HAVANA, August 18th Marriott International is still pursuing plans to renovate and manage the historic Hotel Inglaterra on the fringe of Old Havana and is actively looking for other

HAVANA, August 18th (Reuters)  Mexico’s foreign minister is in Havana hoping to persuade Cuba, one of Venezuela’s top allies, to help resolve the tense political situation in the beleaguered South American nation, according to a senior

HAVANA, August 18th  It was a rare peek at Cuba’s coral reefs last May, and what researchers found was good news for Florida. The island nation’s 1,500 miles of coral reef — a stretch equivalent to the driving distance from Miami to

HAVANA, August 17th A bar in Havana which used to be American Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway “hangout” spot and also the birthplace of the classic daiquiri cocktail, is marking its 200th anniversary this year.

HAVANA, August 17th  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro traveled this week to Cuba to pay homage to that country’s late former President, Fidel Castro, on what would have been his 91st birthday and to place flowers at his

HAVANA,August 17th (AP)   A team led by a California-based businessman is claiming a record for a powerboat crossing of the Florida Straits after speeding from Key West to Havana on Thursday. The crew of the 48-foot

HAVANA, August 16th Flights leaving from and trying to land in Havana,have run into complications after a runway at the Jose Marti International Airport sank due to the soft

HAVANA, August 16th (AP)  Cuban architects Yasser Jimenez, left, Oriesky Bencomo, center, and Jose Luis Valdes, right, pose at the site of one of their urban designs in Pinar del Rio. The three architects thought they’d work

HAVANA,August 16th  (Reuters)  Cuban trade with socialist ally Venezuela has fallen 70 percent since 2014 due to the South American oil producer’s inability to meet delivery contracts and purchase goods as it struggles with low oil

HAVANA, Aug 15 (PL) The president of the Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC), Antonio Molto, passed away from cancer today in this capital at the age of 74.

HAVANA, August 15th In a recent Twitter post, Cuban Ambassador to Spain, Eugenio Martínez, announced that there are now 19 direct weekly flights between the European nation and Cuba.

HAVANA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — About 82 percent of Cuba’s 500 sandy beaches have shown signs of erosion, warned an Environment Ministry expert on Monday. Odalys Goicochea, the department’s environment director, said the Caribbean

HAVANA, August 15th  (Cubanartnews) Across the harbor from the Old Havana district, there is a small seafaring settlement that shares a hill with a fortress that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as Casablanca, this settlement is

HAVANA, August 14th (The scientist) In June, President Donald Trump announced that he was reversing course on former President Barack Obama’s decision to mend relations with Cuba. “The previous administration’s easing of restrictions of

HAVANA, Aug. 12th  (Xinhua) — Leaders from China and Cuba’s silk industry gathered here on Friday to discuss ways to expand silk production in the Caribbean country and explore a new area of bilateral growth.

HAVANA, August 11th  (CNN) Canadian officials confirmed that a diplomat in Havana suffered from “unusual symptoms” just one day after the US said its diplomats in Cuba were targeted by an “acoustic attack.”

LA HABANA, 10 Augusto A partir de este 9 de agosto los cubanos que deseen viajar a Catar no requerirán visado, según un comunicado publicado en el sitio web Visit Qatar. Ese país eliminó la visa como requisito para un grupo de 80 países en el que la nación caribeña está incluido por lo que […]

HAVANA, August 10th (Reuters)   The graffiti of alien-like beings and balaclava-clad men appearing on Havana’s dilapidated walls strikes a contrast with the upbeat political slogans and effigies of Cuban revolutionaries.

HAVANA, August 9th (CBS) The U.S. State Department confirms that “some” U.S. government personnel in Havana on official duty have reported “incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms.” A spokesperson for

HAVANA, Aug 9th  (AFP)  For decades, Cubans have been used to the revolutionary slogan “La lucha continua,” or “the struggle goes on.” Now the first ever international contemporary art space in Cuba has been dubbed Arte

HAVANA, Aug 8th  (PL) Two sculptures of the U.S. novelist Ernest Hemingway have a particular impact on tourists who visit Cuba from all over the world. The first one is a bust is in the coastal town of Cojimar, east of the capital, after

HAVANA, August 8th (Miami Herald ) A group of cat lovers at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base who joined forces with off-island supporters to try to tame the base’s feral cat population under the name Operation Git-Meow has had its

HAVANA, August 8th  (Reuters) – The Cuban government said on Monday the freeze on new licenses for some private-sector occupations would not last years, in an attempt to reassure citizens worried about an apparent

HAVANA, Aug 7th (PL) Cuban and foreign experts will debate on the current epidemiological situation in Latin America and the world at the 15th International Dengue Course that opens today in this capital.

HAVANA, August 5th  (Reuters) – One of Cuba’s fastest-growing cooperatives said on Friday it had been ordered by the government to close, the latest sign that Havana is putting the brakes on its ambitious plans to reform its

HAVANA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua)  China’s flagship airline, Air China, opened on Thursday a commercial office in Cuba to boost tourism cooperation between the two nations and the Caribbean area. In a ceremony chaired by China’s

HAVANA,August 3th  The National Port Administration of Cuba and the Port of Houston Authority signed on Wednesday a memorandum of friendship and trade cooperation aimed at facilitating and promoting trade,

HAVANA, Aug 3 (PL) An exhibition of almost 100 Cuban paintings will be opened by the National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP) on August 4th at the Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso, said organizers here today. The exhibition titled ‘Se hace camino al andar’ gathers some of the best Cuban contemporary art owned by CNAP from […]

HAVANA, Aug 3 (PL) The Cuban Cinematheque is opening in Havana a cycle of films about James Bond, Agent 007, an icon of British cinema whose existence on the big screen exceeds 50 years. The film about the popular character

HAVANA, August 2th The Cohiba Atmosphere, a high-end version of a Casa del Habano, has opened in the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski, Havana’s newest and only five-star luxury hotel. The cigar club facility sits in the commercial