HAVANA, Mar 8th – Cuban and foreign artists meet today, and until March 12, in various stages of this city to give life to the program of the 16th Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam Read more
José Toirac and Octavio Marín (in collaboration with Osay Chala Zulueta), Carlos (Chef), 2016 Courtesy Factoría Habana
HAVANA, March 7th “Light is a metaphor of honesty,” curator Concha Fontenla writes in her introduction to Diógenes y la luz (Diogenes and the light), currently on view at Factoría Habana in Havana. Read more
HAVANA, March 7th — Raul Castro is not the only Cuban who is blasting President Trump’s foreign policy.
Many residents of the Caribbean nation, which is in the midst of a rapid transformation as a direct result of former President Read more
HAVANA, March 7th – State-run Cuban clothing stores are typically too pricey for the average Cuban, which is why clothing is usually brought in from abroad and sold on the streets.
But one Cuban clothing designer is trying to change Read more
HAVANA, March 7th Following an epidemic of delays and capacity reductions by American carriers, FedEx has filed for a six-month extension to inaugurate U.S.- Cuba scheduled, all-cargo air services.
The Memphis-based integrator cited Read more
HAVANA, March 6th These days, giant Chinese-built cranes briskly unload shipping containers from cargo ships at Cuba’s deep-water port of Mariel, a fledgling special economic zone the country hopes will drive development Read more
HAVANA, March 4th Lloyd Thornburg’s “Fomo” crew are now in Havana Cuba, celebrating an astonishing double win in the St Petersburg to Cuba Race, not only wining on Read more
HAVANA, march 4th – Lourdes Ortega spent nine years castrating cattle and ridding pigs of parasites until a chronic nerve disease forced her out of veterinary medicine, leaving her struggling for two decades to raise three sons as a single mother on disability. Read more
HAVANA, march 4th Tucked away on the most famous street in Havana, near Plaza de la Revolución, sits Paseo 206, a restored colonial mansion and Havana’s first luxury boutique hotel. The eight-room hotel is the brainchild of Read more
HAVANA, march 3th Flight CU188, a twin-jet Airbus A320 on its way from the Caribbean to Canada, looks no different than the 5,000 other commercial planes flying through U.S. airspace —except maybe for that red, white and blue livery Read more
Cohiba cigars are seen on display at the 19th Habanos Festival in Havana, Cuba, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
HAVANA, March 2th (Reuters) Puffing on a cigar at Cuba’s annual Habanos cigar festival, American aficionado Paul Segal said he would buy as many boxes of cigars as he Read more
HAVANA, March 2th Cuba is seeking to revitalise the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) at ACS’ First Cooperation Conference to be held on March 8, Cuba’s Read more
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HAVANA, march 1th (PL) Edith Piaff is now part of the Museum of Wooden Sculptures of Casa de la Memoria Escénica (CME) in this western city, a hall that recognizes Read more
HAVANA, March 1th There is a race within the race that marks the return this week of the St. Petersburg-Habana regatta.
It will determine who makes history by becoming the first Cuban-born captain in more than five decades to Read more
HAVANA, Feb. 28th Practicing a bit of lettuce diplomacy, PETA plans to take its animal rights and eat vegan campaign to Cuba Tuesday.
Two “lettuce ladies” clad in bikinis covered with lettuce leaves plan to board a JetBlue Read more
HAVANA, Fe. 28th (Reuters) Sales of Cuba’s legendary cigars rose 5 per cent last year to US$445 million, defying stagnation in the global luxury goods market, manufacturer Read more
Cuban entrepreneurs, and winners in the 10x10kCuba contest, learned about virtual reality design at a workshop in Wynwood. Courtesy Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article135249259.html#storylink=cpy
HAVANA, Feb. 27th In Havana’s iconic Bacardí building, teams of computer programmers are working for U.S. companies with the tacit permission of the Cuban Read more
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 27.- The 19th Habanos Festival will begin this Monday 27 at the Havana’s Conventions Center, dedicated this year to renowned brands H. Upmann, Montecristo and Quai d’Orsay. Read more
HAVANA, Feb. 27th Donner led the women out of the 750 meter swim with a 9:53 split which gave her a 1 second margin on Anabel Knoll of Germany, 8 seconds on Leslie Read more
HAVANA, Feb. 26th (CMC) – A therapeutic vaccine aimed at reducing the viral load of patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is currently in phase one of a clinical trial, in which its safety is studied. Read more
HAVANA, Feb 25 (PL) 2017 will be a joyous year for Havana”s famous El Floridita restaurant and bar, Ernest Hemingway”s favorite, which will mark the 200th anniversary Read more
HAVANA,Feb. 25th At least six people have lost their lives and 49 others have been wounded when a passenger train had hit a locomotive that had been carrying sugarcane in the region of central Cuba.
As reported by the local media, Read more
HAVANA, Feb 24 (PL) The French solidarity association Cuba Si France, today expressed its full support for the Caribbean nation, whose government reacted in recent days to a new attempt at provocation from ultra-right and anti-Cuban Read more
HAVANA, Feb. 24th The first trailer for “The Fate of the Furious,” the eighth installment in the franchise, teased that Dom (Vin Diesel) turns his back on his crew, his family, to Read more
Artist Remigio Hernandez, 64, sits with his dog at his self made “Museum of Baby” at his home in Moron, Cuba, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
HAVANA, Feb. 24th (Reuters) Lack of money has not kept Remigio Hernandez from making striking art. Without formal training or access to supplies, the Cuban artist has still managed to turn his ramshackle home into a museum Read more
HAVANA, Feb 23.- Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Rogelio Sierra, and Germany”s Maria Bohmer, revealed in Havana the good state of the political and commercial relations between the two countries, it was reported here today. Read more
HAVANA, Feb. 24th (DPA) On the evening of February 23, 1958, a gunman walked into Havana’s luxurious Hotel Lincoln and walked out with five-time Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
For the next 20 hours, Fangio was held Read more
HAVANA, Feb.23th American travelers checking into Cuban hotels and dining at Havana’s more upscale private restaurants since the U.S. rapprochement with Cuba have experienced more than a bit of sticker shock. Read more
Havana, Feb 23 (PL) The Salsa Festival convenes today in this capital many of the most popular dance music orchestras in Cuba, in order to visualize those dances and sounds that win followers around the world. Read more