Cuban Health authorities confirmed today that there were on the island at least six confirmed cases of chikungunya, an endemic tropical virus in Africa and parts of Asia whose presence in the Americas was confirmed for the first time in late 2013, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe Cuban travel agency Havanatur is making a killing through the sale of Havana-Miami and Miami-Havana air tickets, despite the lack of information and disorganization surrounding these transactions.There are no alternatives one can turn to, because Havanatur is a State-run monopoly.
Read MoreThe legendary Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club will begin its long farewell tour on June 25 in Europe with a concert in Prague. The tour will take the group to several countries including Spain, the United States and in South America.
Read MoreThe poll lays bare the need for Cuban Americans under 30 years old, as well as those arriving in the past two decades, to get registered and to participate in the election process in order to make their numbers favoring restored relations and a lifting of sanctions meaningful.
Read MoreThe trial of Canadian entrepreneur Cy Tokmakjian, arrested more than two years ago on corruption charges in Cuba, has been underway since June 9th in a Havana court and is expected to extend for at least two weeks, said sources related to the case.
Read MoreWe present the list of rationed protein products that Havana residents can buy this week (June 16-22) with their ration booklets at their neighborhood bodega stores.
Read MoreCuban President Raúl Castro took to task the world’s largest financial institutions for not doing enough to help the developing countries and urged the creation of regional banks that may best deal with regional problems.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro arrived in Bolivia on Friday to attend a two-day Summit of the G-77+China nations that begins Saturday in the city of Santa Cruz.
Read MoreWarm days with rain storms in the afternoons or evenings. The maximum temperature will average around 32° C (90 F) and lows around 24° C (75 F). The sea surface temperature will reach 27° C (81 F).
Read MoreFormer editors of Cuba’s Catholic journal Espacio Laical (“Secular Space”) Roberto Veiga and Lenier Gonzalez have written a letter addressed to everyone interested in the events leading up to and the reasons behind their sudden resignation from their positions in the magazine where they debated about the island’s present and future.
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