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Dos vendedores de pan en una calle de Cuba

Those at the bottom want to stay at the bottom

HAVANA, Cuba. – The debate on Cuba has become repetitive and, therefore, banal. There is no escape from the same circle of opinions that are often so indecent, so inconsequential and disconnected

September 16, 2024

Cuba

Cigarette smuggling, a scourge that smokes the State’s income

On the night of December 1, 2023, during a check-up in ManzanilloMontecristi, agents of the Specialized Border Security Corps (Cesfront) arrested a man with 756,000 units of cigarettes inside an SUV. In

September 16, 2024

Dominican Republic

Professor Alina Bárbara and UNEAC

HAVANA, Cuba.- Last Friday the news circulated of the expulsion of Professor Alina Barbara Lopez Hernandez of the National Guild of Intellectuals (official, like all organizations that have legal existence in Cuba).

September 16, 2024

Cuba

Hoy vence el plazo para declaración de patrimonio

Today is the deadline for declaring assets

Legislators, as well as officials sworn in on August 16, are expected to exhaust this procedure established in the legislation today. Today is the deadline for legislators sworn in on August 16

September 16, 2024

Dominican Republic

Holguín: “The buses pass whenever they want”

HOLGUÍN, Cuba. – “Transportation is terrible. Now I go to the Alcides Pino neighborhood to visit my bedridden sister and my sick son-in-law. I go all the time to help them, and

September 16, 2024

Cuba

Industriales insisten en reforma fiscal sostenible

Industrialists insist on sustainable tax reform

ANEIH proposes modifying the structure and rules of the tax system, which should include reducing public spending, tackling evasion, no more taxes on the poor and be flexible The next tax reform

September 16, 2024

Dominican Republic

Cuba registers 22 murders and 208 acts of repression in August, according to Cubalex

MADRID, Spain.- At least 22 murders occurred in Cuba during the month of August, distributed across 11 provinces, including a multiple crime in Ciego de Ávila and three femicides. This data, provided

September 16, 2024

Cuba

Helados Bon is recognized for its innovation

Helados Bon was awarded in the category of “Excellence in Industrial Innovation” of the prize awarded each year by the Dominican Government, through the Center for Industrial Development and Competitiveness (Proindustria). The

September 16, 2024

Dominican Republic

Cuba, operaciones, medicamentos, hospital

In Cuba, operations are free, but they cost a lot

HAVANA, Cuba.- A few days ago, a young relative of mine was operated on for appendicitis complicated by peritonitis. The operation was a success, but getting the necessary medicines was a problem:

September 16, 2024

Cuba

Gobierno dará el martes primer palazo para extensión de la UASD en SDE

The government will give the first blow on Tuesday to extend the UASD in SDE

Santo Domingo East.–Vice President Raquel Peña will break ground this coming Tuesday for the construction of the extension of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) in Santo Domingo Este, according to

September 16, 2024

Dominican Republic

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