Rex Tillerson, nominated by president-elect Donald Trump as secretary of state, said Wednesday that he favors maintaining the embargo on Cuba and considered Mexico a “neighbor and friend” of the United States.
Read MoreThe slightly wintry days continue in Havana, with very isolated cloudiness accompanied by occasional showers. The high temperatures will range between 25 and 29° C (77 and 84 F), while the lows will be between 17 and 20° C (63 and 68 F). The sea surface temperature will be 26° C (79 F).
Read More“Their leaders have received a lot, while the people have received little. This does not serve the interests of Cubans or US citizens,” said Rex Tillerson, who, if confirmed by the Senate in his post, will be the new chief of US diplomacy.
Read MoreWith a free trial service the Internet is reaching 2,000 homes in Old Havana. It is the first time that ordinary citizens can access the Internet from their homes. It is said that signing contracts and charging in hard currency to those wishing to continue with the service will begin at the end of February.
Read MoreReforming the pension system is an ever more urgent task, given that the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) has suffered losses for the fourth consecutive year (a deficit of US $44,295,000 in 2016), bringing ever closer the moment of an economic collapse if urgent changes aren’t made.
Read MoreThe Minister of Interior of Cuba, Carlos Fernandez Gondin, died on Saturday at the age of 78, “after complications of a chronic illness.” No mention was made as to who will replace the minister, which oversees State Security.
Read MoreOver 414,500 blood donations were made in Cuba during 2016, the second highest figure in a decade, and an achievement which health authorities attribute to the effort volunteer donors make and the neighborhood committee (CDR) leaders’ campaigns. No mention is made about the sale of blood and its derivatives in official reports even though the Cuban government has been doing this for decades.
Read MoreCanadian writer Margaret Atwood, Prince of Asturias Award 2008, will be the main figure of the upcoming Cuba International Book Fair that will have Canada as its guest country. The Havana portion of the fair takes place from February 9-19.
Read MoreJulio Borges became the new president of the Venezuelan National Assembly on Thursday, controlled by opposition legislators, and he accused Nicolas Maduro’s “dictatorship” of having “stolen” the Venezuelan people’s right to vote.
Read MoreEverything closed, “or almost everything, which isn’t the same thing but is” – a singer-composer once said, this is what happened over the first three days of January in the Cuban capital.
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