Entries Published On December, 2020
Cuba: all provinces experienced “modest increases” in COVID-19 infections this week
With 86 new infections and almost all the provinces involved, Cuba ends a week in which 650 cases positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus were identified, 194 more than in the previous week, according to Dr. Francisco Durán in his weekly appearance from the Cuban television studios. This is a period in which all provinces have …
Private Cuban entrepreneurs have signed only 25 export contracts
Private entrepreneurs and cooperatives in Cuba have only managed to sign 25 export contracts, despite the growing interest of these types of enterprises to participate in foreign trade activities. “To date, the 37 companies designated to carry out export and import services to non-state forms of management have received 3,471 interests to develop some type …
Cuba: low agricultural yields announced for 2020-2021 winter harvest
In Cuba, the 2020-2021 winter harvest has been marked by limitations in the purchase of fertilizers and by the loss of crops. This will affect meeting the demand for food next year. The Director General of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG), Miguel Rosales Román, said that various crops’ winter harvest had begun on …
Sunwing Relaunching Cuba Flights
Sunwing is relaunching its flight service to Cuba on Dec. 13, Caribbean Journal has learned. The Canadian travel giant will relaunch Cuba flights with weekly service from Toronto and Montreal to Cuba’s beach vacation hub of Varadero. Both the Toronto and Montreal flights will be operating on Sundays, according to the company. Canadians make …
Cuba inicia en enero la unificación monetaria y cambiaria
Las autoridades reiteran que nadie quedará desamparado ni se aplicarán terapias de choque, a la vez que se buscará el consenso y la unidad. La entrada Cuba inicia en enero la unificación monetaria y cambiaria se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.