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May 13th

Cuba and the United States ready to appoint ambassadors

Once the United States to remove Cuba from the list of countries supporting terrorism in late May, both nations will designate ambassadors, Cuban president Raul Castro said on Tuesday. Read More

Sales of Alcatel mobile phones cause long lines in Cuba

The OT -1060x model of Alcatel has gone on sale in the shops of the Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA). There are long lines to buy them. This model, with very low performance and discontinued since 2013, has become very popular among Cubans for its low price. Read More

Cuba negotiates restoring banking services from Florida

Cuba is negotiating with a bank in Florida to restore banking services to its embassy in Washington, said on Tuesday the Head of the US Interests Section, Jose Ramon Cabañas Rodriguez, to members of the Greater Manatee Chamber of Commerce, in Bradenton, Florida. Read More

National Director of Baseball in Cuba talks about the talent drain

It is neither new nor unknown to anyone that Cuban athletes, especially baseball players, are successful when they decide to continue his career outside the island in professional competitions. Nor is it a secret that the abysmal differences between the contracts signed abroad and living conditions they have in Cuba favor the wishes of emigration. Read More

Airbnb: Cuba is our fastest growing market

Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, said Cuba is the fastest growing market of the company and the decision of the US President, Barack Obama, to resume ties with the island has been a boon for the company that is dedicated to "advertise rental houses". Read More

May 12th

Changes to Cuban Adjustment Act proposed

Once again a Florida politician leaves his intention to change Cuban Adjustment Act to prevent Cubans welcomed in the United States as political refugees to return to Cuba before being American citizens; that is, at least five years. Read More

Total and Cubapetroleo signed preliminary agreement for sale of oil products in Cuba

French oil group Total signed with the Cuban state company Cubapetroleo (Cupet) the extension of a preliminary agreement on their business of selling petroleum products, announced today a Total spokesman in Paris. Read More

Cimavax-EGF: Cuban lung cancer vaccine

Cuba does not leave the front pages of newspapers. The cause this time is Cimavax-EGF, the first therapeutic vaccine discovered helping to slow the progression and metastasis of lung cancer, fourth leading cause of death in the Caribbean island. Read More

Raul Castro said that negotiations between Cuba and the US “go well"

Cuban president Raul Castro said today that negotiations between Cuba and the US “go well" and noted that after the official removal of the island from the list of countries sponsoring terrorism by the end of May, they may “appoint ambassadors.” Read More

Cuban Grandal was selected best Latin player of the week

Yasmani Grandal was selected best Latin player of the week just ended. He collected 10 hits in 15 at-bats, with 11 RBIs and four runs scored. Read More