Russia has sent a humanitarian donation of 88.8 tonnes of food, personal protective equipment, and masks which arrived in Havana on Sunday night. The donation is made in response to Cuba’s worst economic crisis in decades caused by the hardening of U.S. Sancti... More »
Yahima Esquivel, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) addressed the UNESCO forum currently taking place on Education-Heritage and Sustainable Develo... More »
FIIAPP, the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies, is a Spanish organization that contributes to improving the quality of life of citizens in regions across the globe. FIIAPP promotes inclusivity and the sustainable... More »
The construction industry of Cuba will benefit from a recently formed International Economic Association (AEI) between a Russian company and Cubiza, the Central Equipment Company. Signing will take place later this year. The Economic Association will facilitat... More »
Australia’s ASX listed oil and gas company Melbana Energy Limited has released an update on the progress at Alameda 1, Block 9 contract area (“Block 9 PSC”) in Cuba. The Company is in preparation towards the drilling of its two high impact exploration wells on... More »
Turkey and Cuba have signed a cooperation agreement in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Akif Özkaldi, and the Cuban ambassador to Turkey, Luis Amorós Núñez, were involved in the signing ceremony on We... More »
Canadian company AquaSub Scuba Diving, and Cuba’s Marina Marlin S.A. have signed a commercial contract to promote scuba diving travel to Cuba. The newly formed company is a joint venture to be known as ScubaCuba.ca. In a ceremony fitting such a venture, the sc... More »
The Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba (Cámara de Comercio de Cuba) will take part in the Germany-LATAM 2021 (Expo Allemania) virtual trade fair for Germany and the Latin American region. The fair will take place from July 6 to 9. With the primary pur... More »
The Spanish chain Axel Hotels and the Gaviota Tourism Group announced the historic Telegrafo Hotel will reopen in Havana as the first in the city designated as LGBT. Founded in 1860, the Telégrafo hotel, is centrally located in Old Havana across from the Parqu... More »
Cuba’s Soberana vaccine candidate has demonstrated a 62% efficacy rate in a two-dose schedule, BioCubaFarma announced on Saturday. Results are pending for the third dose with the Soberana Plus booster. “In a few weeks we should have the results for the efficac... More »
What a great idea! Cuba’s Bank of Credit and Commerce (BANDEC) has come up with a brilliant new concept to launch a new prepaid debit card for tourists. It offers the convenience of no longer needing to walk around carrying large amounts of cash in your wallet... More »
The company GEDEME is in the final stages of developing the first mobile phone prototype suited for use in Cuba with software and systems manufactured by Cuban institutions. GEDEME, the Cuban industrial group for information technology, communications, and el... More »
