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…

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…

As announced last May 16, the U.S. Government began to relax its rules and regulations to allow compliance with measures reported as a change in Cuba policy. As of this Thursday, June 9, 2022, the $1,000 quarterly limit on remittances is eliminated, according to the Treasury Department and its Office of Foreign Assets Control. The…

The U.S. government announced this Monday several measures that signify a turnaround in recent policy toward Cuba and directly benefit many Cubans inside and outside the island. The Democratic administration of Joe Biden has decided to fulfill part of its electoral promises and resume what seems to be, once again, a thaw in relations with…

A strong explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana shook the Cuban capital during the morning hours -around 11:00 a.m. – with serious material damages and several injured and dead people. Authorities have confirmed that the explosion was caused by a leak in a hose during the transfer of liquefied gas from a truck into…

Cuba will host the 69th World Cocktail Championship, to be held from November 4 to 9, 2022, at the Meliá Internacional Hotel in Varadero, as announced Tuesday by José Rafa Malém, president of the Cuban Bartenders Association (ACC). At a press conference, Rafa Malém informed that members of the International Bartenders Association (IBA) are supervising…

The man who worked as a driver for the Cuban doctors kidnapped in Kenya almost three years ago was sentenced on Wednesday, March 23, to life imprisonment. According to Kenyan press reports, Issack Ibrein Robow, a Somali, was convicted of kidnapping, aiding a terrorist act and fraudulently obtaining an identity card. Robow was the driver…

In Cuba, eating beef has always been a problem. Although people with health vulnerabilities or children, receive through the supply book a diet of just under 1 kg of beef per month, access to this fiber has always been difficult. In fact, Cubans prefer not to mention the word “beef” because they know that they…

The Cuban Embassy in Mexico regretted the traffic accident in Veracruz in which three compatriots lost their lives. “Our diplomatic mission informs that it is in constant communication with the competent authorities and is taking steps to contact the families of the victims in Cuba,” the diplomatic legation said in a statement. According to Mexican…