News Cuba Interest: Cuba shows interest in Belarus' housing construction experience
The Belarusian Construction and Architecture Ministry hosted a meeting between Belarusian Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Aleksandr Balashenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago Perez Benitez, Cuban Deputy Construction Minister Ricardo Carbajo Chelala and heads of organizations affiliated with the ministry.
News Cuba Interest: Cuba confirms interest in expanding cooperation with Belarus in healthcare
The event is underway in Havana on 21-24 April. As part of the collective stand, the enterprises of Belpharmprom Holding Company (Belmedpreparaty, Borisov Plant of Medical Preparations, and Minskintercaps) and Akadempharm organized a presentation of the Belarusian pharmaceutical industry.
News Cuba Interest: Congressional trips to Cuba in doubt as US interest surges
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A series of trips to Cuba by U.S. lawmakers is in doubt amid questions over the communist government's eagerness or ability to accommodate a surge of new interest and possible investment from the United States. American officials s
News Cuba Interest: Oil-starved Cuba can strike a deal with Trump — and be his tyranny tutor
COMMENTARY As the U.S. cuts off global oil to Cuba, the island's communist regime could get President Trump to back off by offering something he's showing special interest in: dictatorship consulting.
News Cuba Interest: 11 Best Things To Do In Cuba in 2023
Cuba is one of the most amazing destinations in the Caribbean. It is the largest island in the Caribbean and a place that offers an interesting history, culture, and stunning architecture. Cuba is ...
News Cuba Interest: Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Designation of Cuba as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism”
If anything, the election of left-of-center governments in several Latin American states means the region is now even more united on the Cuba issue than before. Unsurprisingly, a ...
News Cuba Interest: Did U.S.-Cuba dysfunction prevent a quicker end to the Matanzas oil fire disaster?
Matanzas "just shows why [the protocols] are needed," Huddleston said. "It seems to me a no-brainer a Cuban oil spill would be of immense interest to the United States, and vice versa.” In the end, ...
News Cuba Interest: Cuban Deputy Prime Minister meets with diplomats in Venezuela
Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Alejandro Gil held on Thursday a meeting with the diplomatic staff of his country stationed in Venezuela on the occasion of his official visit to the South American country ...
News Cuba Interest: National Cuban Sandwich Day started as a reporter's attempt at a hoax
National Cuban Sandwich Day, an annual Aug. 23 celebration of the popular food item, was started in 2016 by a Tampa Bay Times reporter who set out to conduct a "hoax" but ended up with a holiday.
News Cuba Interest: Cuba strengthens trade and economic ties with Eurasian bloc
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero participated virtually in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting held in Cholpon-Ata, in the Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, the Cuban Foreign Ministry announced.
News Cuba Interest: Cuba's big fire has been contained — but Biden's Cuba policy remains a disaster
This disaster — the largest oil fire in Cuba's history — came at a dreadful moment, with Cuba already undergoing an energy crisis due to soaring global fuel costs, as well as over-exploited and ...
News Cuba Interest: War in Ukraine threatens US interests in the Western Hemisphere
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is playing out as a war of words and money in the Western Hemisphere, as countries throughout the continent cope with Russian propaganda and pressure from Washington to cut economic ties with Moscow. While Russia's allies in the region - Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua - have fully embraced Moscow's rhetoric of threatening NATO encirclement, other major players like Brazil, Mexico and Argentina have condemned the...
News Cuba Interest: How Cuba Developed Five COVID-19 Vaccines
Cuba was able to quickly produce five coronavirus vaccines, thanks to the island’s robust biotech industry. For decades, Cuba has produced its own home-grown vaccines and distributed them to ...
News Cuba Interest: Cuban envoy justifies mass arrests, internet limits; waffles on Ukraine
Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuba's ambassador in Washington, rails against the US trade embargo, which turned 60 last month.
News Cuba Interest: FIDE confirms interest in supporting Cuban chess development
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) bets today to support the development of the science game in Cuba, according to the president of that entity, the Russian Arkady Dvorkovich. Havana, February ...
News Cuba Interest: If the world cools down, Cuba freezes
Cuba: The world economy is going to slow down, or crash, this year. What will the effect be on the Cuban #economy?
News Cuba Interest: Mark Cuban, Bitcoin And Serena Williams: This Week’s Most Interesting Sports Business Stories
In this week’s SportsMoney Playbook: the world's most valuable sports empires, the crypto crash hits athletes and a historic NHL hire. Plus: the executive putting Nascar on a global stage.
News Cuba Interest: Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South
U.S. embargo that prevents U.S.-made products from being exported to Cuba has forced the small island nation to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and rely on open source designs for life-saving ...