The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba caused losses to the national economy of more than 4 billion dollars during the last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today.
Bartenders from 18 nations to compete in Havana
Representatives of 18 nations will compete in the XXII Pan American Cocktail Championship IBA 2018, scheduled from 25 to 30 at the hotel Tryp Habana Libre, in this capital city, where its workers plan to achieve a Guinness Record with the largest "Cuba Libre" cocktail in the world.
Cuban cigar industry buys state-of-art technology
The Empresa Internacional Cubana de Tabaco S.A. (ICT) recently bought state-of-art technology to increase the productive capacities and to elevate the quality of cigars, a highly demanded item in the Cuban and foreign market.
Six Cuban Hotel Facilities nominated for the World Travel Awards
The nomination of six hotel facilities of the Melia Hotels International Cuba company for the 2018 World Travel Awards is a new success for Cuban tourism against the defamatory campaign of the United States government.
Seminars for self-employed will begin in Cuban municipalities
Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, member of the Political Bureau of the Party and General Secretary of the Cuban Workers' Confederation (CTC), announced in Havana that municipal seminars on new regulations for non-state labor will soon be held throughout the country.
Cuba and Vietnam to expand economic cooperation
The governments of Cuba and Vietnam are working together to increase economic cooperation and bilateral business, Granma newspaper reports this Monday.
Cuban-Vietnamese plant to cover 90 percent of detergent demand
Cuba approved the creation of a joint venture with Vietnam, Suchel TBV S.A., to produce detergents in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), which will enable it to replace more than 90 percent of the country's imports of this assortment.
Cuba has received Three Million Tourists so far this Year
Cuba arrived today at three million international visitors, figure achieved in midst of campaigns organized and directed by the United States Government to discourage the flow of Americans to the country, reported the Cuban Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR by its Spanish acronym).
Hotel Playa Giron to Increase Capacity in 2019
Hotel Playa Giron, located in Zapata Peninsula is to increase its capacity before September of 2019 with the beginning of a restoration process this summer of its 118 cabins that has been closed for over 15 years.
Over 2 million hectare of land granted in usufruct in Cuba
The Cuban government granted over 2 million hectare of idle land in usufruct in the last ten years, after the passing of Decree-Law 259, in an effort to boost food production.
Tourism to Cuba 6.6 percent down, but shows signs of recovery
Although Cuba closed the first semester with 152,354 fewer international visitors than in the same period of the previous year, in June it achieved positive numbers that indicate a gradual recovery after the negative impacts caused by Hurricane Irma.
Las Tunas is Busy Constructing Homes
The current increase and development of the mass movement in the construction of homes in Las Tunas province responds to a program directed at solving the pending cases of families that lost their homes during the impact of hurricanes.
Farmers in central Cuba plant over 23 thousand acres of fruit trees
Farmers from the Cuban province of Ciego de Avila planted 23,465 acres of tropical fruits on state and private farms and the increase in plantations continues.
Trip Advisor Recognizes Hotels in Jardines del Rey Tourism Complex
Hotels Sol Cayo Coco and Melia Cayo Coco, both located in Jardines del Rey were recognized with the Certificate of Excellence by Trip Advisor for the second consecutive year, ratifying its preference among visitors.
New set of regulations issued for private transportation in Cuba
In order to contribute to the control and regulation of transport services in Cuba, the Ministry of Transport made public this Tuesday the modifications to the regulations for the licensing of transport operations by natural persons.







