U.S. considers reestablishing remittances, consular service
CUBA STANDARD — President Joe Biden ordered the creation of working groups to explore reestablishing remittance and consular…
Protests spread from provincial towns to Havana
CUBA STANDARD — A wave of protests mobilized thousands of Cubans July 11, prompting President Miguel Díaz-Canel to…
Vaccine candidate 92% effective; Vietnam to buy Abdala
CUBA STANDARD — Putting it among the top vaccines in the world, COVID-19 candidate Abdala showed 92.28% efficacy…
Swiss cement giant settles Cuba suit with U.S. plaintiff
CUBA STANDARD — In what is the first tangible outcome of 40 Helms-Burton lawsuits, LafargeHolcim settled a complaint…
Meliá says Cuba is hardest hit market worldwide, drops three hotels
CUBA STANDARD — Saying that Cuba was the market hardest hit worldwide by the shutdown of international travel, Meliá Hotels…
Cuba imposes five-day quarantine on travelers
CUBA STANDARD — Responding to consecutive days of record-breaking numbers for new COVID-19 cases, Cuban health authorities imposed…
As second COVID-19 wave is easing, Cuba speeds up reopening of economy, tourism
CUBA STANDARD — As a second wave of contagion is beginning to flatten, but before reaching the benchmarks set by a…
Trump administration designates Cuba as ‘non-cooperative’ against terror
CUBA STANDARD — Ratcheting up its pressure on Cuba, the Trump administration said the island is “not fully cooperating” with…
Official forecast: Infection curve flattening, zero new cases by late May
CUBA STANDARD — Close to eight weeks since the first reported cases in Cuba, official numbers suggest that the curve of new…
Trump administration chokes U.S. travel to Cuba, bans cruises
CUBA STANDARD — Following up on a warning in April, the Trump administration is choking much of U.S.…
Trump administration declares economic war against Cuba
CUBA STANDARD — In a major policy shift after 23 years, the Trump administration announced it will activate…
U.S. research institution creates biotech joint venture at Mariel
CUBA STANDARD — It’s more than a year late, it’s small, it’s not the first U.S. venture at…
U.S. makes embassy staffing cuts permanent, leaves travel warning in place
CUBA STANDARD — The State Department made drastic staffing cuts at the U.S. embassy in Havana permanent, which…
As U.S. visitors are staying away, travel industry goes on a counter-offensive
CUBA STANDARD — After two bad months for Cuba travel — following the Trump administration’s new confrontational rhetoric, allegations of U.S. officials…
Trump administration publishes new Cuba prohibitions
CUBA STANDARD — The same day President Donald Trump was thanking the Communist leaders of China for a…