For an efficient trade for the people, with greater quantity of goods and services, quality and more affordable prices, said Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister, in Havana.

Focused on potato planting, small livestock processing, animal feed production and the assembly of one of the photovoltaic solar parks with the highest generation capacity in Cuba, the northern municipality of Remedios is consolidating as an important economic pole in the central province of Villa Clara.

The perfect combination of products representing Cuban culture and cuisine with the most exquisite rums, cigars and coffee produced here marked the third day of the 25th International Habano Cigar Festival, underway in this city capital till Friday.

During the 2024 review meeting of the Ministry of Finance and Prices (MFP), attended by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said the population will remain dissatisfied until something is done about the abusive, speculative and absurd prices in the country and stressed the urgency of making price reduction a top priority.

The Habano Festival, organized year after year by the Habanos S.A. joint venture, can be described as a global reference event in the premium cigar industry.

Cuba’s Habano Cigar corporation—marketing premium cigar at the world market—announced sales in 2024 amounting to 827 million dollars in over 130 countries, standing for 16 percent over last year’s sales.

A group of 23 private businesses in eastern Bayamo province accessed a credit-line promoted as a pilot program to foster the development of micro, small and medium companies in Cuba.

Cuban Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTTS by its Spanish acronym) announced a National Employment Fair for this Friday, February 21, in all the country's municipalities.

La Dominica became the first unit of the cafeteria project of the Cuban-Italian joint venture BioCuba Cafe SA, which commercializes in the easternmost province of Guantanamo the popular infusion, with viable and quality offers for the population.

At the annual review meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, attended by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz assured that the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment (MINCEX) plays a key part in the government program to revive the economy and eliminate distortions.

Havana’s emblematic National Hotel will host the 2nd Bar Lady bartender international competition March 7-9 as homage to all women in Cuba who preserve the cocktail tradition.

 Countless Cuban families will be affected by the suspension of remittances as part of the irrational hard-line U.S. Cuba policy.

The Abel Santamaria International Airport, in the central city of Santa Clara, received the first arrival from the Czech Republic during the year, to open flights from Europe in 2025.

The plan and budget must correspond to the municipal development strategy, said Manuel Marrero Cruz, Cuban Prime Minister, during the 16th ordinary session of the Assembly of People's Power of Gibara (AMPP) in the eastern province of Holguin, where he analyzed the projections for 2025.