Biden administration takes back some Trump sanctions
CUBA STANDARD — Surprising most Cuba watchers and political players, Joe Biden unilaterally took back some of the…
Amid rising cash flow, Sherritt plans 20% boost of nickel output
CUBA STANDARD — In what company CEO Leon Binedell hailed as “the best financial metrics since 2014,” Sherritt…
Cuba fills widening electric gap with more powerships
CUBA STANDARD — During a visit to the shipyard of a floating power plant operator in Turkey, Cuba’s…
Ruling against cruise lines may send chill to other U.S. travel
CUBA STANDARD — Rejecting the cruise lines’ argument they engaged in lawful travel, a federal judge in Miami…
Canadian company says it has opened a remittance channel
CUBA STANDARD — As the Biden administration has failed to lift sanctions imposed by the Trump administration that…
Cuba nudges WHO over slow vaccine endorsement process
CUBA STANDARD — Cuba will present a dossier of its COVID-19 vaccines to the World Health Organization (WHO),…
Sherritt reports first profitable quarter since 2014
CUBA STANDARD — Reporting net income of CDN$14.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, Sherritt International Corp.…
South Korea approves Cuban medicine
CUBA STANDARD — In a rare breakthrough into a developed market, the South Korean pharmaceutical regulatory agency approved…
Cuba offers Biden a channel to unblock remittances
CUBA STANDARD — Apparently offering the Biden administration a way to resume the billion-dollar flow of remittances by…
Multilateral bank lends Cuba €47m for vaccine development
CUBA STANDARD — In a rare case of multilateral lending to Cuba, the Central American Bank for Economic…
Italian company wants to sponsor Cuban baseball series
CUBA STANDARD — In an unprecedented move, an Italian company is offering to become a sponsor of Cuba’s…
U.S. slaps Airbnb with fine over Cuba rentals
CUBA STANDARD — In a sanctions enforcement action targeting a livelihood for hundreds of Cuban homeowners who offer…
Canadian company builds solar park in Cienfuegos
CUBA STANDARD — A small Canadian company is among the first foreign investors to build and operate solar…
Mexico grants emergency authorization for Cuban vaccine
CUBA STANDARD — Mexico’s regulatory agency for pharmaceuticals granted emergency authorization to use a Cuban-made COVID vaccine. Cofepris…
Cuba offers more openings to foreign investors
CUBA STANDARD — After years of disappointing levels of investment in the island, Cuba’s economic leaders used the…