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September 7th

Venezuela confirms start-up of oil exploration off Cuba

State-owned oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, has started exploring for oil in deepwater areas off Cuba, Oil and Mining Minister Rafael Ramirez said. Read More

September 6th

Travelers Staggered by Cuba's New Customs Taxes

A steep hike in customs duties took effect in Cuba on Monday, catching many air travelers unaware and leaving some shocked at the new fees. Read More

Cuba Supports Colombia Peace Process

The Cuban government on Tuesday confirmed its active support for dialogue in the peace process opened between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), according to an official statement by the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Read More

Cuba will study the effect of radio waves on health, climate and earthquakes

Cuban scientists are working together with specialists from the Autonomous University of Mexico to foster research on the effects of low frequencies, generated in the planet's spectrum, called Schumann resonance (SR). Read More

Deep Renewal of Cuban Sugar Industry

The president of the Sugar Technicians Association of Cuba (ATAC), Eduardo Lamadrid, affirmed today this country applies measures to carry out a profound transformation of this sector in the structural, organizational and strategic spheres. Read More

September 4th

Aboriginal Australians Learn How to Read and Write Using Cuban Method

A second group of Aboriginal Australians learned to read and write in their own language with the Cuban literacy method Yes, I can, in the town of Wilcannia, in New South Wales, the same state where Canberra, the capital, is located. Read More

Brazilian, Cuban Companies to Meet

Brazilian textile and shoe companies, and its Cuban peer will hold a business round in this capital on Friday, to raise bilateral trade, Cuba''s Chamber of Commerce (CCC) stated. Read More

Cuban Entrepreneurs Wary of New Import Tax

The entrance sign reads in Spanish "Sales area for the self-employed." A jump in import taxes on Monday, Sept. 3 threatens to make life tougher for some of Cuba's new entrepreneurs who the government has been trying to encourage as it cuts a bloated workforce in the socialist economy. Read More

French Expert: Cuba Has the Best Barmen in the Region

Davide Marcovitch, vice president of the French Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton for Latin America, said he was confident his group’s sale will grow in Cuba because, in his opinion, the Cuban barmen and sommeliers are the best in the region. Read More

Former Cuba schools employee arrested in theft

A former official with the troubled Cuba Independent Schools District has been arrested in the theft of handicap ramps owned by the district. Read More