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“My brother knows things that it is not convenient for many people to know”

“Can anyone believe that Alejandro Gil acted alone?” he questioned. MIAMI.- María Victoria Gil Fernándezsister of the former Minister of Economy and Planning of Cuba Alejandro Gil Fernández spoke publicly about the

November 5, 2025

Cuba

Simulacro nacional pone a prueba la preparación de los dominicanos ante un terremoto

National drill tests the preparation of Dominicans for an earthquake

The Emergency Operations Center (COE) carried out the Fifth National Earthquake Evacuation Drill this Wednesday with the purpose of preparing the Dominican population on how to respond if an event of that

November 5, 2025

Dominican Republic

Evacuations continue in Granma due to the flooding of the Cauto River: there are already more than 16 thousand people

United Nations seeks to raise 74 million dollars for Cuba after Hurricane Melissa

The United Nations launched this Wednesday an action plan for the recovery of the east of Cuba after the passage of powerful Hurricane Melissawith the goal of raising $74.2 million. The Office

November 5, 2025

Cuba

Alfredo Pacheco apoya indexar salarios hasta $52,930

Alfredo Pacheco supports indexing salaries up to $52,930

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, said today agree to establish the indexation of the salary exempt from Income Tax (ISR) and comply with the provisions of the Dominican

November 5, 2025

Dominican Republic

“Hello, Hello!”: the voice that inaugurated Cuban television

The founder of Cuban television was the Spanish Gaspar Pumarejo Such, born in Santander on November 8, 1913. HAVANA.- 75 years ago, at 9:30 in the morning of October 24, 1950, the

November 5, 2025

Cuba

Familiares de empleados fallecidos en el Jet Set recibirán compensación, asegura Ministerio de Trabajo

These are the holidays in the Dominican Republic for 2026: look at the “bridges” that will be formed

This article was originally published in The Day. Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Labor announced this Wednesday the official list of Holidays corresponding to the year 2026in compliance with the Law 139-97which

November 5, 2025

Dominican Republic

Havana-Sancti Spíritus train derails near Placetas

The train that covered the Havana-Sancti Spíritus route suffered a derailment this Wednesday morning near the Placetas municipality, Villa Clara. The authorities confirmed that no injuries had been reported among the passengers

November 5, 2025

Cuba

Chamber of Deputies closes its doors on layoff proposal

The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pachecostated this Wednesday that the reform project to the Labor Code will not undergo modifications regarding the layoffthus ruling out that proposal of a

November 5, 2025

Dominican Republic

Nicolás Maduro, cartel de los soles, Venezuela, narcotráfico, Estados Unidios

Who pulls the strings of the Cartel of the Suns and why does Washington worry?

The network mixes State, armed forces and drug trafficking in Venezuela. MADRID, Spain.- For more than three decades, the so-called Cartel of the Suns has been the subject of accusations, investigations and

November 5, 2025

Cuba

Why is banking growing more than the economy?

Although the dominican economy it barely grew 2.2% from January to September 2025, the financial services became the sector with the greatest dynamism, with an expansion of 7.4%, according to data from

November 5, 2025

Dominican Republic

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