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Cuba reports 32 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths
Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 32 new patients confirmed with COVID-19 on the island―four of them foreigners―after studying 7,872 PCR samples in real time this Saturday. The total number of those infected by the new coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic in Cuba rose to 6,566, …
The emotive Cuban American vote for Donald Trump in Miami
In the parking lot of the John F. Kennedy Library, where a voting center has been installed for the 2020 elections, all existing rules are violated in an electoral process. Electoral propaganda is biased, only in favor of President Donald Trump. It is located less than half the authorized distance, which is 150 feet. Political …
Cuba reports 55 new cases of coronavirus, 19 of them imported
Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 55 new cases of coronavirus at the close of this Friday, 36 of which are autochthonous and 19 imported. Thus, the number of infected on the island rose to 6,534. In addition, no deaths were reported on the day and 26 discharges …
Chinese companies could invest in Cuba’s postal sector
Chinese companies could invest in the Cuban postal sector, according to what was announced this Friday at a meeting of the Asian country’s ambassador in Havana, Chen Xi, and the president of Correos de Cuba, Carlos Asensio Valerino. At the meeting, officials from both countries assessed “the possibility of executing investment projects by companies from …
Cuban translators and interpreters may be certified to work as self-employed
Cuban translators and interpreters will now be able to work officially as self-employed workers thanks to the entry into force last week of regulations that “extend these activities to private management and guarantee their quality,” the official Granma newspaper confirmed this Thursday. For this reason, the Cuban foreign minister summoned those interested in offering private …
Haitian airline announces resumption of flights to Cuba
The Haitian airline Sunrise Airways announced the resumption of its commercial connections with Cuba, after seven months of interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Prensa Latina. If they receive the approval of the Cuban authorities, the airline would begin its flights as of November 1 between Port-au-Prince and Santiago de Cuba on a daily …
Coronavirus in Cuba: Pinar del Río with the worst outbreak of the last fifteen days
Help us keep OnCuba alive In a press conference, Dr. Francisco Durán reported this Friday that yesterday the SARS-CoV-2 virus left 58 new infections in Cuba, identified in four territories among which Pinar del Río continues to present the highest number of contagions, 29 this time. In fact, it is the province with the most …
Cuba señala recrudecimiento del bloqueo estadounidense durante la pandemia
Desde abril de 2019 hasta marzo de 2020, las prohibiciones y sanciones estadounidenses causaron a la isla pérdidas por 5.570 millones de dólares. La entrada Cuba señala recrudecimiento del bloqueo estadounidense durante la pandemia se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Cuban Foreign Minister: “the U.S. blockade has reached unprecedented levels”
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla affirmed this Thursday that the United States’ economic embargo on the island has reached “unprecedented levels” in recent times and has been reinforced during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The blockade reaches unprecedented levels and in the last two years it has included actions that classify as unconventional measures, inappropriate for …
Copa Airlines to make two Havana-Panama flights
The Panamanian airline Copa Airlines will carry out two flights from Havana’s José Martí International Airport to Panama, the first of whichtook off this Wednesday, official Cuban media reported. These flights will take place despite the fact that the Cuban capital’s air terminal has not yet restarted its regular operations, given that the province is …