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Without a Hotel Reservation No One Can Now Get Access to Various Cuban Cayos [Keys]

14ymedio, Havana, 7 November 2022 —  The coastal keys of north Ciego de Ávila are to become a territory reserved exclusively for tourism. A new law will prevent access, for the majority of Cubans, to one of the most privileged areas of the Island and establishes that access will be limited “only to pre-booked tourist … Continue reading “Without a Hotel Reservation No One Can Now Get Access to Various Cuban Cayos [Keys]”

Justicia Cuba Calls the ‘Bahia Honda Massacre’ a Crime Against Humanity

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 4 November 2022 — A commission formed by lawyers, parliamentarians and politicians from several countries stated on Thursday that the death of seven occupants of a boat hit by a border guard ship in Cuba may constitute a “crime against humanity” and asked the Cuban people for evidence to denounce it. … Continue reading “Justicia Cuba Calls the ‘Bahia Honda Massacre’ a Crime Against Humanity”

Former President of Costa Rica Requests that the Cuban Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca be Freed from Prison

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 3 November 2022 – Former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias demanded on Wednesday the liberation of Cuban journalist and activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, condemned to five years in jail in July for “continuous enemy propaganda”. “Those of us who live in freedom and democracy … Continue reading “Former President of Costa Rica Requests that the Cuban Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca be Freed from Prison”

Murdered Cuban ‘Balseros’ Increase to Six and Those Responsible Are Named on the List of Repressors

14ymedio, Madrid, 31 October 2022 — There are now six* fatalities from the sinking of a boat by Cuban border guards last Friday. As reported on Sunday by La Hora de Cuba, the most recent one identified is Indira Serrano Cala, only 18 years old and originally from Guane, Pinar del Río. An anonymous source … Continue reading “Murdered Cuban ‘Balseros’ Increase to Six and Those Responsible Are Named on the List of Repressors”

The Cuban Government Acknowledges its Failure to Revive Tourism

14ymedio, Madrid, 28 October 2022 — The Cuban Government has surrendered to the evidence and now reduces the tourism forecast to no more and no less than 790,000 more travelers this year. At the beginning of the year, the authorities had projected the arrival of 2.5 million foreign visitors, and, until a few days ago, … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Acknowledges its Failure to Revive Tourism”

Cuban Press Suffers ‘Constant Repression’ Says Inter American Press Association (IAPA)

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 30 October 2022 — the Cuban press is suffering “constant repression” and “control of their telecommunications”, and is living through “the greatest exodus in history”, according to a report released on Sunday during the 78th General Assembly, in Madrid, of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). The document reveals that journalists on the … Continue reading “Cuban Press Suffers ‘Constant Repression’ Says Inter American Press Association (IAPA)”

Cuba Needs 1.4 Million Travelers to Meet its Tourism Goal in 2022

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 October 2022 — Three months after the end of the year, the goal of 2.5 million tourists that Cuba expected is confirmed as impossible. In the first nine months of 2022, 1,074,814 international travelers arrived on the Island, so in October, November and December, there must be 1.4 million more to reach … Continue reading “Cuba Needs 1.4 Million Travelers to Meet its Tourism Goal in 2022”

Released From Prison, Two Young People Arrested During the Protests in Calle Linea in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 20 October 2022 — Two of the protesters arrested on 2 October in a popular protest on Havana’s Calle Línea were released on bail on Wednesday. Rosmery Almeda (Alma Poet) and Danilo Martínez have been able to return home after more than two weeks detention, relatives of the two young people have confirmed. … Continue reading “Released From Prison, Two Young People Arrested During the Protests in Calle Linea in Havana”

A Cuban is Attacked in Navarra for Appearing with a Spanish Flag on October 12th

14ymedio, Havana, 15 October 2022 — Lázaro Luis Pons Pérez, a Cuban who has lived in Navarra for ten years, took to the streets of Pamplona on October 12 with the Spanish flag draped around his shoulders. In the center of the city, a group of left-wing Basque nationalists, or abertzales, protested against the celebration … Continue reading “A Cuban is Attacked in Navarra for Appearing with a Spanish Flag on October 12th”

With a Price Increase of 20.53 Percent in a Year, Pork is the Most Expensive Food in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 14 October 2022 — Inflation in Cuba reached its ceiling in April this year, but prices don’t stop rising compared to 2021. The monthly increase in consumer prices, 2.33%, continued in August but is more moderate than in July (3.35%) and June (2.83%), and much lower than in April and May, when it … Continue reading “With a Price Increase of 20.53 Percent in a Year, Pork is the Most Expensive Food in Cuba”

Cuba Archive Asks Embassies in Cuba to Mediate in the Case of a Political Prisoner

14ymedio, Havana, 14 October 2022 – On Thursday the Cuba Archive organisation requested the international community to mediate in the case of the political prisoner Carlos Manuel Pupo Rodríguez, national coordinator of the Union for a Free Cuba Party. In their petition: Why does it ’not matter’ that Cubans are dying of hunger?, the organisation urges … Continue reading “Cuba Archive Asks Embassies in Cuba to Mediate in the Case of a Political Prisoner”

Despite the Embargo, U.S. Humanitarian Donations to Cuba are Growing

14ymedio, Havana, 9 October 2022 — While the Cuban regime devotes a lot of energy to make believe that the shortage of food on the Island is due to the Washington embargo, mass imports of chicken from the United States continue and, above all, the humanitarian donations of that country are growing, which in the … Continue reading “Despite the Embargo, U.S. Humanitarian Donations to Cuba are Growing”

Cuban Elite League Baseball Games are Postponed for Lack of Uniforms

14ymedio, Havana, 7 October 2022 — There were doubts about the timing of the 1st Cuban Baseball’s Élite League, set to begin on Saturday, October 8, but its suspension, announced just 24 hours ahead of the games, came out of nowhere. The teams’ uniforms, imported as are so many things on the island, did not … Continue reading “Cuban Elite League Baseball Games are Postponed for Lack of Uniforms”

Food Prices Increased in Cuba by 52 Percent Last Year

14ymedio, Madrid, 6 September 2022 — The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) gives no respite in Cuba and increased this July by 3.35%, boosted by the unstoppable rise in food prices. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (ONEI) reveal that, so far this year, the CPI has grown by 17.28%, and the … Continue reading “Food Prices Increased in Cuba by 52 Percent Last Year”

Two Officials from Nuevitas Added to the List of Cuban Repressors

14ymedio, Havana, 23 August 2022 — On Monday, the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FDHC), added to their data base of repressors the two officials who attacked protestors in Nuevitas, Camagüey, during the most recent protests. One of them is Roberto Conde Silvierio, First Secretary of the Communist Party in that city, accused of ordering … Continue reading “Two Officials from Nuevitas Added to the List of Cuban Repressors”