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HAVANA, Dec 16 (PL) French perfume house, Guerlain, has reopened today in Havana in the same street where it first opened in 1917, after a deal between Cuban tourism company Habaguanex and Saint Remy Trading S.A., from France.
Located at 157 Paseo del Prado or Marti St. Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 16 Silver Airways today started regularly scheduled air service between Fort Lauderdale and Manzanillo, Cuba. Silver is the only U.S. airline scheduled to provide service to Manzanillo, a port city in eastern Cuba on Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 16th Cuba wants to repay a Cold War-era debt to the Czech Republic through their internationally popular Cuban rum, the Czech foreign ministry said on Thursday (15 December). The country owes $276m to the Read more
Air Force One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his family flies over a neighborhood of Havana, Cuba as it approaches the runway to land at Havana’s international airport, on March 20, 2016.
HAVANA, Dec. 15 BY ALBERTO REYES We were a team of photographers getting ready to cover the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama to Havana and we were planning how to illustrate his arrival before setting foot on Cuban soil. Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 15 The Moorings, is pleased to announce new Crewed yacht charters coming to Cuba in 2017.
Unlike other Cuba vacation options, this exclusive yacht charter will provide guests with an all-inclusive travel experience Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 15 The Cuban Border Guard and US Coast Guard held their sixth technical meeting on December 12-13 in Havana, the island’s foreign ministry disclosed on Read more
HAVANA,Dec. 14 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will make his case directly to President-elect Donald Trump not to derail the recent U.S.-Cuba detente, the White House said on Tuesday, insisting that “turning back the clock” Read more
HAVANA, Dec.13 Southwest Airlines launched flights to its third Cuban destination on 12 December – Havana (HAV). Read more
HAVANA,Dec. 12 (Sputnik) Threats of US president-elect Donald Trump to disrupt relations with Cuba may positively influence relations between Havana and the European Read more
HAVANA,Dec. 12 (AP) —
Google signed an agreement with the Cuban government on Monday granting internet users on the Communist-run island quicker access to its branded Read more
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini (R) welcomes Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla at the start of an EU-Cuba political dialogue and cooperation agreement in Brussels on December 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND
HAVANA, Dec. 12 Cuba and the EU will sign on Monday a bilateral Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement, after two decades of frosty ties.
The document will be signed in Brussels by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Read more
HAVANA, Dec 11 (PL) Cuban tobacco authorities summoned the 19th Habano Festival from February 27 to March 3, 2017, event that generally attracts over one thousand persons of 70 countries.
This is the meeting of Premium cigars, handmade, most important of the world Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 9 Companies in Cuba’s Mariel Special Development Zone will be able to directly employ foreigners without permanent residency in Cuba, the Ministry of Labor Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 10 Google and the Cuban government have struck a deal giving Cubans faster access to the internet giant’s content, two people familiar with the agreement said Friday.
Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google’s Read more
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HAVANA, Dec 9. /TASS Russia and Cuba signed a program of technology cooperation in the defense sector until 2020 on Thursday night.
The document was signed at the meeting of the Russian-Cuban intergovernmental Read more
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HAVANA, Dec. 8th As a contemporary artist, Consuelo Castañeda (1958) is part of a long tradition of Cuban artist-professors, such as Maria Pepa Lamarque, Isabel Chapotin and Amelia Peláez, among others.
During the 1980s, Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 8th The government of Cuba is seeking to secure at least 12 more pacts with the United States through the administration of lame duck President Barack Obama Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 7th In a eulogy last week in Havana for his brother Fidel Castro, Cuban leader Raúl Castro often saluted los jóvenes — young people. But he couldn’t hide the fact that communist Cuba is still run by much older people. Like Raúl, who’s 85.
Raúl has pushed limited Read more
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HAVANA, Dec 7 
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a USA Thank You Tour event at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
HAVANA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – More than 100 Cuban small business owners sent a letter to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday urging him to continue President Barack Obama’s engagement with Havana, despite Read more
HAVANA, Dec 7 — Cuba and the United States on Wednesday will hold the final round of talks on political and economic ties before president-elect Donald Trump assumes office next month.
Delegations from both countries Read more
HAVANA, Dec.7 DiDomenico marked a place in history by being the first American designer to showcase designs in Cuba since the embargo was put in place in 1960.
Kelsy Dominick was approached by Cuban Trade representatives after showing in New York Fashion Week wanting to help strengthen trade between Cuba and the U.S. in a non political forum. And what better way to accomplish this than through the arts.
Developing new relations with this old friend of American trade has such sensitive intricacies. However, all is about to change on a big scale for the fashion industry for the Cubans and DiDomenico is helping Cuba pave new roads for trade in US market.
“There are so many ways to break barriers between countries that are at conflict. Fashion is one of those ways. I am passionate about how design moves people and ultimately moves the world,” says Dominick.
Head director of Arte y Moda for the past 20 years, Juan Carlos comments, “Kelsy Dominick is not only the first American designer to show in Cuba since the embargo, but she is also the first to ever show in Arte y Moda’s entire history. Given of our history with the U.S. it is even possible she may be the first American ever…we are honored to have her.”
Right behind French designer label Chanel having just shown in April, the French have always been able to have access to the Havana platform. Americans however, are breaking into new territory and causing a stir of response.
“The level of difficulty getting to Havana not only as an American, but as a company was well worth the response of the people that came after,” reflects Dominick.
The Chanel fashion show was not for the people. Even the people of Havana were not permitted into the show. DiDomenico is changing that dynamic and made a fashion platform for the people, by the people.
Hard to avoid the politics of it all DiDomenico and the Arte y Moda team believe that the only way to break down that barrier is through the arts.
Arte y Moda is the largest fashion event in Cuba’s history. Standing for over 20 years, it has been acclaimed the highlight of Havana fashion and a global stage for inspiration. Many acclaimed artists and diplomats attend the event from countries all over the world.
Arte y Moda celebrated their 20-year anniversary in conjunction with Dominick’s showcase. The event was held at the National Museum of Fine Arts in La Habana.
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Arien Chang, From the series El Bleco (2009–14) Courtesy Arien Chang
HAVANA, DEc. 6 (Cubanartnews) New attitudes, subtle and sarcastic messages, tantalizing perspectives, and penetrating scenarios innundate the production of younger photographers in the contemporary Cuban art scene.
HAVANA, Dec. 6th Turkish Airlines is expanding its global reach by adding the Cuban capital, Havana, allowing South Africans to fly from Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban to Havana via Istanbul. Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 6th (AP) Nine days after national mourning for Fidel Castro, Cuba is slowly returning to its lively normality.
A country where sidewalks are more of social clubs, music can be heard in the streets and tourists are seen sipping mojitos at sidewalk cafes with flags flapping high in the sky. Read more
HAVANA, Dec. 5 The Obama administration is pushing Google and other US firms to “secure agreements to operate in Cuba” before Donald Trump takes office in January, according to the The Wall Street Journal and El Read more