Por sus amplias potencialidades el sector azucarero puede contribuir a reducir el déficit energético, preservar el ambiente y aumentar la producción de alimentos. La entrada Importancia estratégica de la agroindustria azucarera en Cuba se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.

In keeping with the new Cuban strategy against COVID-19, people suspected of having the disease and contacts of already confirmed cases in Havana will be isolated at home and not in centers established especially for this, as has happened until now. The measure, already in force in most Cuban provinces as part of the so-called …

Cuba celebrated its election to the United Nations Human Rights Council this Tuesday, a candidacy criticized by activists and opponents of the Cuban government, in what Havana considers a “smear campaign” to “overshadow” the Revolution’s achievements. “Cuba elected to the Human Rights Council by 170 votes, 88% of the members of the UN…. Despite the …

Help us keep OnCuba alive The SARS-CoV-2 virus produced 18 new infections in Cuba during the last 24 hours. According to the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health, all the cases are limited to the territories of Havana and Ciego de Ávila, which barely surpasses the capital’s with two positive cases. The …

In 2017, the university student Yanay Aguirre Calerín was involved in an argument with a taxi driver in Havana. After receiving racist comments, she was forced to get out of the vehicle. In Cuba, according to the 2012 Census data based on self-identified skin color, Whites represent 64.3% of the total population, Blacks represent 9.3%, and mulattoes 26.6%. …

Interprovincial transportation terminals and stations in Havana will resume operations as of Monday, although airports will not open for now, local newspaper Tribuna de La Habana reported. As part of the measures for phase three of the post-COVID-19 recovery approved in the Cuban capital, urban transportation was reestablished, with limited standing passengers on buses: up …

Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP) will meet virtually for the first time on October 28, due to the epidemiological situation caused by COVID-19 on the island. Some 225 deputies will meet at the Havana Convention Center, while the rest will do so in their provinces, through videoconference, reported the official Cubadebate website. The …

Cuba changed its strategy this Monday to face the new coronavirus through a “new normal” that includes open public offices and shops and citizens’ greater mobility, but with the mandatory use of masks and maintaining social distance. In addition, the isolation in special centers of contacts of suspected cases will no longer be compulsory, as …

Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba identified 17 new infections due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in three provinces, led by the capital, according to this Tuesday morning’s report by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The cases correspond to Havana (10 cases in five municipalities), Pinar del Río (six in Guane) and Sancti Spíritus (one …