New covid measures will be applied commencing November 7th, 2021. These new measures will be for ALL Canadian passengers arriving to Cuba (including Cuban citizens and foreigners residents of Cuba) The measures will be as follows – No 72 PCR test is needed before travelling to Cuba for vaccinated passengers. – Vaccinated passengers need […]
At least nine young Cuban baseball players have defected during a tournament in Mexico, officials say, in the largest defection of Cuban athletes in years. Cuban officials called the players’ actions during the World Cup for athletes under the age of 23 “vile abandonments”, state media report. The rest of the team, which originally had […]
Last Monday Cuba issued its most detailed report to date from prominent local scientists criticising allegations that US and Canadian diplomats were subject to mysterious attacks while posted on the island and developed health issues. The report by the 20-member panel from Cuba’s Academy of Sciences questioned whether the variety of reported symptoms could even […]
Come September 15 2021, Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, for payments on the island. Resolution 215, which was published in the state-run Official Gazette, said the central bank will set new rules for how to deal with digital currencies and determine how to license providers of related services within the country. […]
Even though the United States made slave trading illegal in the early 1800s, American ships and seamen were still involved in human trafficking decades later. Statesmen would look the other way, bribes were getting thrown around all over the place, and those getting caught simply walking away with “Not Guilty” verdicts from their juries because […]
Russia and China to the rescue They come with four or five tanks, people must be dying for lack of oxygen. “Cienfuegos Hospital continues to have a deficit of oxygen. The helicopters of the Cuban Television Primetime News is symbolic for the need there,” a doctor in the province commented. The physician was referring to […]
Cuba’s communist government has legalised small and medium-sized private businesses in the wake of mass anti-government protests last month. Under the new rules, enterprises with up to 100 employees will be allowed. President President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Cuba was taking firm steps to update its economic model. Critics say the government’s plans have been accelerated […]
Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez cemented his position in history by winning his fourth straight Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games. The 38-year-old Cuban beat Georgia’s Iakobi Kajaia 5-0 at the Makuhari Messe Hall. He is the most successful male Olympic wrestler of all time and only the fifth athlete in history to win four […]
Biden bows to pressure from US-based extremist Cubans The US government has imposed more sanctions on Cuban officials who they claim committed human rights abuses during a crackdown on protests earlier in July. The move by President Joe Biden’s administration comes amid pressure from Cuban-Americans and politicians to respond to the anti-regime protests. The US […]
Spanish MEP Manu Pineda last Sunday repudiated the destabilization campaign launched against Cuba and denounced the media manipulation and hypocrisy that accompany the aggression. In an interview with Prensa Latina, Pineda, who is a member of the United Left party in the European Parliament, warned that no one should be surprised by the new crusade […]
