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With the Pandemic at Its Height in Cuba, the Opening of the Borders is Announced for November 15

14ymedio, Madrid,6 September 2021 — The official press announced this Sunday the next border reopening, which will begin “gradually” on November 15, although the staggered process will only apply, apparently, to the national market. Last year, on the same date, the country was opened to tourism but had to close it again after two months … Continue reading “With the Pandemic at Its Height in Cuba, the Opening of the Borders is Announced for November 15”

A Doctor of Law Lies in the Official Media / Cubalex

Cubalex, Laritza Diversent, 2 September 2021 — It is irresponsible (as a professional and as a teacher) for the “Doctor of Legal Sciences” Mayda Goite Pierre to give her opinion on things she doesn’t know about or hasn’t even studied. If silence is bad, a cover-up is worse; her opinions misinform the public and confuse … Continue reading “A Doctor of Law Lies in the Official Media / Cubalex”

Controlling People in Line Before Saving a Life in Cuba

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 3 September 2021 — A woman and a motorcyclist were seriously injured on Friday when the latter ran his vehicle over the former on the busy corner of Avenida Carlos III and Calle Infanta, in Havana. The witnesses asked for medical help. Outraged, they tell 14ymedio that none of the many military personnel … Continue reading “Controlling People in Line Before Saving a Life in Cuba”

Rain of Judicial Sentences for Resellers and ‘Coleros’ in Villa Clara

14ymedio, Havana, 1 September 2021 — In the first six months of this year, 78 people were tried for crimes related to speculation and hoarding in Villa Clara and only five were acquitted. The others ended up with prison sentences, sometimes commuted to correctional work, many were fined and all the assets involved were confiscated. … Continue reading “Rain of Judicial Sentences for Resellers and ‘Coleros’ in Villa Clara”

Pharmaceutical Authorities Say Cuban Vaccines Have Lowered the Mortality Rate in Havana by ‘Six Times’ Without Providing Supporting Data

14ymedio, Madrid, August 31, 2021 — The lethality of covid-19 has dropped in the four Havana municipalities where vaccination began, according to the biopharmaceutical authorities who appeared on the State television  Mesa Redonda (Roundtable) program this Monday, without providing data. The objective seemed to be to clear the doubts and fears of Cubans about national vaccines against … Continue reading “Pharmaceutical Authorities Say Cuban Vaccines Have Lowered the Mortality Rate in Havana by ‘Six Times’ Without Providing Supporting Data”

With its National Health System Collapsed, Cuba Continues to Export Medical Brigades

14ymedio, Havana, 26 August 2021 — Cuba’s national health system has collapsed throughout the country, but the Cuban government is committed to continuing to send doctors abroad. In the last hours, 23 health workers joined the brigades working in Haiti and Ghana. The Ministry of Public Health announced this Wednesday that “11 collaborators” from the island, members … Continue reading “With its National Health System Collapsed, Cuba Continues to Export Medical Brigades”

Lost Corpses and Broken Down Hearses, Covid Causes Funeral Chaos in in Cuba

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 25 August 2021 — In Güira de Melena, municipality of Artemisa, a family lived an odyssey this Wednesday to recover the body of Armando, a relative who lost his life due to covid-19. On two occasions, those in charge of the funeral services at the Manuel Fajardo hospital in Havana delivered the … Continue reading “Lost Corpses and Broken Down Hearses, Covid Causes Funeral Chaos in in Cuba”

Cuban State Security Threatens to ‘Intercept Laritza Diversent in the US to Try Her in Cuba’

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 24 August 2021 – On Monday, Cuban State Security threatened the mother of the director of Cubalex, Laritza Diversent, who denounced the incident on her social networks and on the web presence of the non-governmental organization of which she is the founder. “An agent of State Security went to the home … Continue reading “Cuban State Security Threatens to ‘Intercept Laritza Diversent in the US to Try Her in Cuba’”

Santiago de Cuba is Almost Paralyzed in an Attempt to Stop Covid-19 Contagion

14ymedio, Havana, 12 August 2021 – The authorities of Santiago de Cuba imposed massive vacations in all  of the province’s state and private workplaces, or “work interruption for those who do not have accumulated time.” The decision is part of a group of measures that will last 15 days and seeks to “reduce the mobility of people … Continue reading “Santiago de Cuba is Almost Paralyzed in an Attempt to Stop Covid-19 Contagion”

Cuban Experts Try to Clear Doubts About Covid Vaccination With New Data

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2021 — Covid-19 indicators improve in Havana as immunization is completed. This is indicated by the data offered this Tuesday on television during the Roundtable program in which the authorities strove to make clear the effectiveness of the vaccines in a devastating context of widespread infections and mortality on the island. … Continue reading “Cuban Experts Try to Clear Doubts About Covid Vaccination With New Data”

Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 11 August 2021 — Reserve Colonel Santiago Lorenzo Hernández Cáceres died this Wednesday in Havana at the age of 82. His death marks the seventh high-ranking military official that dies in Cuba in less than a month. The cause of death has not been released in in any of the cases. According to … Continue reading “Santiago Lorenzo Hernandez Caceres, Another High Ranking Military, Dies in Cuba”

Sancti Spi­ritus Will be Without Water During the Maximum Worsening of the Pandemic in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, August 4, 2021 – The city of Sancti Spíritus will be without water for at least three days next week due to repair work. But  the authorities warned that it could be longer, given the possibility of a new “impact” that is not foreseen in the plans for fixing the “biggest leak in … Continue reading “Sancti Spi­ritus Will be Without Water During the Maximum Worsening of the Pandemic in Cuba”

A Competition to Design a New Branding of Cuban-Made Beer

14ymedio, Havana, August 2, 2021 — A new beer will soon make its debut in Cuban market and overseas markets. On Monday the official press announced a competition, sponsored by Swinkels Family Brewers Spain (the holding company of Bavaria) and Cuba Ron, inviting Cuban designers to submit proposals for the name and graphic identity of the … Continue reading “A Competition to Design a New Branding of Cuban-Made Beer”

In Cuba, the Number of Those Vaccinated is More Than 50% Higher Than Those Infected, Well Above the World Average

14ymedio, Madrid, July 29, 2021 – “One underestimates this about Covid. I walk stumbling like this, with short steps, falling on both sides.” Caridad, a resident of Centro Habana, fell ill with Covid-19 just after receiving her first dose of Abdala, the only Cuban vaccine candidate approved for emergency use by CECMED. Its developer, the Center … Continue reading “In Cuba, the Number of Those Vaccinated is More Than 50% Higher Than Those Infected, Well Above the World Average”

Cuba Registers Highest Number of Daily Covid Cases: 9,323

EFE, via 14ymedio, Havana, 28 July 2021 — Cuba registered 9,323 cases of Covid-19 this Wednesday, the highest number of confirmed cases in a day since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, according to the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap). The previous record was from Sunday, when 8,854 SARS-Cov-2 positives were reported in … Continue reading “Cuba Registers Highest Number of Daily Covid Cases: 9,323”