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Anti-Cuba Script Features Media War YEAR XI NO 8 AUG 5, 2021 HAVANA, CUBA ISSN 2224-5707 Price: 1.00 USD / 1.20 CAN Anti-Cuba Script Effective COVID-19 Features Media War Vaccination Roadmap P. 3 P. 5 Cuba Economy Sports Autonomy in Olympic Journey Bridges of Love Entrepreneurial System Despite the Pandemic P. 9 P. 13 P. 15 2 TOURISM Looking for Light at the Traces of a Fortified Havana By ElisaRODRÍGUEZ During the colonial period, a huge chain tied End of the Tunnel between the San Salvador and the El Morro castles blocked the way to harbor, a majestic HAVANA.- In addition to an elegant urban example of the Renaissance’s military design, Old Havana inherited a fortress system architecture. unique to Latin America that dates back to The San Salvador de la Punta castle, whose several centuries ago, for which it has been construction started in 1589 and finished named the “Key to the New World,” among several years later, was an engineering other titles. masterpiece at the time, a work erected on The network of defensive constructions, stone totally exposed to the sea. designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO After the storming of Havana by the English Tourists largely came from Russia, Germany, Spain and Canada. PHOTO: Prensa Latina. in 1982, protected the Cuban capital during (August 1762), the San Carlos de la Cabaña the period of commercial splendor along the fortress was built, the final addition to By Roberto F.CAMPOS In the case of Cubans that arrive through the route designed from Europe. the city’s defense system and the largest airports of Varadero and Cayo Coco tourist Such a success was the result of the Spanish fortification in the New World. resorts, they must comply with the 14-day exceptional function of its harbor and the La Cabaña, built from 1763 to 1774 by HAVANA.-Despite the constant difficulties isolation protocol at its hotel facilities, and their stop ships had to make in their sea route the explicit order of King Charles III, has the Cuban economy, and tourism in luggage is limited to one checked bag. to the Américas, as acknowledged by the inherited colonial traditions, including the particular, has been facing, authorities look On the other hand, free movement of Organization of World Heritage Cities. cannon ceremony. for a way out—to shine a light in the middle tourists outside of those tourist resorts Some of Latin America’s oldest and largest Other constructions also protected the former of a dark tunnel, especially due to the health is prohibited, while health protocols are stone fortresses were built by the time, such as San Cristóbal de La Habana village, including crisis caused by COVID-19. maintained with medical controls at hotels, La Cabaña, the Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Royal the Santo Domingo de Atarés and El Príncipe Tourism executives and workers are faced as well as COVID-19 tests. Force Castle) and the El Morro and La Punta castles, the Cojímar tower or the Havana Wall. with problems of all kinds, including Prime Minister Marrero said in a public address castles. The defense network joined the baroque and financial and commercial barriers reinforced that Cuba welcomed 4.2 million tourists in The Royal Force Castle, one of the buildings neoclassical style of other monuments, as well from the United States, as corroborated in 2019, 1.8 million in 2020 and some 122,000 in visitors admire the most, shows on top of as the homogenous complex of houses with official statements and reports. the first half of 2021. one of its towers the La Giraldilla sculpture, arcades, balconies, wrought iron grilles and Cuba’s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cuba’s National Office of Statistics and a weather vane in the shape of a woman inside patios that characterize, par excellence, said recently that Cuba hopes to maintain Information (ONEI) said in its latest report that that is a symbol of the Cuban capital and the environment of the city’s oldest part. protocols against the pandemic at the until May 2021, the country had welcomed only that according to the legend, is looking country’s tourist resorts, advocating for safe 11.1 percent of the number of tourists recorded into horizon in search of her beloved tourism. in the same period of 2020. husband. He ratified the will to look for ways to From January to May, tourists largely came Finished in 1577, the castle served as increase tourism income in the middle of from Russia, Germany, Spain, Canada, headquarters and main defensive complex an adverse context, as long as they do not Philippine, Italy, the United States, France and for several centuries, in addition to being harm the local public’s health. Ukraine, according to the source. used as residence of the General Captains “When we see that the risk of tourist Cuba currently welcomes four weekly flights for almost 200 years. operation is greater than the capabilities from Russia, with the number of Russian tourists