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Ventanillas de un Banco Metropolitano. Foto: BBC.

Cuba: Foreign Currency Purchase Announced to the Population

The Cuban government will start buying foreign currency from the population as an initial step to open a new foreign exchange market on the island. Alejandro Gil Fernández, Minister of Economy and

August 4, 2022

Cuba

The 80 years of Isabel Allende: loving, writing and connecting with her readers

Miami, Aug 2 (EFE).- Isabel Allende, The most widely read living writer in Spanish in the world, turns 80 this Tuesday without giving much importance to the figure and grateful with life

August 4, 2022

Dominican Republic

Seguridad del Estado cita para “ser entrevistado” a periodista de CubaNet Nelson Julio Álvarez

State Security summons CubaNet journalist Nelson Julio Álvarez to “be interviewed”

MIAMI, United States.- The CubaNet journalist and LGBTI+ activist Nelson Julio Álvarez Mairata denounced this Wednesday afternoon that he was summoned for “an interview” with the Cuban State Security, as part of

August 4, 2022

Cuba

Capturan a ¨El chamo¨, vinculado a la muerte de la odontóloga Lyda Amell

They capture ¨El chamo¨, linked to the death of the dentist Lyda Amell

Police agents, assigned to the Homicide Investigations Department, in coordination with representatives of the Public ministrythey captured a man in the Villa Juana sector, National District, in relation to the death of

August 4, 2022

Dominican Republic

Yasser Quesada, uno de los ganadores cubanos en el inicio de la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez. Foto: Calixto Llanes / Jit.

Cuba closes the first part of the Chess Olympiad with good performances

The Cuban team tied this Wednesday 2-2 with its similar team from Spain in the sixth round of the 44th Open section Olympiad of Chess, based in the city of Chennai, in

August 3, 2022

Cuba

El petróleo de Texas abre con una subida del 1,6 %, hasta 95,94 dólares

Texas oil opens 1.6% higher to $95.94

The price of Texas Intermediate Oil (WTI) opened this wednesday with a rise of 1.6%until the $95.94 a barrel, after the OPEC+ alliance agreed today to add 100,000 barrels of crude oil

August 3, 2022

Dominican Republic

Brad Pitt and the heirs of Marilyn Monroe come out in defense of Ana de Armas

MIAMI, United States.- Marc Rosen, entertainment president of Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a company that manages the estate and image rights of Marilyn Monroe, came out in defense of actress Ana de

August 3, 2022

Cuba

Agencies reaffirm A+ and AA- (dom) rating for the Cibao Association

Santiago. – The Feller Rate and Fitch Ratings agencies ratified the A+ and AA- (dom) long-term national ratings, respectively, for the Cibao Savings and Loan Association (ACAP) for its strong equity support,

August 3, 2022

Dominican Republic

Motos eléctricas en los alrededores del parque Serafín Sánchez, en Sancti Spíritus. Foto: Vicente Brito / Escambray.

They arrest a thief of a dozen electric motorcycles in the center of Cuba

A man who used to steal electric motorcycles in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus He was arrested by the police of that territory and brought to justice, according to local

August 3, 2022

Cuba

SCJ establishes that Proconsumidor does not have the legal power to order compensation for civil damages

The Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) established that the National Institute for the Protection of Consumer Rights (proconsumedr) does not have the legal power to order compensation or

August 3, 2022

Dominican Republic

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