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Statistics show Cuba is the safest country in the Americas
HAVANA, Jul 22 (PL) Cuba is the safest country in the region of the Americas, released on Tuesday the press based on a statistical report of crime and security rates by nations. According to the Numbeo website, a global database of perceived crime rates, quality of healthcare and other issues, the island has the lowest …
New Canadian Airline Set To Fly To Cuba From The Fall
HAVANA, July 21th The new Canadian carrier OWG, recently announced that from 1 November 2020, it will fly directly to Cuba. The Nolinor subsidiary also signed a partnership agreement with Hola Sun Holidays. What does this mean for this new low-cost carrier? Let’s investigate further. What destinations will it offer? OWG will operate in the …
In Cuba, the Dollar makes a comeback
HAVANA, July 20th (Reuters) – State-run stores in Cuba began selling some food and hygiene products in U.S. dollars on Monday as the import-dependent country faces a grave shortage of tradable currency to purchase goods abroad.Cuba last had to open such for basic goods in the 1990s when the fall of the Soviet Union plunged …
The US and Cuba: A love-hate relationship
HAVANA, July 19thy It was President Barack Obama who initiated the political thaw between the US and Cuba. The US president spoke of a “new beginning after decades of mistrust,” before loosening travel restrictions and money transfer provisions. The first direct talks between the heads of both countries came at the 2015 Summit of the …
Cuba among countries with most COVID-19 tests per million inhabitants, according to health authorities
Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba is one of the countries with the highest number of tests made per million inhabitants to detect COVID-19, according to the island’s health authorities. In total, more than 35,000 tests have been made per million inhabitants, between real-time PCR and rapid tests, in Cuba until July 1 to detect …
Online stores in Cuba: catch me if you can
Help us keep OnCuba alive If Steven Spielberg were to take a trip to Cuba these days―if he could do it even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic―he would surely film the second part of Catch Me If You Can, that so-much-liked film based on the life of famous swindler Frank Abagnale Jr. that …
Cuba: only one case of coronavirus
Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba reported only one case of coronavirus this Saturday after 2,059 samples were studied, according to the daily report of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). Dr. Francisco Durán, director of epidemiology of the MINSAP, explained in the usual press conference that the person diagnosed is a Cuban whose age …
Racism in Cuba: banned by law, alive on the streets
HAVANA, July 18th (AFP) Six decades on from Cuba’s proclamation of equality and despite three top government officials being black, the Caribbean island nation has made little headway on racism.“Racism in Cuba is very hypocritical … No-one says they’re racist, even if they are,” researcher Tomas Fernandez, 79, and author of several books on the …
Cuba in the Last Stretch of the Pandemic
HAVANA, July 17th (by Fernando Ravsberg) Cuba, is only a few days away from ending its coronavirus quarantine. Except for Havana, all the other provinces are free of the contagion and have begun moving toward new normality. The capital will have to wait a couple of weeks more because it still averages between one and …