In accordance with the decision of the Cuban legislature in its recently held last session, not all taxes included in the new tax law will be applied when that legislation comes into effect on January 1, 2013, reported the official Cubadebate website.
Read MoreIn an unusual act, Cuban military personnel went to the Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana this past Friday to pray alongside members of the Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela for the speedy recovery of President Hugo Chavez, reported AFP.
Read MoreThe Cuban government will call a referendum on the new draft Labor Code, regulations that will including standards for cuentapropistas (self employed workers) on the island.
Read MoreThe Cuban soccer team came in first place in the Caribbean Football Cup on Sunday by beating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0.
Read MoreThe Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño, said on Sunday that his country will donate a significant number of homes for families affected by Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.
Read MoreThe newly arriving oil rig, “Songa Mercur,” is now situated in an area to the north of the island and will start up drilling operations “in the next few days” for the Russian energy firm Zarubezhneft, according to reports from the state-owned Cubapetroleo agency.
Read MoreThe winner of the first prize Coral Award for fiction at the 34th Havana Film Festival was the film titled “No”, by Chilean director Pablo Larrain. The movie deals with the plebiscite that finally removed Augusto Pinochet from power in 1990.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro said on Friday that economic reforms on the island are proceeding “steadily” and that these will begin to “delve into issues of broader scope, complexity and depth.”
Read MoreSpanish politician Angel Carromero, who was sentenced to four years in prison in Cuba over an accident which killed Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Paya, will be moved to a Spanish prison, the government in Madrid announced Friday.
Read MoreTwo Germans sailboats, with students and teachers alike on board, will arrive in Cuba in early 2013 to explore the archipelago. Once here, their trip will start from the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in western Pinar del Rio Province.
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