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The US Sells its Chicken Cheaper and Cuba Takes the Opportunity to Buy More

14ymedio, Havana, 5 April 2022 — Chicken exports from the United States to Cuba marked a milestone again in February. According to the Cuban economist Pedro Monreal with a source in the US Department of Agriculture, the amount that arrived on the island that month, 31,212 tons, is the third largest in the last two decades, behind … Continue reading “The US Sells its Chicken Cheaper and Cuba Takes the Opportunity to Buy More”

WHO Accepts the Documentation of the Cuban Abdala Vaccine

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 April 2022 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has accepted the documentation sent by the Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology on Abdala, which is another step on the road to approval. The institution updates monthly the status of the vaccines against covid-19 that have requested approval for their emergency use and … Continue reading “WHO Accepts the Documentation of the Cuban Abdala Vaccine”

Diaz-Canel Calls For Extreme Measures in the Face of the Covid Increase in Cuba

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 30 March 2022 — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called for extreme sanitary measures to prevent a new wave of COVID-19 infections despite the progress of the massive immunization campaign, the official press reported on Tuesday. According to the official Granma newspaper, during their weekly meeting with Díaz-Canel, scientists advising the government predicted … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Calls For Extreme Measures in the Face of the Covid Increase in Cuba”

Cuban Brigadier General Rafael Moracen Dies at 83

14ymedio, Havana, 26 March 2022 — Brigadier General Rafael Moracén Limonta died this Friday in Cuba at the age of 83, according to the official press, which did not give details about the cause of his death. The soldier served as a naval and air attaché in Angola and also participated in the conflicts in … Continue reading “Cuban Brigadier General Rafael Moracen Dies at 83”

Mexico Paid Cuba 1.5 Million Dollars for its Medical Students to Study in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 27 February 2022 — Mexico gave 34,000,000 Mexican pesos (1,501,766 dollars) to Cuba, according to a report released by Latinus. The money was transferred in 2021 through the National Council for Science and Technology (Conacyt) to Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos, SA, “a company of the Government of Havana accused internationally of human trafficking and forced labor.” … Continue reading “Mexico Paid Cuba 1.5 Million Dollars for its Medical Students to Study in Cuba”

OZT, the Three Letters that Became a Nightmare for the Cuban Regime

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, Havana, 23 February 2022 — In times when everything goes very fast and every minute a new topic of debate or conflict arises on the social networks, it is sometimes difficult to imagine that twelve years ago three letters created the first viral hashtag on Twitter that came out of … Continue reading “OZT, the Three Letters that Became a Nightmare for the Cuban Regime”

‘Dear Comrades’: Was it in Novocherkask, USSR, or in La Guinera, Cuba?

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 13 February 2022 — She is a militant  Party member, one of those who “bite,” but one day her daughter participates in a protest and from then on she has to see the ugliest side of the system: the repression, the arrests and the concealment of the truth. Her story could … Continue reading “‘Dear Comrades’: Was it in Novocherkask, USSR, or in La Guinera, Cuba?”

Do Hard Currency Stores in Cuba Have any Justification?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 9 February 2022 — There are times when it is better to remain silent. The Cuban economy minister, Gil, has said on Cubadebate that “without the stores in MLC [hard currency], the economic situation in Cuba would be even more complex.” But he knows that this is not true and that, at … Continue reading “Do Hard Currency Stores in Cuba Have any Justification?”

Cuba’s Isla de la Juventud Prosecutor’s Office Insists on Convicting the Acquitted Protesters

14ymedio, Havana, 11 February 2022 — The Prosecutor’s Office has filed an appeal against the decision of the Isla de la Juventud Municipal Court to acquit three 11J protesters and reduce the sentence of five of them from three years to a quarter. Dayanis Salazar Pérez, daughter of one of the defendants, Ramón Salazar Infante, … Continue reading “Cuba’s Isla de la Juventud Prosecutor’s Office Insists on Convicting the Acquitted Protesters”

Prisoners Defenders Counts More than a Thousand Political Prisoners in Cuba in the Last Year

EUROPA PRESS (via 14ymedio), 7 February 2022 — Prisoners Defenders estimates that there have been 1,054 political prisoners in Cuba in the last 12 months, compared to the 137 as of February 2021, according to data made public this Monday. Currently, the organization has 932 convicted political prisoners verified, but has warned that this figure … Continue reading “Prisoners Defenders Counts More than a Thousand Political Prisoners in Cuba in the Last Year”

Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, Seven Months in Prison Without Trial

  Boris Mijatovic, Kassel, Germany, 7 February 2022 Dear Ambassador Ripoll Diaz, I am writing to you to express my deep concern about the disturbing situation of the imprisoned artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. The intention of this letter is to urge you to speak out in favor of his immediate release. Mr. Alcántara, as an … Continue reading “Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, Seven Months in Prison Without Trial”

The True History of the United States Trade Embargo on Cuba

14ymedio, Luis Zúñiga, Miami, 5 February 2022 — On June 5, 1960, Fidel Castro ordered the nationalization of the Texaco company’s oil refinery in Cuba.  The following month, on July 5, he ordered the seizure of the two remaining US refineries, Shell and Esso. Castro let the owners know that there would be no monetary … Continue reading “The True History of the United States Trade Embargo on Cuba”

Spanish News Agency EFE Plans to Leave Cuba if the Government Does Not Let It Do ItsWork

(via 14ymedio), Madrid, 12 January 2022 — The president of EFE, Gabriela Cañas, lamented this Wednesday that it seems that the Cuban government is “throwing out” the media outlet with the withdrawal of accreditations from its journalists in Havana. She said that the Spanish news agency is beginning to consider whether to stay on the … Continue reading “Spanish News Agency EFE Plans to Leave Cuba if the Government Does Not Let It Do ItsWork”

Cuba: Is Otero Alcántara More Dangerous Today Than Frank Pais Was in 1957?

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 12 January 2022 – When, half a year ago, the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party said in response to the popular demonstrations against the dictatorship, that the combat order had been given, he was not uttering his worst phrase. No. The worst thing was when he said “They have to … Continue reading “Cuba: Is Otero Alcántara More Dangerous Today Than Frank Pais Was in 1957?”

A Private Business in Cuba Buys Sugar from its Customers to Make its Chocolates

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 23 December 2021 — A sign with the phrase: “We buy sugar,” caught the attention of all the customers who came to the Bombonera Kakao chocolate shop located on the well-heeled 12th street between 23rd and 25th, in Vedado this Thursday. The quality of the products this private business has … Continue reading “A Private Business in Cuba Buys Sugar from its Customers to Make its Chocolates”