Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 100 discharges and 30 new contagions with the coronavirus at the close of this Saturday, bringing down the number of active cases on the island to 313. Thus, the number of COVID-19 cases detected in the country rose to 5,978, while the …

Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba confirmed two deaths from the coronavirus and 62 new cases, according to the usual report by Dr. Francisco Durán, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The deceased are from the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Havana. They are a 53-year-old woman with a …

I first visited Muñoz Tapas in Trinidad in July 2019 several weeks after its initial launch. As a long-time friend of the restaurant’s owner, Julio Muñoz, I had stopped by on my way between Cienfuegos and Santa Clara for a quick lunch.   Situated at a central crossroads in Cuba’s premier tourist town, the restaurant is …

Cuba modified its Constitution in early 2019. In December of that same year, the National Assembly of People’s Power announced the schedule of laws or decrees that, as a consequence of the change in the Magna Carta or as a prior need, would be modified or created in the next two legislatures: 2020-2028. So far, …

Help us keep OnCuba alive September is nearing its end and the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus seem to vary slightly, although the new contagions have remained at the same number during the last two days: 40 contagions were also reported today, but only from Havana and Ciego de Ávila, according to the health authorities. …

Forty days before the presidential elections, the Donald Trump administration has just closed the circle of restrictions on Cuba by prohibiting Americans who travel to the island from staying in hotels owned by the government and from bringing bottles of rum and boxes of cigars upon their return home. Until now, the only accommodation restrictions …

Por el clima húmedo del país, el caracol se ha adaptado al hábitat y ha sido localizado hasta ahora en 13 de las 15 provincias cubanas La entrada ¿Rebrota el caracol gigante africano en Cuba? se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez rejected this Wednesday the report of the UN International Mission that denounces serious violations of human rights in Venezuela, considering that it is a “politically motivated document.” The report on the “alleged Independent International Mission” of the UN in Venezuela “lacks technical rigor, objectivity and impartiality,” according to the foreign …

Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba reported 40 new contagions due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus this Thursday, after 6,625 tests in search of the new coronavirus throughout the country, according to Dr. Francisco Durán. No deaths were reported. The fatality rate stands at 2.22%. All the patients on this day correspond to Cubans: 39 are …