A statement by the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA) reports today that the Internet cable connecting the island with Venezuela is now operational. However the company notes that after the tests are completed, this “does not mean there will be an automatic increase in opportunities for access.”
Read MoreCuban major league pitcher Jose Ariel Contreras arrived in Cuba on Saturday to see his mother, who is hospitalized. Contreras is the first “defecting” athlete to visit Cuba since the country’s new immigration reforms took effect earlier this month. For more than 10 years the pitcher has lived outside of Cuba.
Read MoreThe first “National Cocktail Championship with Heineken Beer,” will be held in Havana in March to highlight the quality of service in local bars and to boost tourism on the island, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreThe World Art Deco Congress will be held in Havana from March 14 to 21, with the participation of architects and historians of that artistic style, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreA large Cuban delegation will attend the 33rd edition of the FITUR International Tourism Fair, scheduled for January 30 to February 3 in Madrid, reads a statement from the Cuban Ministry of Tourism.
Read MoreThe US Foundation Ella Fontanals-Cisneros (CIFO) plans to donate copies of the book Pulso de la abstraccion en Latinoamerica ??to Cuban cultural institutions in the capital, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MorePowell River historian and educator David Doyle is travelling to Cuba this month to give a presentation on the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ at the third annual UNESCO World Balance Forum to take place January 28th to the 30th in Havana, states a press release.
Read MoreA duo of Cuban circus performers thrilled the audience at the opening ceremony of the 37th edition of the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, based in the principality of Monaco, reported the Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) reiterated its disapproval of the US blockade against Cuba and said that in the coming EU-CELAC summit it will call for the elimination of the barriers to free trade, reported the Prensa Latina.
Read MoreChile’s PAL Airlines started direct flights to Cuba’s Varadero beach resort this weekend on one of its 388-seat aircraft, reported the Prensa Latina.
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