Anyone who needs a nursing home and has no income, or whose family cannot afford the increased fee, will continue to be subsidized from Social Assistance funds, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, Minister of Labor and Social Security, said on Monday.

The sale of agricultural supplies and equipment in freely convertible currency (MLC) has been well received by farmers and producers, as it has raised nearly 300,000 USD in a few months.

Cuba’s Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernandez highlighted on Twitter the treatment to be given by the Central Bank of Cuba to all accounts in Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC) of individuals and is part of the implementation of the re-ordering task, which has been in place in the country since January 1.

Under strict health protocols, the Cubanacán Group's E Hotels in the Cuban city of Camaguey resumed their operations to accommodate tourists from the international market, after the interruption of their services due to the COVID-19.

Many Japanese companies are very interested in investing in Cuba and we hope the next U.S. administration will further increase our relations, assured Naoki Yokobayashi, charge d'affaires of the Japanese embassy to the Caribbean island.

Social protection, particularly for the most vulnerable sectors, is currently a priority of the monetary overhaul in Cuba despite the removal of undue gratuitousness and excessive subsidies.

Marino Murillo, head of the Commission for the Implementation and Development of the Guidelines, reaffirmed today that with the monetary and exchange order process started this month in Cuba, no one will be left behind.

In order to guarantee the quality in the implementation of the monetary re-ordering in the Cuban capital, the financial authorities deploy a policy of intransigence towards those who violate established prices and rules.

The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) and the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Enterprise (BIOCEN), were approved as the first two Cuban High Technology Enterprises.

Prices of transportation services in Cuba were raised between two and five times approximately and are in line with the new costs and the age of some rates, said Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila.

On January 1st, the monetary order began in Cuba and, 72 hours later, several measures have been implemented by the actors of the economy, along with the doubts and concerns expressed by the population.

The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the US government against Cuba hinders the exchange of knowledge of thousands of students and academics, denounced Monday the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX by its Spanish acronym).

With the start up of the Quintin Banderas refinery in Quemado de Guines and the Chiquitico Fabregat refinery in Remedios, Villa Clara(central Cuba) will begin the production of white sugar in 2021, with a plan of about 113, 000 tons of the grain, a line of vital importance for the country's economy.

The government of Havana approved by resolution the new prices of agricultural products that are marketed in the capital by all forms of state and non-state management, in the context of the implementation of the process of monetary regulation in the country.