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US embassy in Cuba to resume 'full visa processing' in 2023

Havana (AFP) - The US embassy in Cuba said Wednesday it would resume "full immigrant visa processing" next year for the first time since 2017, when the mission was closed over alleged sonic attacks on diplomatic staff.

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U.S. to resume full immigrant visa processing in Havana in early 2023

The United States plans to resume full immigrant visa processing in Havana for the first time since 2017, a move that follows high-level talks earlier this year between the two countries, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Colombia´s ELN rebel group favors bilateral ceasefire if peace talks resume

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Frustration mounts as Cuba grapples with food crisis

Cubans are increasingly feeling the pinch of the country's worst economic crisis in 30 years. In the capital Havana, people wait for hours in long queues to find something to eat for the day. The pandemic has played a major role in the food shortages, which are compounded by rising…

France 24

Cuba factory that rolled Castro's cigars still strives for 'the perfect puff'

Havana (AFP) - Seated before a machine that checks cigar quality, Orquidea Gonzalez says she is proud to carry on the craft's tradition and contribute to an export industry that has grown during the pandemic.

AFP

Cubans juggle exchange rates, soaring prices as peso plunges to 30-year low

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters

Cuban peso at weakest in decades as economic crisis persists

Havana (AFP) - The Cuban peso is at its weakest against the US dollar since the 1990s, a currency tracker said Sunday, as the communist island struggles through its worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet bloc.

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Cuba quietly releases from prison a Cuban American teacher convicted of espionage

The Cuban government has quietly commuted the sentence of Alina López Miyares, a Cuban American teacher in Miami who was sent to prison after she was accused of espionage in 2017, in an unusual gesture that might signal Havana’s willingness to remove a diplomatic roadblock to further engagement with the…

Miami Herald

Cuban entrepreneurs hope for room to grow as the government ponders reform

For those seeking proof that even modest foreign investment can help propel Cuba's fledgling entrepreneurs, look no further than Oscar Fernandez's Havana-based dried fruit business.

Reuters

Cuba authorises foreign investment in wholesale, retail

HAVANA - The Cuban government has announced it will allow foreign investment in domestic wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years, in a move aimed at addressing critical shortages of goods.

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Cuba authorizes foreign investment in wholesale, retail

Havana (AFP) - The Cuban government has announced it will allow foreign investment in domestic wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years, in a move aimed at addressing critical shortages of goods.

AFP

Colombian government and ELN rebels meet in Havana to restart peace talks

Government pledges ‘judicial and political steps’ to enable talks to resume with nation’s last guerrillas broken off three years ago

The Guardian - US

Cuba seeks help to contain depot fire that has killed at least one, injured dozens

Havana (AFP) - Cuba asked for help Saturday to contain a massive fire at a fuel depot that has left at least one person dead, 121 people injured and 17 firefighters missing.

AFP

Fire at Cuba fuel depot leaves 67 injured: hospital

Havana (AFP) - A fire at a fuel depot in western Cuba sparked by a lightning strike has injured more than 60 people, three of them critically, officials said Saturday.

AFP

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Havana plans blackouts as Cuban economy reels

HAVANA: The Cuban capital Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has cancelled its annual carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Havana announces blackouts, cancels carnival as energy crisis deepens

The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday.

Miami Herald

Washington names migration expert as new chief of embassy in Havana

The U.S. State Department has named Benjamin Ziff, a career diplomat who was in charge of the agency’s migration policies for Latin America and the Caribbean, as the new chief of mission for the American Embassy in Havana.

ABC News

As fuel shortages wreak havoc in Cuba, Havana's young people turn to electric scooters

There are now 300,000 "motorinas" in the island nation — but they're posing their own challenges.

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The Independent UK

US approves American Airlines flights to more cities in Cuba

The U.S. government is giving American Airlines permission to resume flights to five cities in Cuba outside the capital of Havana

The Independent UK

Cuba travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Many picture the faded pastel streets of vintage-feel Havana, but beyond the capital there’s a wild side to Cuba, plus more elegant old cities and dreamy beaches

Al Jazeera

Cuba slams US ‘involvement’ on anniversary of anti-gov’t protests

Havana accuses Washington of helping to ‘subvert law and order’ after Blinken hails determination of Cuban protesters.

AFP

Impoverished Havana neighborhood reeling from protest convictions

Havana (AFP) - When Wilbert Aguilar had to tell his wife that their son was sentenced to 23 years in prison for taking part in anti-government protests in Cuba, the 49-year-old day laborer's life fell apart.

Tribune News Service

American Airlines wants to restart flights to five more Cuban cities

American Airlines wants to resume flying to five cities in Cuba after the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era policy limiting flying to the country.

Miami Herald

American Airlines wants to restart Miami flights to five cities in Cuba

American Airlines, the biggest flier from Miami International Airport, asked the U.S. Department of Transportation this week for clearance to resume flights to five destinations in Cuba, outside Havana where it already flies six daily flights from here.

France 24

Ana Carla Maza: Cuban cellist brings rock energy to life and music

Cuban cellist Ana Carla Maza sees every song as a journey. Born in Cuba to jazz musician parents, her innovative style mixes classical jazz with Latin American rhythms. Her latest album "Bahia" – named after the neighborhood in Havana where she grew up – transports listeners through Latin America and…

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