Back in the news, former Cuban President Fidel Castro wrote a front page note in the official Cuban media where he praises Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for his speech at the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the week.
Read MoreThis week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demanded that serious change should takes place on the ground before peace talks could resume, in the meantime Israeli troops killed two men in the West Bank.
Read MoreCuban authorities plan to raise the number of Cuban doctors heading for Africa to fight the ebola outbreak to 461, reported dpa news. Most of the Cubans will arrive to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in October.
Read MoreCubans of any political creed have been startled by the news that the state-owned company Labiofam has launched two new colognes made in Cuba. The new fragrances are labeled “Ernesto,” for Che Guevara, and “Hugo,” for Hugo Chávez.
Read MoreThe government of Raul Castro named Marino Murillo, the so-called market “reform czar” on the island, the new Minister of the Economy, according to a statement read on state television today. He now holds practically all the posts for implementation and supervising the economy.
Read MoreThere will be showers in the afternoon as is typical of this time of year. The sensation of heat will be high product of high humidity and little wind. The maximum temperature will remain stable around 33° C (91 F) and the lows at 25° C (77 F).
Read MoreBan Ki-moon reiterated his gratitude for Cuba’s decision to send medical personnel to confront the epidemic of Ebola in Africa, and asked to transfer his gratitude to President Raul Castro.
Read MoreWe present the list of subsidized protein products that Havana residents can purchase with their ration booklets during the week from 22 to 28 September. The portions are distributed by month on a rotation basis in 15 municipalities of the capital.
Read MoreThe “Letters from Cuba” website of Fernando Ravsberg, who also publishes articles in Havana Times, came under attack last week and was temporarily knocked out of cyberspace. Now reestablished, the site is currently back to normal.
Read MoreA Made-in-Cuba version of the video clip “Happy,” by U.S. musician Pharrell Williams is circulating on the social networks and the alternative weekly audiovisual package.
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