One deceased and 201 new infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the balance of the new coronavirus reported today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). With the positive cases identified yesterday, there have been 13,165 patients since March of last year, when the first were reported. An interesting fact is that the number of …

The Cuban authorities announced a reduction in the prices of the famous Coppelia ice cream parlor, in Havana, after the avalanche of criticism and complaints received when the new rates of the facility came into force as part of the monetary reorganization in place since this January 1 on the island. This was confirmed this …

On January 3, 1961, the Eisenhower administration severed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. The revolutionary government headed by Fidel Castro had only been in power for two years. That decision, based on an overarching goal supposedly quickly achievable through other non-diplomatic channels—regime change—had unintended consequences. Among them, that Washington continued to conduct …

  Caribbean Airlines has announced the suspension of all of its flights to Havana, Cuba. The move took immediate effect this week, and will be in place “until further notice,” according to a statement from the Trinidad-based company.  The move comes after correspondence from Cuba’s Instituto de Aeronautica on the country’s latest protocols and restrictions …