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Cuba sets example with successful COVID-19 strategy
Cuba has been able to send thousands of doctors and nurses overseas to help other countries fight COVID-19. That is because the island nation has had huge success containing the virus domestically, with a rigorous active screening campaign and strict restrictions. Since the pandemic began, the country has recorded just over 2, 400 cases and …
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Cuba’s private businesses are allowed to export & import
HAVANA, Jul 22 (PL ) The Cuban Government is facilitating exports and imports to non-state businesses in order to boost the country’s trade and economy, official sources said on Wednesday. The general director of foreign trade at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Vivian Herrera, said that 382 Cuban non-state businesses, including …
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Statistics show Cuba is the safest country in the Americas
HAVANA, Jul 22 (PL) Cuba is the safest country in the region of the Americas, released on Tuesday the press based on a statistical report of crime and security rates by nations. According to the Numbeo website, a global database of perceived crime rates, quality of healthcare and other issues, the island has the lowest …
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New Canadian Airline Set To Fly To Cuba From The Fall
HAVANA, July 21th The new Canadian carrier OWG, recently announced that from 1 November 2020, it will fly directly to Cuba. The Nolinor subsidiary also signed a partnership agreement with Hola Sun Holidays. What does this mean for this new low-cost carrier? Let’s investigate further. What destinations will it offer? OWG will operate in the …
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Face mask fashion: Cuban quinceaneras in the coronavirus era
HAVANA, July 21th (Reuters) Cuban girls are turning face masks into a fashion accessory for their quinceanera photoshoots, designing them to match their 15th birthday party outfits – both out of safety concerns and to show how they came of age during the coronavirus pandemic. Cuba made face masks obligatory in public spaces early …
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In Cuba, the Dollar makes a comeback
HAVANA, July 20th (Reuters) – State-run stores in Cuba began selling some food and hygiene products in U.S. dollars on Monday as the import-dependent country faces a grave shortage of tradable currency to purchase goods abroad.Cuba last had to open such for basic goods in the 1990s when the fall of the Soviet Union plunged …
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The US and Cuba: A love-hate relationship
HAVANA, July 19thy It was President Barack Obama who initiated the political thaw between the US and Cuba. The US president spoke of a “new beginning after decades of mistrust,” before loosening travel restrictions and money transfer provisions. The first direct talks between the heads of both countries came at the 2015 Summit of the …
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Farewell to the hardest of Cuban trapton music
HAVANA, July 19 (By Yanelys Hernández Cordero) This year has put our humanity to the test. And when the chest has been tight for so much pain for months, another blow comes another news that is not heartbreaking, but not unexpected. On the afternoon of Saturday, July 18, Daniel Muñoz, a member of the urban …
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Racism in Cuba: banned by law, alive on the streets
HAVANA, July 18th (AFP) Six decades on from Cuba’s proclamation of equality and despite three top government officials being black, the Caribbean island nation has made little headway on racism.“Racism in Cuba is very hypocritical … No-one says they’re racist, even if they are,” researcher Tomas Fernandez, 79, and author of several books on the …
