Cubans are experiencing another day of blackouts this Sunday, with more than 600 megawatts (MW) of deficit as predicted by the Electrical Union (UNE). The Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant (CTE), located in Matanzas, remains out of service and the other generating plants also accumulate a string of breakdowns or shutdowns for maintenance. “For the peak … Read more
The Interactivo group, led by Roberto Carcassés, closed this saturday the festival CubaCulture, which for nine years has been taking place in Trigueros, in the Spanish province of Huelva. Its tenth edition, inaugurated on August 22 and dedicated to Cuban music, included performances by singer-songwriter Carlos Varela and pianist Ernan Lopez-Nussain addition to other activities, … Read more
The only hope is to get out. The phrase, on the lips of many of those who wait under the tropical sun for the water pipe that does not arrive, for the electricity interrupted hours ago, or in line with the ration card in hand, is repeated in conversations in the Island, in the newspapers, … Read more
Between January 5 and last July, more than 41,000 Cubans have benefited from the parole humanitarian. In accordance with published figures by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in total, “more than 181,000 natives of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have arrived legally under this process. Meanwhile, they have also benefited from parole … Read more
Two weeks ago, Maritza, a retiree from Centro Habana, took her flat screen television to be fixed by a neighbor who is dedicated to repairing electrical appliances. to the left. The young man told him that he had to change a piece and that the cost was 4,000 Cuban pesos or 20 dollars, according to … Read more
The Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez, whom the official press has described as a “slave” for representing the United States Federation, advanced this Sunday to the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Cup, which takes place in Baku (Azerbaijan). . A historic pass for the habanero who had never achieved it before. At the end of … Read more
The Guatemalan National Civil Police detained 451 irregular migrants between Wednesday and Thursday, including several Cubans. In addition, they prosecuted six people identified as Mauricio, Josue, Gerson, Jonathan, Raúl and Cristian for the crime of human trafficking. The authorities informed through their social networks that medical assistance and food were provided to the Cubans and … Read more
I am concerned that not enough emphasis is being given in the national media to warn of the dangers of these high temperatures. It worries me that there isn’t a place in the whole city where you can get a free glass of water. I am concerned that there are hardly any active sources left … Read more
(EFE).- The number of Cubans seeking asylum in Germany multiplied by eight during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2022, from 73 to 607, according to the newspaper Bild. “The number of asylum applications from Cuban nationals this year, as of July 2, 2023, has risen compared to the … Read more
Although the Government of Portugal has not yet made public the program for the visit of Miguel Díaz-Canel to that country, the hiring of 300 doctors from the Island for the Portuguese National Health Service will be on the table, according to estimates by the media of that country. The Cuban president plans to meet … Read more