Cuba’s new rules to allow more small businesses spark both hope and frustration
Communist-run Cuba's decision to open more of its economy to small private businesses and individual initiative has sparked praise among...
February 13, 2021Topic
Cuba News
Communications outage hits Cuba for 90 minutes
Cuba’s telephone and internet connections were knocked out on Friday, February 12th, in a nationwide failure, though there was no...
February 12, 2021
Press, health and education remain in state control under Cuba reforms
Cuba's weekend announcement that it would authorize private enterprise in most sectors of its economy excludes 124 areas, such as...
February 11, 2021
Tourists Arriving in Cuba Will Be Sent to Isolation Centers and Charged US$65 for PCR Tests
Cuba will charge US$65, or its equivalent in any other freely convertible currency, per PCR for tourists who wish to...
February 6, 2021
EU Spokesman Calls on U.S. to Reverse Classification of Cuba as Terrorist Supporter
The High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, urged US President Joe Biden to eliminate...
February 6, 2021
Cuba’s Imports From China Slump 40% in 2020, Extending Long Decline
Cuba’s imports from China tumbled to US$483 million last year versus US$791 million in 2019, according to data from the...
February 5, 2021
Analysis: Cuba Was Trying to Sell Itself as Covid-19-safe Destination – But Is Failing
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba’s high tourist season has taken a new hit with a sharp uptick of Covid-19...
February 1, 2021
Cuba Registers Record Number of COVID-19 Deaths in January
Cuba added on Wednesday, January 27th, four deaths from the COVID-19 to the accumulated January death toll, which stands at...
January 28, 2021
Analysis: Cuba Needs Deeper Economic Reform, Creditors say
Cuba must devalue and deregulate further after taking initial steps this year to restructure its ailing state-run economy and presumably...
January 28, 2021