Cuba’s only telecommunications company, ETECSA, signed agreements with T-Mobile that will benefit US customers using voice traffic, texting and data transmission, the two companies announced on Monday.
Read MoreThe National Bureau of Cuba’s Small Farmers Association (ANAP) – the elite of government officials who represent Cuban farmers–, kicked up a fuss in response to the decision announced by the US Treasury Department on April 22, authorizing independent producers on the island to export coffee to the United States.
Read MoreThe chance of showers and thunderstorms in Havana will remain high for Thursday and Friday, while starting Saturday this will decrease considerably. High temperatures during the 7-day forecast period will be between 27 and 30° C (81 and 86 F) and the lows between 19 and 23° C (66 and 73 F).
Read MoreThe Organization of American States (OAS) called an extraordinary session of its Permanent Council for Thursday at the request of Venezuela, a meeting in which Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez is expected to attend.
Read MoreA new music initiative has been born on the island. It has the magic of an aged rum or a robust cigar. Gathered under the direction of young double-bass player Pedro Pablo Gutierrez, renowned musicians with solid careers in such bands as Buena Vista Social Club and Afrocuba All Star have brought their creative efforts together.
Read MoreEuropean glamor and luxury brought a new air to Havana with the catwalk of Chanel models on the Prado Promenade in Old Havana on Tuesday evening, something unthinkable before rapprochement with the United States.
Read MoreThe Government of Nicaragua announced today that it reached an agreement with indigenous leaders in the South Caribbean to lease an extensive portion of land in the region where the route of an inter-oceanic would pass
Read MoreA recently formed group called the CubaOne Foundation, started by four young Cuban American professionals, is offering free trips to Cuba for a limited number of Cuban Americans between the ages of 22 and 35. The goal is to help them “explore their heritage, meet their Cubans peers, and bring people together.”
Read MoreIn 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 MorePaquito D’Rivera and Chucho Valdes got together at the White House with President Barack Obama, to perform the jazz that has turned them into legends around the world. International Jazz Day was also an opportunity to reaffirm the friendship of two renowned Cubans who have had misunderstandings and conflicts since 1981
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