Havana: new school year to begin on December 7

December 7, 2020 OnCuba Staff 0

The 2020-2021 school year, underway in almost all of Cuba since the beginning of November, will begin in Havana on December 7, confirmed the deputy director general of education of the Cuban capital. José Ángel Ordaz said to the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency that Havana province is “ready to assume the beginning of Read more

Predictions (III)

September 30, 2020 Rafael Hernández of OnCubaNews 0

Let’s imagine for a moment that there were three parties in Cuba, named the Renewed Socialism Party, the Cuban Revolutionary Party and the Fidelista Party. Let’s imagine that the three of them went to elections and governed according to popular vote, with platforms dedicated to the construction of a socialism Read more

Predictions (II)

September 24, 2020 Rafael Hernández of OnCubaNews 0

It seems obvious that you can’t look ahead without noticing where you are, and what is around you. In the Cuban case, this exploration is equivalent, as Rubén Matínez Villena would say, to an “exercise of brave discipline” to overcome the avalanche of perorations, opinions and counter-opinions that saturate the Read more

Fábrica de Arte Cubano wins Travellers’ Choice Award

August 29, 2020 OnCuba Staff 0

The Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC), a cultural institution located in Havana, received the prestigious 2020 Travellers’ Choice award, conferred by tourists’ opinions on TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel platform. “The award has been possible thanks to the opinions of all those who have lived the experience in our beloved FAC. Read more

Cuba could produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine

August 11, 2020 Sputnik of Oncubanews 0

Production of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine could begin in Cuba in November, said Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. “Cuba has excellent capabilities to manufacture vaccines. We are discussing the launch of the production with several Cuban enterprises, we believe that Cuba can become one of the Read more

Family biking across US to oppose sanctions on Cuba

July 28, 2020 WKOW.COM 0

MADISON (WKOW) — A Cuban-American teacher and his family are riding their bicycles across the entire United States. Carlos Lazo and his family started from their home in Seattle and they’ve already ridden 2,000 miles, stopping in Madison on Sunday. Their destination is Washington, D.C. where they’re hoping to advocate Read more

Codepink tell Congress to unblock Cuba!

July 27, 2020 CODEPINK 0

This is exciting and we must act fast: We have a rare chance to hold — and win — two historic votes in the Congressional House of Representatives rolling back parts of U.S. sanctions on Cuba on food, medicines, and remittances. These are amendments to a spending bill that will Read more