Cuban Sugar Harvest Dragging
The costly backlog of more than 8000 tons of sugar, by mid-February impedes compliance and a successful completion of this year’s harvest, states a report in the official Granma daily.
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Rationed Protein Products in Havana (Feb. 17-23)
Besides their monthly quota of rice, sugar and a small amount of beans or chick peas, Havana residents also receive a monthly list of “protein products” with their ration booklet. Here is the official monthly distribution info for the period February 17-23.
Read MoreHavana’s Marti Theater Reopens Next Week
The Marti Theatre of Havana, a Cuban heritage relic of the nineteenth century , will reopen on February 24 after 30 years of inactivity after a complex restoration, reported EFE.
Read MoreFidel Castro Meets with Frei Betto
Continuing his recent agenda of meetings with world figures former President Fidel Castro, 87, met in Havana on Sunday with the Brazilian theologian, philosopher and author Frei Betto.
Read MoreL.A. Times Editorial Favors Renewed US-Cuba Relations
The Cuba embargo, imposed over a half century ago, “has inflicted suffering on the Cuban people for generations and yet has notably failed to achieve its goal of ousting the Castros. It’s time to lift it,” states an editorial from Los Angeles Times on Sunday.
Read MoreCuba Next Stop for North Korean Ship Released in Panama
The North Korean cargo ship “Chong Chon Gang”, released after paying a fine of $693,333 to the Panama Canal Authority, sailed today at 13:30 GMT from Colon City, in the Panamanian Caribbean, bound for Cuba.
Read MoreCuba Interrupts Consular Services in USA
Cuba announced a new and immediate suspension of its consular services in the United States for an indefinite period, faced with the “impossibility” of finding a bank to service the accounts of its diplomatic mission in Washington D.C.
Read MoreCubans Studying in Miami Speak Out Against their Government
They marvel at the variety of fruits available at the market and the speed of Internet, and they already feel right at home. They are the 17 Cuban scholarship students who arrived this past January in Miami, where they will spend six months learning English, marketing and computer science.
Read MoreCuba Ranked Near Bottom on Press Freedom
Cuba repeated in 2014 as one of the worst countries in terms of press freedom, according to the annual global report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published this week in Paris, reports AFP.
Read MoreBrazilian Foreign Minister to visit Cuba
Amid the controversy over the More Doctors program, Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, travels to Cuba after a visit to Jamaica that began on Thursday, reported EFE.
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