The Cuban Council of State approved a new Decree Law that establishes a new social security regime for workers in the Basic Units of Cooperative Production (UBPC), which will demand greater productivity from these entities and less dependence on the state budget. The deputy director of the National Institute of Social Security (INASS), Haydeé Franco, …

The Cuban Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine candidate will soon begin its clinical trials in humans, after its approval by the island’s regulatory body. The Finlay Vaccine Institute, the scientific entity in charge of its preparation, announced this Tuesday that the vaccine received approval from the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices …

Help us keep OnCuba alive The new infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Cuba rose to 83, according to the report issued today by the health authorities, in which it is said that the largest number of patients corresponds to the province of Pinar del Río, with 54 cases in six municipalities, and a worse …

The Democratic candidate for the U.S. vice presidency, Kamala Harris, affirmed in an interview with EFE that if she and her running mate, Joe Biden, reach the White House, they will repeal the restrictions that Donald Trump has imposed on the island, although the end of the embargo will not happen “soon.” Harris said they …

The Cuba 1 team began with two wins and one draw in the chess tournament of the Online World University Championship of Sports of the Mind being held until October 30 with the participation of more than 30 countries. That team is headed by national monarch Carlos Daniel Albornoz. It is the best placed in …

With the 31 discharges reported today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), 6,029 people have recovered from the SARS CoV-2 virus in Cuba during a day in which there were 29 new infections. All correspond to Cubans: 25 were contacts of confirmed cases, in two individuals the source of infection is not specified and …

The Cuban Council of State approved two decree laws, No. 14 on Security and Mortgage and No. 15 on Guarantee Trust, which for now would not have implications for individuals on the island, according to the criteria of experts. The new norms, published in the Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria No. 58 of the Republic of Cuba, …

Tras el cierre de escuelas a causa de la covid-19, en marzo, el curso escolar continuó con clases televisadas debido a los problemas en el acceso a Internet, una vía más interactiva. La entrada ¿Cómo ha funcionado la educación virtual en Cuba? se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.

Tropical Storm Zeta, the 27th of the cyclonic season, formed this Sunday near the coasts of western Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula, which constitutes a new record for this period in the Atlantic. At 8 a.m., the center of the storm was about 470 kilometers south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba, according to an …