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Cuba Detects More Cases of of Dengue Fever in One Week Than in the Entire First Semester of the Year

EFE/14medio, Havana, 30 July 2022 — The Cuban Ministry of Public Health detected 4,776 reactive cases of dengue fever in the third week of July (17-23), more than the 3,036 registered in the entire first semester, the Presidency reported in a statement this Friday by official media. Reactive cases are understood as tests in which … Continue reading “Cuba Detects More Cases of of Dengue Fever in One Week Than in the Entire First Semester of the Year”

Green Avocados, Ginger and a Portrait of Fidel Castro: All That’s Left in a Havana Market

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 27 July 2022 — The scene this morning in the Havana market at 17th and K, in Vedado, could be attributed to the passage of a cyclone. The empty and skeletal platforms, waiting for products that never arrived; the plastic boxes upside down on the floor; the red earth, the … Continue reading “Green Avocados, Ginger and a Portrait of Fidel Castro: All That’s Left in a Havana Market”

Cuban Exile Raises about $13,000 to Replace Etecsa’s Controversial Billboard in Miami

14ymedio, Havana, 25 July 2022 — “Cuban exile is respected!” will say the Miami billboard that briefly housed an advertising message from the Cuban state telecommunications monopoly Etecsa announcing its telephone recharges. “We don’t want more communist propaganda,” concludes the new text that its promoters want to put on the edge of the Palmetto highway … Continue reading “Cuban Exile Raises about $13,000 to Replace Etecsa’s Controversial Billboard in Miami”

Four Cuban Paralympic Athletes Escape in the Mexican city of Monterrey

14ymedio, Mexico, 20 July 2022 — Paralympic athletes Christian Guillén, Elvis Nules, Lázaro Yarlo Rodríguez and one more who was not identified left the entourage that had travelled to the Mexican city of Monterrey to participate in the Mexican Paratletism Open. According to Play-Off Magazine journalist Leonardo Ruiz, the escape occurred on Monday night, the … Continue reading “Four Cuban Paralympic Athletes Escape in the Mexican city of Monterrey”

Death by Sepsis of Newborns in Three Hospitals is Investigated in Santiago de Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 21 July 2022 — A commission from the Ministry of Public Health is investigating the death of at least 64 newborns in Santiago de Cuba, supposedly due to sepsis contracted in the hospital. According to a source consulted by El Chago, a Facebook page dedicated to that Eastern province, the deaths were recorded during the first six … Continue reading “Death by Sepsis of Newborns in Three Hospitals is Investigated in Santiago de Cuba”

There Will Be No Foreign Investment for the Private Sector in Cuba

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 23 July 2022 — In recent days, we have witnessed a torrent of measures by the Cuban regime to get the economy of the island out of the vicious circle in which it has been locked by the communist economic model that the authorities are stubbornly determined to apply. And … Continue reading “There Will Be No Foreign Investment for the Private Sector in Cuba”

In Cuba There is Not Even Enough Sugar Cane to Make Guarapo

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 22 July 2022 — The debacle of Cuba’s sugar sector, which recorded catastrophic harvests in the last two years, is affecting an entire cultural tradition in Cuba: the guaraperas, selling guarapo — sugar cane juice. Instead of guarapo this Friday, they sold mango juice at the premises of Neptuno, between Belascoaín … Continue reading “In Cuba There is Not Even Enough Sugar Cane to Make Guarapo”

Cuba Exceeds One Hundred Daily Cases of Covid for the First Time in Two Months

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 23 July 2022 — Cuba exceeded one hundred daily cases of Covid-19 on Saturday for the first time in more than two months, confirming 114 new infections. The last time the Ministry of Public Health registered more than 100 new positives in one day was on May 14, when it reported … Continue reading “Cuba Exceeds One Hundred Daily Cases of Covid for the First Time in Two Months”

Tourism in Cuba in the First Half of 2022: From Information Manipulation to the Reality and the Inflation that is Causing Harm

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 21 July 2022 — In the first six months of 2022, according to the National Office of Statistics and Information [ONEI], a total of 987,008 travelers arrived in Cuba, representing an increase of 557.3% over the same period in 2021, which is equivalent to 809,808 more travelers. Of these, there … Continue reading “Tourism in Cuba in the First Half of 2022: From Information Manipulation to the Reality and the Inflation that is Causing Harm”

The Arm Over the Shoulder, the Metastasis of Power in Cuba

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 19 July 2022 — For millions of Cubans it is clear that sovereignty does not reside in the people, but in the Communist Party. We could even say that Article 5 of the Constitution is the Platt Amendment of our times, although in this case it is not a simple … Continue reading “The Arm Over the Shoulder, the Metastasis of Power in Cuba”

My Hometown Cuban Vacation in Sancti Spiritus Turned Into an Ordeal

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 21 July 2022 — I could not postpone my trip to the city of Sancti Spíritus any longer. After several months without visiting my family, I prepared everything to arrive in the second half of July and spend a few days with my relatives in the center of the island. … Continue reading “My Hometown Cuban Vacation in Sancti Spiritus Turned Into an Ordeal”

Cuba Remains on the U.S. Blacklist for Human Trafficking

14ymedio, Havana, 19 July 2022 — The United States Government once again includes Cuba, for the fourth consecutive year, on its list of countries that don’t comply with international standards regarding human trafficking. In its latest report on the subject, published on Tuesday by the State Department, the Island is among 11 countries that present … Continue reading “Cuba Remains on the U.S. Blacklist for Human Trafficking”

Concern Among Doctors About the Increase in Severe Cases of Dengue Fever in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 20 July 2022 — The spread of dengue fever in Cuba in recent weeks has forced the Government to approve a reinforcement plan against the disease. According to official figures, provided by the Ministry of Public Health, if the incidence rate in April was 12.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in June it reached … Continue reading “Concern Among Doctors About the Increase in Severe Cases of Dengue Fever in Cuba”

Powdered Milk for Children Arrives at Havana Ration Store with Cockroaches

14ymedio, Havana, 20 July 2022 — Consumers who purchase from the ration market at the bodega on Barcelona street between Águila and Amistad in Centro Habana have been in for a bitter surprise this week. Powdered milk intended for children under seven years of age has arrived at the establishment contaminated with cockroaches. After several days … Continue reading “Powdered Milk for Children Arrives at Havana Ration Store with Cockroaches”

Oswaldo Paya Will Have a Street in Miami on the 10th Anniversary of his Death

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 14 July 2022 — Cuban opposition leader Oswaldo Payá, who died 10 years ago this month, will have a street with his name in Miami on the initiative of two commissioners (councilmen) from Miami Dade, as reported by the Payá family to different media. The inauguration of Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas Way, … Continue reading “Oswaldo Paya Will Have a Street in Miami on the 10th Anniversary of his Death”