Entries Published On February, 2021
Cuba produces PCR diagnosis product based on nanotechnology
Researchers from the Center for Advanced Studies (CEA) of Cuba designed and produced a product for the diagnosis of PCR samples, the first innovation based on nanotechnology developed by Cuban scientists to combat COVID-19. The general director of the Center for Advanced Studies, Angelina Díaz, explained that it is a product that uses magnetic nanoparticles …
Centro Habana, municipality where COVID-19 spread faster in last 15 days
The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 888 new infections due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the last 24 hours, a day when Havana once again contributed the largest number of cases and one of its municipalities is at the head of the autochthonous transmission. Centro Habana leads the 12 municipalities that have an incidence …
Consensus and dissent (III)
In a recent article on U.S. foreign policy doctrine, one commentator claims that it should move from America First to Dissidents First. According to this logic, that would be the way not only to “revive its moral leadership,” but to rebuild its strategic foundation in the face of “powers that cannot be militarily overthrown,” such …
“The people of Cuba deserve the reversal of measures taken based on false pretexts,” said a MINREX official
After documents from the administration of former President Donald Trump declassified this Thursday revealed deficiencies in the handling of the health incidents reported by U.S. diplomats in Havana, officials and scientists from the island hope that Joe Biden will reverse the hostile measures against Cuba since they would have been imposed based on what they …
Official document reveals chaos and disorder in Trump’s response to “sonic attacks” in Cuba
According to a recently declassified report, mismanagement and lack of coordination dominated the response of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to the alleged “sonic attacks” that affected the health of 26 employees of the U.S. embassy in Havana. The document, made public at the request of the NGO National Security Archive, reveals that …
Feminicide, crime less and less silent in Cuba
Vertrudiz, a “good-hearted country woman,” was murdered by her couple a week ago in the Cuban city of Cienfuegos. Earlier, Yankiel, with a history of sexist violence, had taken the life of Yamilka and her two daughters, ages 2 and 5, in a rural town in Las Tunas. Gisel, Marta, Mailin and almost thirty Cuban …
Fidelity wouldn’t let him sell, costing him $830,000
Robinhood is in hot water for banning investors from buying GameStop during part of last month’s Reddit-driven market mayhem. And now Fidelity is being accused of preventing one investor from selling some Reddit darlings, a move he says cost him $830,000.
El amor en Cuba en tiempos de pandemia
La covid-19 limita las posibilidades de salir de fiesta por el Día de San Valentín, sin embargo la fecha no pasará inadvertida para parejas que optaron por el agasajo en familia. La entrada El amor en Cuba en tiempos de pandemia se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.