The Cuban telephone company (ETECSA) will lower the rates on its cellphone service starting tomorrow (Wednesday January 16), according to an EFE report. Daytime cellphone service will drop to 0.35 CUC per minute from the current 0.45. (1.00 CUC = 1.15 USD)
Read MoreThe Cuban Jose Pelaez was reelected head of the Pan American Cycling Confederation during the recently concluded conference of the continental organization at Havana’s Palco Hotel, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreSeveral Cuban dissidents were nominated this week as “Front Line Defenders Award” from the Cuban Human Rights Observatory, which is based in Madrid.
Read MoreLike every year, Cuban Theater Week will be held on the island, this time from January 28 to March 3, and dedicated to the new directors of the Cuban stage, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreSantiago Antunez, the trainer of Cuba’s Beijing Olympic gold medal hurdler Dayron Robles, said Saturday that the athlete will not compete in 2013 because he believes he has not received the assistance from his country’s sports authorities that he expected after being injured last year, reports AP.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Health of Cuba informed on Tuesday the existence of cholera cases in different municipalities of the capital but emphasized that the situation is under control.
Read MoreThe Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are resuming talks today at Havana’s Convention Center following an extended 23-day break, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreNew immigration measures are being implemented in Cuba starting today that will relax and facilitate travel between the island and other nations of the world, announced the media.
Read MoreSeveral public institutions of Havana began implementing public health care measures last week to halt the advance of cholera in the capital. Large bus terminals, bakeries and other food outlets have limited access and are requiring people to clean their hands with chlorine before entering the premises.
Read MoreThe High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union (EU), Catherine Ashton, said last week that the European Commission will prepare negotiating directives with a view to signing a bilateral agreement with Havana.
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