HAVANA – The director of research at the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology here, Dr Gerardo Guillen, says a clinical trial is now being held for a vaccine aimed at activating the immune system to combat COVID-19. Speaking during a recent television interview, Guillen said that the drug, called CIGB 2020, is undergoing trials […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaican Government is planning to have discussions with Cuba to get more information about its antiviral drug, Interferon Alpha 2B, which is said to be among medications being tried in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking at a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday .Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The first batch of 21 specialist nurses from Cuba will arrive in Jamaica on March 24, to boost the capacity of the health system to deal with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). “We’re trying to get about 100 additional specialist nurses in the system, focusing primarily on high intensity units or ICU (intensive […]
HAVANA, Cuba – Two Havana department stores began last Monday to give change only in pesos, instead of the local dollar equivalent known as the convertible peso, in another step toward ending Cuba’s dual monetary system. The Central Bank, in a brief note published by state-run media, termed the measure an experiment that could […]
HAVANA, Cuba — Havana has been ruled by Spanish colonial governors, American-backed strongmen and communist revolutionaries. It’s an architectural jewel box where buildings collapse from lack of maintenance. It’s a coastal capital facing a sea nearly devoid of boats, thanks to U.S. sanctions and Cuban prohibitions. Its leaders denounce global capitalism as they build new […]
HAVANA – Cubans flocked to a dozen shops that opened in Havana last Monday selling home appliances and spare parts for cars in dollars, as the cash-strapped government struggles to rake in tradable currency to purchase imports and pay its debts. Washing machines, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, TVs, electric motorcycles, car batteries, tires and other […]
Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong says the bombing of Cubana Airlines flight 455 some 43 years ago off Barbados West Coast was the region’s own 9/11. He was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument erected at Payne’s Bay St James, as a memorial to those who died when the plane went down. “This […]
Jamaica’s Ambassador to Cuba Kathryn Phipps is urging local entities to look to the Spanish-speaking country for specialists and consultants. Scores of Cubans with Jamaican heritage have applied for their Jamaican citizenship and could provide a pool of highly-trained personnel to provide temporary solutions to several shortages in the island’s labour force. While a shortage […]
Kempinski Hotels will extend its presence in Cuba with the Gran Hotel Bristol, slated to open by the end of 2019. The hotel will mark its second property in Havana and its third property in Cuba. The new Havana property is located one block from the Capitolio and two blocks from the Gran Hotel Manzana […]
Cuba’s foreign minister said last Tuesday that he believes improvements in relations with the United States are irreversible despite the Trump administration’s hardening of the embargo on the island. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said that while the U.S. administration has cut off most communication with Cuba and is trying to pressure the communist government […]
