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6 days ago · The cooking gas crisis, has been compounded by the issue of waste collection. (16 photos) HT Photo Contest 2024 First Cut Survivors. October 15, 2024. The Church of El Carmelo in Havana, Cuba. October 8, 2024. Protective and Decorative Wrought Iron. October 4, 2024. The Victor Hugo Park in Havana, Cuba. October 3, 2024.
What the Government Doesn’t Say about Poverty in Cuba
Oct 21, 2023 · Although the government continues to deny poverty as a social problem in Cuban society today, the OCDH study shows that Cubans’ concern about the food crisis (70%) is increasing. It is followed by salaries (50%), inflation (34%), and public healthcare (22%) as the population’s major concerns. Notably, 86% of those surveyed criticize the ...
Active Hurricane Season Highlights Cuba’s Vulnerabilities
May 27, 2024 · The hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 in the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. A very active season is forecast for 2024, with the possible formation of 20 named tropical cyclones, 11 of which could become hurricanes. According to the Meteorology Institute (Insmet), based in Havana, there is a 90% probability of ...
US Humanitarian Parole Program Resumes - Havana Times
By Confidencial. HAVANA TIMES – After a four-week suspension, US authorities have reactivated the humanitarian parole program for Nicaraguans, Cubans, Haitians, and Venezuelans, announced the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on August 29. The humanitarian parole program allows citizens from these countries to live and work legally in ...
HT Photo Contest 2024 First Cut Survivors - Havana Times
Oct 16, 2024 · By Circles Robinson. HAVANA TIMES – The judging of our 13 th Photo Contest is underway. We started with 159 pictures and here are the 70 that made the first cut in the six categories. The jury this year is made up by ten persons from five countries. Most of the jurors have taken part in judging all, or nearly all, of the previous twelve contests.
The Sad State of Health Care in Cuba for 2024 - Havana Times
Feb 3, 2024 · The Cuban government is trying to alleviate the current shortage of medical supplies through donations from abroad. On January 28, 2024, the “William Soler” Pediatric Hospital and the Institute of Gastroenterology received donations from the organizations Puentes de Amor and Code Pink. During 2023, the healthcare system in Santiago de Cuba ...
New Requirements for Travelers to Cuba as of Jan. 23
By El Toque. HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban government will require, as of January 23, 2023, a digital customs declaration for travelers entering the country. The declaration is part of a more extensive digital form (which also contains immigration and health information) that will be mandatory for visitors, both Cubans and foreigners.st.
Cuban Families are Constantly Changing - Havana Times
Mar 20, 2018 · By Jancel Moreno. Cuban families. Photo: Virgen Enid Dominguez. HAVANA TIMES — In light of recent times, many institutions have moved, been updated and transformed. The parental unit we come from is no exception. After a series of interviews about the family and what people conceive this to be, the majority of the interviewees outlined reasons for why they put off raising a child and named ...
What You Need to Know as Cuba Reopens to Tourists
Nov 14, 2021 · HAVANA TIMES – On October 20, 2021, Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) announced that the country was moving towards a “controlled and tiered [opening] of its borders, scheduled for November 15th.”. Amidst an economic crisis considered to be the worst one in the past thirty years and with almost 100% of the potential vaccinated ...
Garifuna Dance: Flavor, Culture and History - Havana Times
Oct 4, 2017 · The Garifuna have lived along the coast of Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua for two centuries. / Flickr CC / Jonathan Palombo. The dance we learned in this workshop was “ La Punta ” [roughly: “the tip”], which is usually danced as a manifestation of grief when an adult dies. The dance consists of moving the body and slowly edging forward ...