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Meliá proposes long stays in Cuban hotels
The Meliá hotel chain is proposing starting this month a new offer for stays in Cuban tourist facilities for several weeks or months, a program that will be aimed primarily at Varadero beach resort. “The key elements for this program focus on the benefits of the destination, its safety, natural and cultural attractions, as well …
The War on Cuba and Venezuela
Why are Havana’s food markets so empty? For the Cuban people, the U.S. War on Venezuela stands out as a clear culprit contributing to these daily frustrations and hardships. “Right now fewer trucks are coming in. Less merchandise too. And the quality isn’t the same because a lot of the products are rotting the fields …
With 50 cases today, Cuba now has a total of 6,220 coronavirus contagions
7,905 samples. Four provinces reported infections. 2,337 hospitalized patients. 10 in intensive care. La entrada With 50 cases today, Cuba now has a total of 6,220 coronavirus contagions se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Superheroes in exchange for milk: bartering that alleviate shortages in Cuba using a cell phone
With 1,500 users on Telegram, “Dando y Dando” is one of the many collaborative groups where clothing, toys and other products are exchanged for food, toiletries and medicines that have disappeared from state stores and are very difficult to find on the black market. La entrada Superheroes in exchange for milk: bartering that alleviate shortages …
Another deceased and more than 50 COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day in Cuba
Sancti Spíritus and Havana registered 51 of the 52 cases of COVID-19 this October 17, the deceased patient was a resident of the province of Sancti Spíritus. La entrada Another deceased and more than 50 COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day in Cuba se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Havana airport tests new health protocols after arrival of two flights
A plane with 225 passengers, from Venezuela, and another with 163 travelers, from France, landed with little time difference in the Havana terminal. La entrada Havana airport tests new health protocols after arrival of two flights se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Payment suspended for extension of Cubans’ stay abroad
The Cuban Foreign Ministry announced that “the possibility is extended for our nationals to return to the country without having to carry out consular procedures to extend their stay abroad, as long as this situation persists.” La entrada Payment suspended for extension of Cubans’ stay abroad se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Cuba y República Dominicana: compartiendo saberes
Este video accesible expone las experiencias de ambos países en la respuesta inclusiva a desastres. La entrada Cuba y República Dominicana: compartiendo saberes se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Mike Pence in Miami: four more years to maintain sanctions on Cuba
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence asked this Thursday in Miami for another four years of Donald Trump’s government to maintain his commitment to the “freedom of the hemisphere” and sanctions against socialist governments. At a rally of some two hundred people at the Cuban Memorial in Tamiami Park, in southwest Miami-Dade County, Pence recalled Trump’s …
Cuban president and other government members resume tours outside of Havana
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel along with other members of his government resumed government tours outside of Havana, a common practice during his term and which had stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic. The president, together with Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, and other officials, began a visit to Santiago de Cuba, …