cuba from traveling by sea. The measure will allow Cubans to hire out on merchant ships and travel on cruisers. The change takes effect on April 26th.
Read MoreThe Cuban government implemented this Friday a reduction of 20 percent in the price of 70 products, mainly food, in response to the demands of the general population over the insufficient purchasing power of their salaries and pensions.
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