Granma, Cuba’s Communist Party daily, reports on the publication of new measures affecting trade and travel relations between Cuba and the USA. It outlines the changes and areas where the blockade remains in tact.
Read MoreThis Cuban government announced Wednesday that it would issue 200, 500 and 1,000-peso (CUP) notes and that these would be put into circulation on February 1 this year in preparation for the country’s imminent monetary unification process.
Read MoreThere will be some scattered rain in the city through Sunday due to the passing of weak cold front and also humid winds from the north. Starting Monday there will be sunny days.
Read MoreThe US Treasury Department has just published a list of questions and answers to help US citizens and Cubans understand the changes in policy towards the island announced today that loosens travel restrictions and softens aspects of the embargo.
Read MoreCuban medical doctor Felix Baez Sarria has kept his promise and returned to Africa to rejoin the battle against the Ebola outbreak.
Read MoreThe Obama administration announced Thursday that it will open up travel for individual US citizens to Cuba and relax aspects of the embargo on the island nation including the lifting of some restrictions on trade and investment,
Read MoreWork on a new multipurpose terminal at the Guillermón Moncada Port in Santiago de Cuba began Tuesday (Jan. 13), when Chinese and Cuban construction specialists surveyed 10 hectares west of the site.
Read MoreYoan Lopez, a 21-year-old right-hander has signed a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The agreement reached for $8.27 million is a record amount for an international player with less than five seasons played in his home country.
Read MoreThis past January 1, a special program offering “express entry” to qualified individuals wishing to become permanent residents of Canada came into effect, affording new opportunities to Cuban professionals interested in options outside the island.
Read MoreFidel Castro wrote a four page letter to Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona on Sunday, but the content has not been revealed. Many questions remain as to the state of the ex-Cuban president. If he is well enough to write an extensive letter to Maradona, why did he choose not to entertain a visit from him?
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