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Cuban-Americans and the 2020 Presidential Election: Evidence and Hypotheses from the 2020 Cuba Poll (I)
Every four years Cuban-Americans in Miami become “los bravos de la pelicula.” Heroes of a movie running since the Cold War year with little updating. Politicians and their posses descend on South Florida talking tough about Cuba and make promises about what they will do about its deviant government. It is as if Cubans care …
Cuba reports 39 cases of COVID-19, the majority in Pinar del Río
Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba reported another 39 people infected with COVID-19 at the end of this Friday, a day in which there were no deaths from the disease and there were 40 discharges. Pinar del Río was once again the province with most of the new cases, with 29, all autochthonous, while Havana …
European Union, PAHO and Cuba to expand cooperation against the pandemic
The European Union (EU) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will expand the Cuban health system’s capabilities in terms of protection, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. At the end of October, the EU and Cuba signed a cooperation agreement, which includes a financial contribution to the island by the European bloc of one and …
Canadians return to Cuba
Cuba’s premier beach resort, Varadero, disinfects its sun-loungers and reopened to international visitors since mid October as the country tries to lure lockdown-weary tourists to a new post-pandemic reality. It’s not the first resort to relaunch. Cuba originally announced it was ready to receive foreign tourists in early July, but the start up didn’t properly …
Guatemala searches for bodies as strengthening Eta eyes Cuba
Searchers in Guatemala were digging through mud and debris looking for an estimated 100 people believed buried by a massive, rain-fueled landslide, as the remnants of Hurricane Eta strengthened as the storm churned toward Cuba
EEUU apunta contra remesas familiares en su diferendo con Cuba
Al igual que en otros países en vías de desarrollo, en esta nación caribeña las remesas ayudan a sostener necesidades básicas de las familias, además de cubrir gastos en comunicaciones, reparación de viviendas o emprendimiento de negocios particulares, entre otros. La entrada EEUU apunta contra remesas familiares en su diferendo con Cuba se publicó primero …
Cuba and Iran FMs to mark alliance against US sanctions
Havana meeting between Bruno Rodriguez and Mohammad Javad Zarif to mark the ‘mutual solidarity between both nations’.
Information Phase in western and central Cuba in face of Eta threat
The Cuban National Civil Defense General Staff established the information phase for the provinces from Pinar del Río to Ciego de Ávila and the Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality, in the face of the threat of Eta, which could gain strength over the western Caribbean Sea. During Thursday night, the center of circulation of …
Cuba: 44 new cases and one death from COVID-19
Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (MINSAP) reported 44 new cases of COVID-19 at the end of this Thursday, a day in which 40 discharges were given and one person died on the island―from the central province of Sancti Spíritus―from the disease. Since last March, Cuba already has …
Embajada de Francia en Cuba retoma acciones culturales
Luego de interrumpir el Festival de Cine Francés y las preparaciones del mes de la cultura gala, el país europeo reconecta sus vínculos con las instituciones y el público cubanos. La entrada Embajada de Francia en Cuba retoma acciones culturales se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.