Meanwhile, the San Salvador de la Punta to control COVID-19 outbreaks, we’ll not totaling over 2,400 weekly, Cuban Tourism Castle, by the Malecón (sea wall), was hesitate to re-close borders,” he insisted. Minister Juan Carlos García said recently. erected in a strategic position to protect With the objective of keeping the pandemic García recalled that each traveler takes a the southern flank that allows entrance to under control, the Ministry of Public Health PCR test upon arrival in Cuba, where there the harbor, which was defended on the on July 15 adopted a series of measures to are many safe destinations such as Varadero, opposite side by the Castillo de los Tres Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Royal Force Castle). follow-up with travelers. Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa María and Cayo Largo. Reyes del Morro. PHOTO: Prensa Latina. SOCIETY.HEALTH & SCIENCE.POLITICS.CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT.PHOTO FEATURE.ECONOMY SPORTS.AND MORE President: Luis Enrique González Art Direction: Anathais Rodríguez Publisher: Agencia Informativa Latinoamericana Information:Vice President: Moisés Pérez Mok Graphic Designers: Fernando Fernández Tito Prensa Latina, S.A. Editorial:Vice President: Lianet Arias Chief Graphic Editor: Francisco González Calle E, esq. 19 No. 454, Vedado, La Habana-4, Cuba Editorial Director: Mariela Pérez Valenzuela Assistant Staff: Yaimara Portuondo Telephone: (53)7838-3496 / 7832-3578 Chief Editor: Ilsa Rodríguez Santana Advertising: René García Fax: (53)7833-3068 E-mail: [email protected] English Editor: Mitra Ghaffari Circulation: Commercial Department Translation: Dayamí Interian/ Yanely Interián Printing: Prensa Latina CUBA 3 Anti-Cuba Script Features Media War By ElizabethBORREGO In a press conference with local media, the president False news about speedboats departing from the United States rejected the siege orchestrated by the media and social for all Cubans interested in leaving the country illegally, as well media networks against the government’s management as fleets positioned near the territorial waters and waiting to and the matrixes that stimulate a lack of unity in the country. invade the country also added to the virtual script conceived to In the meantime, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez generate chaos. denounced the implications of the U.S. media war against the However, those messages do not mention the looting of country to encourage an alleged humanitarian intervention. commercial establishments or acts of vandalism on police The Cuban minister urged Washington to deny its link to a cars on July 11 as part of the call to incite an uprising, which company settled in Florida with the SOS Cuba campaign, was denounced by President Díaz-Canel. associated to the call to action with use foreign force. They also avoided mentioning that the U.S. blockade is the A few days ago that entity was granted a certificate by the main obstacle to Cuba’s economic growth and to fighting the government of Florida to act with state funds, the minister pandemic, or that the United States has failed to comply with announced. the current migratory agreements with Cuba, as denounced by Cubans gathered on July 17 in support of the Revolution in a Rodríguez also demanded an explanation from Twitter the Head of State. ceremony held in the capital. for the massive reproduction of messages as part of that That day, after touring San Antonio de los Baños town in the crusade, a resource that violates the platform’s policies to western Province of Artemisa, the Cuban president admitted HAVANA.- Media labs, robots to reproduce hashtags and flood the network. that the current scenario in the country gives ground for messages inciting chaos from abroad flooded social media “Twitter did not enforce its own regulations even when concern. in July to encourage a “humanitarian intervention” in Cuba. there was incitement to assassination and violence,” he A group of people gathered in that town to, “protest in one of The recent events intended to cause turmoil in the Caribbean added. the city’s most central parks,” the Head of State said. nation corroborated the use of a low trick manual with the Among other fake news, the networks posted that the Among the crowd there were peaceful protestors in need fabrication of an alleged health crisis and governability in the Guantánamo Naval Base, a seized Cuban territory, had and with doubts that acted differently than those that country, according to denunciations made by local authorities. welcomed warship flotillas waiting for an order to invade. hope to provoke a social outbreak, he stated. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel noted the media Those same websites broadcast false scenarios of protests “The latter do not want health to be a common good in Cuba; pressure exerted in those spaces, which he also rated as in Cuba that were denied by local media and authorities.
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