- Cuba’s Enrique Barnet Premieres ‘Verde Verde’
- Concert by Omara Portuondo in Holguin
- Sympathy for Russia, Raul Castro
- Discapacitados de Cienfuegos por una mayor integración social
- Work of Holguin Writer Comes Back
- Holguin Player to int’l Friendly Matches
- Jury of Millions for the Cuban Five Needed
- Más de 2 000 títulos en Feria del Libro de Cienfuegos (+ Fotos)
- Hugo Chavez to Undergo New Surgery in Cuba
- Know Common Elements of a Residential Building in Cuba
- Baseball: Blue Team Continues Best Performance
- Valencia: Images of Repression
- Ricardo Alarcon: We Need a Jury of Millions for the Cuban Five
- Sostiene el sobresaliente la Agricultura Urbana y Suburbana en Cienfuegos (+ Vídeo)
- Cuba Makes Patent Registration Easier
- Significa Abel Prieto antihegemonismo de Premio ALBA
- Exponen patrimonio avileño en la Fortaleza de La Cabaña (+Fotos)
- Chávez: La operación será en La Habana (+Video)
- Murillo conversa con dirigente chino sobre Conferencia del Partido
- Raúl ofrece sus condolencias por la muerte de Vitali Vorotnikov
- Identifican compuesto vegetal que reduce consumo de alcohol
- Dialoga Lazo con líderes religiosos de la Isla (+Fotos)
- Rechazan propuesta que pide revisar política argentina sobre Malvinas
- ONU repudia anuncio sobre nuevos asentamientos israelíes
- Asistirá grupo cubano de teatro callejero a evento internacional
- Llegará mañana a El Salvador presidente de parlamento cubano
- Cuba ofrece condolencias por fallecimiento de exdirigente soviético
- Afirma Irán que países europeos negocian compra de petróleo
- ONU extiende mandato del tribunal especial para Líbano
- Chicago busca impedir manifestaciones populares ante próximas cumbres
Yoani Sanchez - Award-winning Cuban bloggerCuba's Modern Bourgeoisie: The Jogging ClassPosted: 02/21/2012 2:11 pmSunrise on 5th Avenue. The cars traveling fast and on the diplomatic license plates white letters stand out against a black background.... Continue reading
Civility Threatened in CubaFebruary 22, 2012By AmritHAVANA TIMES, Feb 22 — Some time ago I saw a Cuban documentary about elementary school education here. To teach the pronunciation of the letter "f," the teacher used the word "firear... Continue reading
Cuban corruption video warns of Canadian company's 'cancer'Tight security at screenings of 'Metastasis'By Marc Frank, Reuters February 22, 2012Cuban President Raul Castro delivers a speech in this July 11, 2008, file photo. Cuba has... Continue reading
U.S. food sales to Cuba continued decline in 2011Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:25pm GMT* U.S. food sales to Cuba have fallen by half since 2008* Economics, not politics, blamed for declineHAVANA Feb 22 (Reuters) - U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba declined 6 perc... Continue reading
¿Seguirán cambiando la historia?Martes, Febrero 21, 2012 | Por René Gómez ManzanoLA HABANA, Cuba, febrero, www.cubanet.org -El jueves 9 el diario Granma publicó el artículo "Historia con amnesia selectiva", consa...
Cuba Suffers 'Anthropological Damage'February 21, 2012Alfredo FernandezHAVANA TIMES, Feb 21 — Recently I was talking to a friend about the situation that Cuba and its people are facing. Without letting me finish, she jumped up — almost hyst... Continue reading
Human rights review for Cuban policyBy: Brent Fuller | brent@cfp.ky21 February, 2012The Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission is considering a review of the country's memorandum of understanding with the Cuban government over how boat migrants who... Continue reading
Permission to Leave Cuba (Part 2)February 21, 2012Irina EcharryHAVANA TIMES, Feb 21 — When she visited the Venezuelan consulate for the second time, it wasn't at the same address as when she first went there, which was an indication of how much t... Continue reading
Permission to Leave Cuba (The First Step)February 15, 2012Irina EcharryHAVANA TIMES, Feb 15 — People had told her that the process and paperwork were killers*. What's involved in leaving Cuba temporarily or permanently is not what one wants to th... Continue reading
Pope's Credibility On The Line With Cuba Visit: ExpertNews broke over the weekend that the pope wanted to see Fidel CastroBy Hank TesterMonday, Feb 20, 2012 | Updated 9:28 PM ESTA South Florida religion expert said on Monday that the credibility ... Continue reading
Pink Censorship Cuban-styleFebruary 19, 2012by Isbel Diaz TorresPink is the color of paint being used these days to paint over graffiti in the heart of Havana.HAVANA TIMES, Feb 19 — Given that we live in country marked by so much machismo, I would ha... Continue reading
Internet in Guantanamo, CubaFebruary 20, 2012Rosa MartinezHAVANA TIMES, Feb 20 — I've heard tons of complaints about Internet use in our country but I'd never experienced it firsthand. Thanks to a friend, every two or three days I'd alway... Continue reading
Cubans repatriated after three months in CaymanPosted on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 05:23 in Local NewsThe Cayman Islands government returned sixteen Cuban refugees last week who were forced toland on Cayman Brac back in November because of problems with their ... Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 02.20.12Cuba names econ chief a VP on ministers' councilThe Associated PressHAVANA -- Cuba named its economy chief as a vice president on the Council of Ministers on Monday, making him one of the highest-ranking people in governme... Continue reading
