Entries Published On February, 2021
Private business in Cuba produces safes using liquefied gas containers
Cepwar, the only private business dedicated to “integral safety locksmith approved in Cuba” produces safes from discarded gas cylinders and is already marketing its first productions, Cubadebate reported. After signing a commercial contract, the venture located in Las Tunas sent safes to the Commerce, Gastronomy and Services Business Group in that province, for which they …
Cuba surpasses 39,000 coronavirus infections
After the detection yesterday of 715 infections from the new coronavirus, 91 less than on Saturday, Cuba added 39,004 cases to almost a year of confrontation with the pandemic and in a month that threatens to break January records. Most of those diagnosed until midnight with COVID-19 were autochthonous transmissions and 663 had contact with …
Cuba: boat carrying almost a ton of marijuana captured
Cuban border guard troops captured a speedboat with three Bahamian crew members in waters off the eastern tip of the country, carrying around a ton of marijuana, the state media reported this Sunday. The international drug trafficking operation intended to pass the drug shipment through the narrow Windward Passage—between the islands of Cuba and its …
Capablanca: chess, yes, but the ladies too
This more than fateful 2021 brings, instead, some reasons for rejoicing for lovers of the so-called science game: chess. In effect, we are commemorating 100 years of two events of enormous importance: the coronation of José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (1888-1942) as the third World Chess Champion, preceded by Wilhem Steinitz (Austria) and Edmanuel Lasker …
An Inside Look at Cuba’s Constant Struggle for Clean Water
Across the country, battling water scarcity requires a vast array of workers, from inspectors and fumigators to truck drivers and pipe layers.
Alex Fleites y la rotura de sus alas
El notable periodista y poeta cubano obtuvo por unanimidad uno de los Premios de la Crítica 2020 por un libro que muchos consideran el mejor de su larga carrera literaria. La entrada Alex Fleites y la rotura de sus alas se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
La nueva normativa cubana sobre el TCP: ¿comienza el despegue?
Los cambios anunciados son parte inseparable de las transformaciones necesarias del modelo económico, tanto en curso como pendientes de implementar. La entrada La nueva normativa cubana sobre el TCP: ¿comienza el despegue? se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Folleto cubano apuesta a una respuesta inclusiva a la pandemia
El texto aporta claves para la participación de grupos sociales en situación de vulnerabilidad ante emergencias como la actual por la covid-19. La entrada Folleto cubano apuesta a una respuesta inclusiva a la pandemia se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.