Entries Published On March, 2021
U.S. congresspeople ask Biden for thaw with Cuba
The letter, signed by 80 congresspeople, may be the prelude to the discussion on the lifting of the economic embargo on the island. La entrada U.S. congresspeople ask Biden for thaw with Cuba se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
Cuban jumper will be “one of the great sensations” in Tokyo, according to organizers
According to the official website of the upcoming Olympic Games, Juan Miguel Echevarría “will undoubtedly be one of the great contenders for the podium” in the Japanese capital, and “aims to beat the world record” of 8.95 meters, in the hands of American Mike Powell since 1991. La entrada Cuban jumper will be “one of …
Cuba expects to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials in children in April
Dr. Dagmar García Rivero, director of research at the Finlay Vaccine Institute, affirmed that in order to achieve high immunization coverage to face the pandemic, “it is essential to vaccinate pediatric populations,” although she recalled that “advancing to clinical trials in children requires higher regulatory rigor.” La entrada Cuba expects to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials …
Cuba reports 777 new cases of coronavirus and five deaths
The majority of COVID-19 cases (770) are due to the autochthonous transmission of the virus and 742 of them are related to confirmed cases, according to the report issued this Friday by the Ministry of Public Health. La entrada Cuba reports 777 new cases of coronavirus and five deaths se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
The war of the S and the C
The mistake in the spelling of a word on the Royal Spanish Academy of Language (RAE) account forced Cuban users to refute, bringing back the doubt regarding the way in which certain words are repeated in their daily use. La entrada The war of the S and the C se publicó primero en OnCubaNews English.
What the Ecuadoran Elections Mean for the U.S.
Photograph Source: Beatrice Murch – CC BY 2.0 The pink tide is coming back in – much to the chagrin of many in the U.S. government. With leftist governments in Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba, the prospect of yet another, this time in Ecuador, doubtless keeps regime changers, right-wing think tankers and other …
Cuba Entrepreneurs Await Biden Cuba Policy Changes
The US cruise market briefly offered a lifeline for Cuban travel businesses. The first US cruise ship to visit Cuba for half a century docked in Old …
Cuba Entrepreneurs Await Biden Cuba Policy Changes
The US cruise market briefly offered a lifeline for Cuban travel businesses. The first US cruise ship to visit Cuba for half a century docked in Old …
The lawyer who fought to free Guantánamo’s highest-value detainee-podcast
Nancy Hollander has taken on many difficult cases in her career, but none quite like that of the Guantánamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Salahi By the time Mohamedou Ould Salahi was brought from his home in Mauritania to the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba in 2002, he had already experienced a series of harsh interrogations …
Reforma legislativa en Cuba pudiera saldar deudas con activismo ciudadano
El 26 de febrero el Consejo de Estado aprobó el decreto-ley de Bienestar Animal, una normativa largamente reclamada por voluntarios y protectores que llegaron incluso a marchar y protestar de manera pacífica en contra del maltrato, abandono y sacrificio de animales recogidos de las calles. La entrada Reforma legislativa en Cuba pudiera saldar deudas con …