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10×10 Festival: Havana Art Deco in online meeting
A tour of emblematic Art Deco buildings in Havana, as well as the legacy of this trend in Cuban design from the first half of the last century, focused on the online event “Art Deco Havana: Architecture and Design,” which took place this Tuesday afternoon. Organized by the Copperbridge Foundation (CBF), the meeting, which began …
Coronavirus in Cuba: 48 of the 83 new infections were imported
Twelve provinces are involved in the diagnoses, although five of them only reported cases with a source of infection abroad. La entrada Coronavirus in Cuba: 48 of the 83 new infections were imported se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Cuba: prices for cultural and sports services to increase up to six times
Resolution 328 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, published last Thursday in the Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria number 70, indicates that the fees for shows in theaters, houses of culture and other related activities will be in Cuban pesos (CUP), the only currency of legal tender that will be used in Cuba as of January …
Cubans in Stewart: from limbo to hell
Day after day, Oveida Hurtado, 64, lights a candle for her late mother in her apartment in the Vista Hermosa neighborhood in Ciego de Ávila. Oveida, who has suffered from Raynaud’s disease for more than a decade, does not ask the spirit of her mother for protection and health for her, but for her son …
Correos de Cuba postal services raises prices
Both the sending of letters, postal packages and telegrams increased their cost in high percentages, in accordance with the inflationary policy programmed by the Cuban government in the Reorganization Task. La entrada Correos de Cuba postal services raises prices se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Juventudes cristianas de Cuba ponen la fe a favor de la inclusión
A 60 años de existencia del Movimiento Estudiantil Cristiano de Cuba, quienes lo integran promueven una postura inclusiva, liberadora y progresista de la práctica religiosa. La entrada Juventudes cristianas de Cuba ponen la fe a favor de la inclusión se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Unificación monetaria en Cuba busca reactivar las reformas económicas
Autoridades y expertos argumentan que el fin de la dualidad monetaria y cambiaria permitirá un análisis adecuado de la situación económico financiera de las empresas, al igual que disponer de indicadores correlacionados con el mercado mundial. La entrada Unificación monetaria en Cuba busca reactivar las reformas económicas se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
THE ART OF DISSENT: The Movimiento San Isidro challenges Cuba’s regime
The government has responded with repression. But the dissidents’ movement sees signs of progress The Economist, December 5, 2020 Original Article: The Art of Dissent THE FRONT door of Damas 855, a ramshackle building in San Isidro, a poor neighbourhood of Havana, snapped like a wishbone when security agents charged through it on the evening …
Canadian airline resumes operations in Cuba
The Canadian airline Sunwing resumed operations to Cuba this Sunday with two flights from Toronto and Montreal arriving at Varadero’s Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport. José Batista, representative of the airline, told the Agencia Cubana de Noticias news agency that around 300 tourists, most of them with reservations for Gaviota hotels, arrived on the two …
Cuba with 69 new cases of coronavirus, 37 were imported
Cuba registered 69 new COVID-19 patients, of which 37 were imported, according to the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). Eleven of the twelve provinces that diagnosed infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the last 24 hours reported imported cases, such as Havana, which registered the highest number: 32 total cases, …