The Beaches Belong to the People (But the People Have an Owner) / Henry ConstantínHenry Constantín, Translator: Unstated In Cuba, contrary to what one might think, even the beaches are places where the Cubans who live here can suffer. Ask the... Continue reading
Tampa Looks to Cuba for Trade OpportunitiesWritten By Phil KeatingPublished February 16, 2012Fox News LatinoIt is something you just don't hear anywhere else in the United States, especially Florida: Tampa wants to trade with Cuba.Irrespective of t... Continue reading
Pope wants to see Fidel Castro on Cuba trip: sourceReutersBy Philip Pullella | ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict wants to see Fidel Castro on his trip to Cuba next month but the meeting will depend on the health of the communist country'... Continue reading
Fresno Chamber of Commerce plans trip to CubaBy Ron Orozco - The Fresno BeeSunday, Feb. 19, 2012 | 12:00 AMShrouded in mystery and off-limits to U.S. travelers for decades, Cuba has become an appealing destination for many Americans, including Fresnans... Continue reading
Catholic Church in Cuba Looks to Reconciliation in Year of Papal VisitBy Anett RiosSANTIAGO, Cuba – The Catholic Church of Cuba is setting reconciliation among Cubans as its priority in the year of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Communist-ruled... Continue reading
Posted on Friday, 02.17.12CUBARaúl Castro's train of 'change' to nowhereBY PEDRO ROIGproig@miami.eduDelusion is riding high in the utopian train of change in Cuba. The problem is that the railroad station is empty with a sign that stat... Continue reading
Cuba economy: Tax lessons as private sector grows18 February 2012 Last updated at 09:11 GMTBy Sarah Rainsford BBC News, HavanaIt is a process that fills many in the capitalist world with dread every year.Now, for the first time, many in Communist-run C... Continue reading
Why the U.S. should work with Cuba on oil drillingBy William K. Reilly and Megan Reilly Cayten, Saturday, February 18, 2:33 AMCuba's first deepwater oil rig, Scarabeo 9, began drilling last month 70 miles south of Key West, Fla. Cuban officials bel... Continue reading
Posted on Thursday, 02.16.12WESTERN HEMISPHEREU.S. should speak up for democracy in the regionBY ERIC FARNSWORTHefarnsworth@as-coa.orgDemocracy is not a fragile flower, as Ronald Reagan told the British Parliament 30 years ago, but it does require tend... Continue reading
Cuba's Student Food Services: An Unfinished AgendaFebruary 16, 2012Yanelys Nuñez LeyvaHAVANA TIMES, Feb 16 — The issue of food has been one of my greatest concerns ever since I was admitted to the College of Arts and Letters here at the Univ... Continue reading
Cuba's Press: Dodging the Big IssuesFebruary 16, 2012Fernando RavsbergGranma newspaper constantly blames the people for the country's problems. Photo: Raquel PérezHAVANA TIMES, Feb 16 — Would you trust a doctor who diagnosed you with a s... Continue reading
Posted on Thursday, 02.16.12Leading Cuban dissident asks pope to press Castro regime on human rightsBy ERIKA BOLSTADMcClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON -- With a visit from Pope Benedict XVI scheduled next month, one of Cuba's best-known political dissi... Continue reading
February 16, 2012 2:11 amHarsh realities of life in Cuba From Mr Paul Nabavi.Sir, Having lived in Cuba for more than six years to 2007, I take issue with Michael Redwood's romantic vision of life in contemporary Cuba (Letters, February 13) and his ... Continue reading
Posted on Thursday, 02.16.12CUBACuban dissident Fariñas says police to punish agent who threatened himPolice tell Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas that the government agent who threatened to kill him will be punished.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo... Continue reading
Global Insider: Brazil's Rousseff is Positioned to Push for Change in CubaBy The Editors | 15 Feb 2012Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff made her first official visit to Cuba last month. In an email interview, David Herrero, a research associate at... Continue reading
Cuba encouraging trade and investmentsBy ARTHUR CYRSyndicated columnistPublished: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 6:44 a.m.Yet another intimate portrait has just emerged about one of the most prominent and pivotal world leaders of the early 1960s, arguab... Continue reading
Reversal of Fortune: Venezuela Could Be Biggest Beneficiary of New Cuban OilBy Pierre Bertrand: Subscribe to Pierre's RSS feedFebruary 14, 2012 7:30 PM GMTWhich OPEC member could benefit hugely from Cuba's nascent offshore oil industry?Venezuel... Continue reading
Democratizing Cuba? (Part II)February 14, 2012Isbel Diaz TorresHAVANA TIMES, Feb 14 — My previous post, "Democratizing Cuba (I)," concluded with the expression "behind closed doors." As this is so closely related to the topic I... Continue reading
Yoani Sanchez - Award-winning Cuban bloggerInternet for Cubans: A Permanently Impossible Dream?Posted: 02/13/2012 6:27 pmIt's 10:00 a.m. at the Plaza Hotel a few yards from Havana's Capitol building. A smell of moisturizer wafts from the bodies... Continue reading
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