Help us keep OnCuba alive If Steven Spielberg were to take a trip to Cuba these days―if he could do it even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic―he would surely film the second part of Catch Me If You Can, that so-much-liked film based on the life of famous swindler Frank Abagnale Jr. that …

Help us keep OnCuba alive Cuba reported only one case of coronavirus this Saturday after 2,059 samples were studied, according to the daily report of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). Dr. Francisco Durán, director of epidemiology of the MINSAP, explained in the usual press conference that the person diagnosed is a Cuban whose age …

HAVANA, July 18th (AFP)  Six decades on from Cuba’s proclamation of equality and despite three top government officials being black, the Caribbean island nation has made little headway on racism.“Racism in Cuba is very hypocritical … No-one says they’re racist, even if they are,” researcher Tomas Fernandez, 79, and author of several books on the …

HAVANA, July 17th (by Fernando Ravsberg)  Cuba, is only a few days away from ending its coronavirus quarantine. Except for Havana, all the other provinces are free of the contagion and have begun moving toward new normality. The capital will have to wait a couple of weeks more because it still averages between one and …

Help us keep OnCuba alive Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil Fernández assured in his appearance in the Mesa Redonda television program that the changes approved this Thursday during an extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers, known as “economic-social strategy to boost the economy and deal with the world crisis caused by COVID-19,” …

Help us keep OnCuba alive The Cuban government announced this Thursday that it will abolish the tax on the U.S. dollar, which had been the complaint of many Cubans, both those who send remittances and those who receive them, especially from the United States. The suppression of this tax, in force for 15 years, is …

HAVANA , July 17th  (Reuters) Cuba said on Thursday it will allow some stores to sell food, personal hygiene and other consumer goods in U.S. dollars and will eliminate a 10% tax on the greenback, an effort to rake in more hard currency to purchase goods abroad. It is one of a list of reforms …

Refugees say protest against danger of Covid-19 was violently under control at New Mexico facility operate by private firm CoreCivic This story is definitely published in collaboration with Searchlight New South america The particular migrants were on a days-long food cravings strike when guards entered their own prison dormitory in full riot equipment of gas …

” We cannot choose. We purchase whatever appears in the stores, ” said one Havana resident. NBC 2020-06-19 19:11 The post Within Cuba, families fear shortages may worsen as coronavirus affects the particular economy appeared first on Cuba Today | News and destination guide.