The sixth edition of the Beat 32 electronic music festival returns to the Balcón de las Artes of the Casa del Joven Creador, in Camagüey, from February 17 to 19, as part of the celebrations of the 508th anniversary of the founding of the Villa de Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe. Sponsored by the…
Cuban actor Alejandro Cuervo surprised his girlfriend Arletis Rodriguez and proposed to her during a show he offered on the night of Monday, February 14 at the Tropicana cabaret, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. After congratulating all those in love, the artist asked his girlfriend to come on stage: “Well, as I am one…
Omar is a Cuban who walks from Havana to the sanctuary of El Cobre, in Santiago de Cuba, to fulfill a promise for the health of his son before the Virgin of Charity, the Patroness of Cuba. He left Havana on January 15, 2022, early in the morning, and has no certain forecast of when…
Cuban immigration authorities denied this Saturday, January 29, entry to Cuba to baseball player Yulieski Gourriel, who left the Cuban team at the 2016 Caribbean Series held in the Dominican Republic. Gourriel’s relatives were left waiting for him in Varadero, where they were going to spend a few days of vacation together, as announced by…
The National Council for the Performing Arts (CNAE) announced the jury’s decision for the 2022 National Theater Award, which went to actress Corina Mestre. Every year, the CNAE awards this prize to recognize the stage work of those who have dedicated their lives to the art of the stage. According to the Cubaescena portal, the…
Cuba intends to reach the figure of 6 million foreign visitors by 2030. To achieve this goal, it will prioritize the construction of hotels and lodging facilities in the country’s main tourist destinations. In that sense, Cuba’s tourism authorities forecast a significant growth especially in sun and beach destinations and event tourism, according to statements…
Many people are wondering how to send money from Europe, the United States or anywhere else in the world, to their families in Cuba. Since the suspension of Western Union services for many Cubans it has been difficult to be able to help their families with remittances. It is not always easy to send money…
The Cuban Telecommunications Company (Etecsa) reported that 80 percent of the Popular Councils (communities) have Internet access, an achievement that improves the quality of life of the inhabitants of those towns. By the end of 2021, Etecsa quantified more than seven million mobile lines, with more than five thousand radio bases installed in the national…
As of this Wednesday, January 19, 2022, PCR tests and antigen tests for those people who will travel permanently or temporarily outside Cuba will be carried out only in their municipalities of residence (temporary or permanent), announced Dr. Yadira Olivera Nodarse, provincial director of the Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology in Havana. As usual…
Cuba aims to reach 6 million foreign visitors by 2030 and will prioritize the construction of hotels and lodging facilities in the country’s main tourist destinations. In that sense, Cuban tourism authorities foresee significant growth especially in sun and beach destinations and in event tourism, according to statements made by Juan Carlos García Granda, Cuba’s…
By agreement of the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers, this Wednesday, January 12, four-time Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Mijaín López received the keys to a Mercedes Benz E-200. Lopez was selected among the best athletes of 2021 in Cuba, after making history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, when he was crowned as…
The president of the Cuban Chess Federation, Carlos Rivero, announced that the next edition of the international Capablanca in Memoriam tournament will be held from April 18 to 28, and not in early May as traditionally happens. Rivero, also national chess commissioner, pointed out that the tournament will be held at the Hotel Nacional de…