The Cuban Collapse
...Cubans face a precarious present and an uncertain future. While the government focuses on the recovery of the tourism sector, people’s living conditions are driving the largest migratory exodus in the country’s history..
Inflation, the economic blockade and mismanagement mean many are unable
Political Repression in Cuba Ahead of the 2023 Parliamentary Elections
...On 26 March 2023, voters will elect 470 deputies to Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power, who, in addition to fulfilling legislative functions during their five year term, will be nominating Cuba’s next head of state. The government has characterized Cuba’s political system as a grassr
The economic situation in Cuba is bad...For Jose Guerra Ferrer, a Havana based industrial engineer, “the economic situation in Cuba is bad”. “I hope it can be addressed by the new parliament,” he says, with reference to national assembly elections this weekend.
In recent years, Cuba’s parliament has implemented gradual policy
Cuba marks six decades under US sanctions...Decreed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on February 3, 1962, the embargo on all bilateral trade came into effect four days later.
Its purpose, said Kennedy’s executive order, was to reduce the threat posed by the island nation’s “alignment with the communist powers.”
Despite failing
Oil, espionage rallying allies? Trips of Putin’s men to Cuba and Venezuela attract attention ...The recent visits of high profile Russian officials to Cuba and Venezuela, all in less than a week, have fueled scrutiny and speculation about Russia’s interests in the region amid the war it launched on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Gen. Nikolai Patrushev, the R
U.S. LEGISLATORS PRESENT BILL ON TRADEMARKS NATIONALIZED IN CUBA...HAVANA, March 12th This Thursday, a group of United States legislators presented a bill to prohibit courts from validating any claim of rights of a business or assets nationalized by the Cuban government.The bipartisan bill was presented by congresspeople and senators simultaneously in both houses,
CHINESE EVS GAIN GROUND ON CUBAN ROADS...HAVANA, March 16th Thousands of Cubans across the country have started to use Chinese electric cars and scooters amid fuel shortages and tightened U.S. economic sanctions, which have dealt a heavy blow to the island’s transportation system.
To increase the presence of electric modes of personal
5 NEW FOREIGN COMPANIES WILL OPEN IN CUBA...HAVANA, March 19 The first business projects with 5 new foreign firms in the wholesale and retail trade will begin operations between April and May, according to several Cuban media reports this Saturday.
The news stems from a meeting that took place on Friday at the headquarters of the Ministry
CUBAN DOCTORS ASKED TO HELP A HOSPITAL IN IRELAND...HAVANA, March 24th A council has requested help from the Cuban government to fill healthcare roles at a hospital in County Fermanagh.
The Cuban embassy in London responded positively to the request from Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.
Emergency general surgery was temporarily suspended at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen last November due to staffing numbers.
The Western Trust is responsible for recruitment at the hospital.
Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy, sending thousands of its staff
SARGASSUM IS COMING, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR CUBA?...HAVANA, March 25th In the last few years, Cuba has faced an exodus of people, the plague of a pandemic, food shortages, fires from oil tank explosions, floods from hurricanes, severe inflation…STOP!
This sounds almost biblical as a message to let the people be free. No matter how mighty the government enforces its will, the world is fighting back.
The next hailing being sent is the massi
THE HISTORY OF THE TOBACCO IN CUBA...When Christopher Columbus reached Cuba in 1492 , he discovered the locals “drinking smoke” from an early version of a cigar. Apparently, the natives had been smoking for centuries , sometimes rolling green leaves from the plant they called “cohiba” and wrapping them in palm leaves or maize b
CUBA´S HABANOS SA SALES ROSE , LED BY EUROPEAN BUYERS...HAVANA, Feb. 28th Cuban cigar maker Habanos rose 2 percent last year compared with the previous year, the company announced on Monday, as it recovers business following the COVID 19 pandemic and the havoc caused by a major hurricane.
Habanos reported sales of $545 million last year, the company said during the inauguration of a festival in the Cuban capital of Havana.
The cigar company said
‘HAVANA SYNDROME’ NOT CAUSED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARY...HAVANA, March 1st The mysterious set of symptoms known as “Havana syndrome” was not caused by an energy weapon or foreign adversary, US intelligence has concluded.
