After Cuba’s immigration reforms went into effect in January, making it easier for Cubans to leave the country for short term visits abroad, longer stays, or to emigrate, the US Interests Section (USIS) in Havana reports a huge increase in tourist visas approved.
Read MoreA weak tropical wave moving in the western Caribbean will lead to some isolated afternoon rains. In general temperatures will be high with pleasant light winds. The highs for this week will average 32°C (90 F) and the lows 24°C (75 F).
Read MoreThe now traditional La Rampa Art Fair opened today at Havana’s Pavilion Cuba, with multi-cultural activities including music, literature, utilitarian crafts, visual arts and film. The popular summer fair will extend until September 1, noted Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe call for the Eighth Congress of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), was announced on Thursday during a meeting of the National Council of the organization, held in Havana. The process leading up to the Congress will take place during the second half of the year and will culminate in 2014.
Read MoreThe Cuban government has announced it will amend its Penal Code (1987) and Penal Proceedings Law (1977) with a view to bringing a number of legal provisions up to date and placing these in step with the changes that the country’s socio-economic structures have been experiencing.
Read MoreAfter a month in operation, around 11,000 people have flocked to the new government facilities with Internet connectivity. The one tenth of one percent of the Cuban population that was able to pay for the expensive new service is mostly comprised of those who receive family remittances from abroad.
Read MoreCuban authorities today announced the annulment of a pre-university exam in Havana after the discovery of massive fraud with stolen math tests, reported DPA news. Many students “resold” the exams and answers and extended “the fraud to many of the municipalities” that make up the capital city.
Read MoreA total of 429,458 Cubans are registered as self-employed in the 181 activities authorized by the government of Raul Castro since late 2010, according to official statistics. The figure of persons working in the private sector in Cuba was issued at the end of May, which marks an increase of more than 30,000 over last year.
Read MoreThe Cuban men’s volleyball team fell to the German squad on both Saturday and Sunday, before more than two thousand spectators gathered at the Bremen Arena, JIT Online reported.
Read MoreCuban First Vice President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in Laos on Sunday, leading a delegation that has toured China and Vietnam, Granma newspaper reported.
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