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Ensuring enough feminine sanitary pads for the menstrual period has become a real headache for Cuban women in recent months. With the persistent crisis that plagues the country, more than three million Cuban women have to “invent” every month due to the shortage of this essential product, which has disappeared from state pharmacies and is […]
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Cuba receives the first group of irregular migrants returned from the US in 2024
Cuba received this Tuesday the first return of migrants irregularities of 2024, with the delivery of 56 nationals by the authorities of USA that had reached the territory of that country, official media reported. The majority of the members of the new group are Cubans residing in the province of Matanzas (west) who had participated […]
Cuba: Raúl Castro comes out in defense of Cuban leaders and their economic adjustment plan
After closing a year with negative economic results and after the announcement of an adjustment program that would raise the price of fuel and make changes to food subsidies, among other things, the former president and leader Cuban Raúl Castro came out on Monday in an unusual speech to defend the measures and the direction […]
Cuba will raise fuel prices and end the universal subsidy for the basic basket
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He cuban government announced this Wednesday an economic shock plan for 2024 with increases in fuel prices, the electricity, he water and other services, as well as the end of the universal subsidy for the basic food basket. The Cuban Prime Minister, Manuel Marrero, advanced this plan when speaking on the first day of the […]
Cuba evaluates launching a “macroeconomic stabilization program” in the face of the crisis
The leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC, the only legal one) is studying launching a macroeconomic stabilization program that will address the current monetary, financial and fiscal imbalances, in addition to getting the country out of the deep crisis it has been suffering for three years. The VII plenary session of the Central […]
Cuba: state electricity company expects blackouts to rise to 34%
The state company Unión Eléctrica (UNE) of Cuba It foresees an impact on almost 34% of the island for this Sunday, which closes a week with the highest rates reported since the end of last October. Power supply cuts are common on the island due to the economic crisis it has suffered in recent years, […]
Aquaponics, an alternative to the shortage of fish in Cuba
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Every year, Cuban entrepreneurs José Martínez and Joel López grow 12 tons of tilapia in their ponds using aquaponicswhich allows them to sell fish fresh to the inhabitants of an island where, paradoxically, that food is scarce. “Here we currently have two species: the red tilapia, which is the most attractive and attractive to the […]
Houses in Old Havana crumble as residents fear collapse
Wrought iron on the railings, tiles with prints of flirtatious pink flowers, ceilings with very high struts, spacious semicircular arches and steps covered in marble. Neighbors and legend claim that it was the residence of a marchioness; is Old Havana. But everything else is chaos: tree roots protrude through a makeshift toilet, birds have made […]
Argentina seeks to increase exports of food, technology and services to Cuba
The president of ArgentinaAlberto Fernández, met this Saturday with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to look for formulas to increase their exports to the island of food, technology and professional services for the agricultural sector. The bilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of 77 and China, which will […]
Brazil and Cuba will develop medicines and vaccines against Alzheimer’s or diabetes
Brazil and Cuba This Saturday they signed three agreements to jointly develop medicines and vaccines against him Alzheimer’s wave diabetes taking advantage of synergies, and to resume scientific and technological exchanges. The signing took place during the meeting held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana by the president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Caneland his […]