Although Cuba has not completely defeated COVID-19, as evidenced by the outbreaks and positive cases detected in recent days, the island has undoubtedly successfully managed to cope with a disease that has become a pandemic, which has already spread to some 8 million people and killed more than 430,000 worldwide. The Read more
Actress and singer Rosa Fornés died in the early hours of this Wednesday, June 10, the official Rosa Fornes Facebook profile reported minutes ago. “Our dear Rosita has left us, by law of life, after an illness against which she struggled for several years, surrounded by love and without suffering,” Read more
Havana, May 29 (RHC)– The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 22 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 2,005 positive cases across the island. During his daily press briefing held Friday morning, Dr. Duran said that Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will impose a cap on charter flights to Cuba at 3,600 per year, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to curb the Cuban government’s access to revenue. The action – enacted in response to a January request Read more
The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) issued a resolution that allows the island’s non-residents to open bank accounts in U.S. dollars, to buy in stores created by the government since last October that sell products in this currency. Sources from the legal section of the BCC explained to OnCuba by Read more
During an online press conference May 12, from the Ministry’s headquarters in Havana, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, denounced the U.S. government´s complicit silence in the wake of the April 30 terrorist attack on our country’s embassy in Washington. Rodríguez identified the perpetuator as Alexander Alazo Baró, Read more
The State Department notified the U.S. Congress on May 12 that Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba were certified under Section 40A (a) of the Arms Export Control Act as “not fully cooperating” with U.S. anti-terrorism efforts in 2019. The State Department’s official website published the notification, clarifying that Read more
In the early morning hours of April 30, the usual quiet of NW 16th Street in Washington DC, home to several embassies and just two miles from the White House, was interrupted by a shooting. The attack was directed at the headquarters of the Cuban embassy in the United States. Read more
When I was a child and someone told me not to do something and I couldn’t understand why, eventually I would end up finding a way to do it. This is precisely what CODEPINK’s leader Medea Benjamin is doing. She is defying all these incomprehensible Trump’s adiministration restrictions, and she’s Read more
WiFi Access in Cuba in 2019 “Is there WiFi in Cuba?” is one of the most frequent questions I receive. Short answer: Yes, there is WiFi access in Cuba. Long answer: The Internet has existed in Cuba for well over a decade, just not in the form that most travelers Read more
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