The collapse of the wall of the second tank set on fire in the industrial zone of Matanzas was made visible by the flight of a drone, and it was clarified that the third tank is not on fire, informed Williams González Hernández, head of the Civil Defense group in Matanzas. González Hernández specified that…
The fire and explosion of a fuel tank, which occurred this Friday around 7:00 p.m., at the Matanzas supertanker base is the news of the last hours in Cuba. The incident is the worst of its kind in Cuba and continues to monopolize the main news in Cuba today, after more than 15 hours without…
This Thursday, August 4, Cuban monetary institutions will begin purchasing foreign currency from the population at an exchange rate of 1USDx120 CUP. This purchase will include the dollar in cash, whose entry into banks was suspended on June 23, 2021; however, in financial institutions they may only be sold and not used to recharge accounts…
The Cuban capital will begin to suffer the terrible blackouts, just like (or almost like) the rest of the country. This was announced this Friday at an economic meeting in Havana. Starting next week, the Cuban capital will begin to suffer scheduled blackouts of 4 hours duration, every three days. The blackouts are scheduled to…
Cuba’s telecommunications monopoly, ETECSA, has limited to two the maximum number of telephone recharge operations that can be carried out from the Transfermóvil payment platform. At the same time, it has imposed a similar limitation -only two recharges in 24 hours- to operations made from the company’s official website. The company applied the restrictive measure…
One of the main measures requested by the Cuban population, especially Cubans living abroad and people traveling to other countries, is the relaxation of customs rules on products that are imported on a non-commercial basis. The most recent customs rules, established in 2014, specify the quantity of each product that a person can bring into…
Cuba’s Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil Fernandez, announced before Parliament that the government has decided to open an exchange market for the purchase and sale of foreign currency that will operate in cash. Gil said that this is a market that will include operations of all currencies, including the dollar (despite the fact that Cuba…
When you think of Cuba, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many people, adventurers and tourists who like to travel the world, and beyond the classic cars of the 1950s, it’s probably an image of pristine white-sand beaches and crystal-clear oceans. Cuba’s best beaches offer an oasis of tranquility where you can…
The complaint of mother Maritza Barrios went viral this week. Several social media users shared her despair. Barrios felt desperate and helpless as she saw her son, who is blind and autistic, lying on a stretcher waiting for an ambulance to drive him to the hospital. People who sympathized with the situation contributed to share…
On Wednesday, July 13, U.S. authorities granted American Airlines’ request to resume flights to five Cuban destinations that had been suspended in 2019 due to heavy restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on air travel between the two countries. American Airlines will be able to start flying from Miami to Santiago de Cuba, Varadero,…
According to a photo published by the U.S. Coast Guard on its official website, three Cubans were rescued in South Florida waters while trying to illegally reach the U.S. on a very curious boat, a recreational water bicycle. The Coast Guard also reported another round of repatriations executed on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The photo,…
Major General Luis Alberto Rodríguez López-Calleja, executive president of the Business Administration Group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Cuba -known as Gaesa-, died this Friday, July 1, in Havana due to cardiorespiratory arrest. The news was made public by the official media and it is a great uncertainty in the Political Bureau of the…