Entries by Havana Live

Cuban Filmmaker Miguel Torres Dies In Havana

Havana, Aug 31 (PL) Cuban prestigious filmmaker Miguel Torres died of cancer Thursday at age 76 in this capital. Torres’ large film making curriculum covers his work as a director of documentary films, feature films and as a professor and movie critic. Torres was the director of Cuba’s

Cuba’s private sector faces internal, external pressure

Courtesy Rey Cuba Photography HAVANA, August 31th On Aug. 1, the Cuban government announced an abrupt halt to issuing licenses for 27 occupations in the island’s nascent private sector. After promising to advance economic reform “without haste, but without pause,” Raúl Castro’s government has now called for a break. Over the last seven years, Cubans […]

Tropical Storm Irma is forming in the Atlantic

HAVANA, Aug. 31th As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to cause flooding and other damage in Texas and Louisiana, a new tropical storm, Irma, was born today in the far eastern Atlantic, reported INSMET, the Cuban Forecast Center. The storm, which threatens to become a hurricane this Thursday

The dogs of Havana

HAVANA, August 30th In the bright, worn streets of a tourist-filled Old Havana, a furry canine laid seemingly lifeless on the cobblestone ground. As I walked closer to see if it was still breathing, the dog perked its head up before collapsing again under the blazing sun. In Cuba, there are growing

In Remembrance: Roberto Gottardi

HAVANA, August 24th (Cubanartnews) Roberto Gottardi, recipient of the 2016 Premio Nacional de Arquitectura, died August 20 in Havana. Gottardi was one of the designers of Cuba’s National Art Schools (now ISA), along with Ricardo

2017 Hip Hop Event Starts in Havana

HAVANA, August 23th (PL) With a tribute to Harry Belafonte and Cuban women, the 13th International Symposium and the 2017 Hip Hop Event is beginning today, in which artists from six countries will participate. The event includes until

Pizzas in Havana falling from the sky

HAVANA, August 20th Pizza is falling from the sky in Havana … Actually, it’s being lowered in a basket from a third-floor balcony belonging to a small pizzeria called A Mi Manera, run by two Cuban cuentapropistas, or entrepreneurs, Marta María del Barrio and Marta Juana Castañeda in densely

Sahara Dust Warning for Cuba

HAVANA, Aug 19 (PL) Cuban researcher of the Forecasting Center at the Meteorology Institute, Eugenio Mojena, warned about the presence in the current summer season of dusty clouds generated by Saharan desert storms. Those clouds are characterized by having high concentrations of