The assessment concludes a multi year investigation into approximately 1,000 “anomalous health incidents” (AHIs) among US dip
HABANOS S.A. INTRODUCES PARTAGÁS LÍNEA MAESTRA...HAVANA, March 3rd As Cohiba has the Behike line and Romeo y Julieta has the Línea de Oro, Partagás now has the Línea Maestra, an ultra premium extension to the Partagás brand.News of the new Partagás came during the Habanos Festival, which is taking place this week in Cuba. According to Habano
CUBA´S CHILDREN WERE LEFT BEHIND IN A WAVE OF A MASS EXODUS...HAVANA, March 4th Cuba´s children were left behind in a wave of a mass exodus. A political and economic crisis further worsened by the impact of the Covid pandemic has left many Cubans feeling that they have no option but to leave their homeland to search for better opportunities abroad.
Young
CUBA AND THE US BASE A SIGN OF COOPERATION IN THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM...HAVANA, March 5th The Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) and the American non governmental organization (NGO) the Ocean Foundation wrote a memorandum of understanding for the conservation of marine ecosystems.
The document was signed in Washington on February 28. The Oc
FUTURE LAW ON CUBAN ENTERPRISES IN HIS FINALIZING STAGE...HAVANA, March 6th Apparently, the Cuban government is finalizing the details of the future Law on Enterprises, a law that should have been approved a few years ago and that was postponed again in 2022. In the end, everything indicates that the new Parliament that will be constituted this year will h
WOULD THE US EMBARGO ON CUBA FINALLY END ?...HAVANA, March 8th A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Monday that would remove key parts of the U.S. embargo on Cuba, which has been in place for over six decades.Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D Minn.), who proposed a similar bill in 2021, described the proposal as a way to end the embargo “onc
19 MUST PLACES TO VISIT IN CUBA IN 2023 (4OF4)...sla de la Juventud, or the Isle of Youth, is the second largest island in the Cuban archipelago (there are around 4000), situated in the Caribbean Sea south of western Cuba. It is one of the destinations in Cuba that are the trickiest to visit.
The capital city is Nueva Gerona, which is more like
U.S. LEGISLATORS PRESENT BILL ON TRADEMARKS NATIONALIZED IN CUBA...HAVANA, March 12th This Thursday, a group of United States legislators presented a bill to prohibit courts from validating any claim of rights of a business or assets nationalized by the Cuban government.The bipartisan bill was presented by congresspeople and senators simultaneously in both houses,
DIMECUBA, IF YOU LOOK FOR A RELIABLE WAY TO SHIP APPLIANCES TO CUBA...HAVANA, March 13th Looking for a reliable way to ship home appliances to Cuba? DimeCuba has everything you need to make your shipment fast, easy and secure. With a wide variety of products, DimeCuba is the perfect choice for anyone looking to ship home appliances to Cuba.
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BANKS IN CUBA BEGIN ACCEPTING RUSSIA’S MIR PAYMENT SYSTEM...HAVANA, March 14th Banks in Cuba have begun accepting the Mir payment system, the Russian alternative to Visa and Mastercard. According to TASS, multiple banks based in the Cuban capital of Havana have commenced the process, with ATMs featuring the logo of Mir during fund withdrawal.
At present,
ITALIAN COMPANY ITALSAV ANNOUNCES UPCOMING OPENING OF SHOPPING CENTER IN HAVANA...HAVANA, March 14th The Italian company Italsav announced the upcoming opening of a mixed management shopping center in Havana, according to the ANSA news agency.“By September we will open the first Cuban shopping center that has mixed management, in Havana, with the sale and staff always in the Cu
PETA URGES PENTAGON TO END ‘HAVANA SYNDROME’ ANIMAL TESTING...HAVANA, March 13 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is urging the Pentagon to ban all weapon wounding tests on dogs, cats, marine animals, ferrets, and monkeys to determine the health effects of the mysterious “Havana syndrome” on humans.
The animal rights group wrote a letter Monday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the U.S. Army Christine Wormuth, urging them
CHINESE EVS GAIN GROUND ON CUBAN ROADS...HAVANA, March 16th Thousands of Cubans across the country have started to use Chinese electric cars and scooters amid fuel shortages and tightened U.S. economic sanctions
