The 22nd edition of the Pastors for Peace Friendship Caravan to Cuba just returned to the US after taking 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba gathered during June-July in 130 cities across the United States and Canada.
Read MoreCuba’s official marathon website – www.inder.cu/beta/competitions/marabana – does not appear to include any information about a running network, forum or running clubs.
Read MoreJean Ronel Noël, a young Haitian engineer, stood in a centuries-old fort on a small island just off Dakar and looked out at the Atlantic through a portal that once led enslaved Africans to the ships of the Middle Passage.
Read MoreTropical Storm Emily could touch land in the far eastern tip of Guantanamo, Cuba by Thursday after passing over parts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Read MoreThe spectacular cavalcades of choreographed dance troupes and conga bands and floats pack the streets and avenues – while in the lights of the fireworks, the people of Santiago de Cuba looked happy for more than a week.
Read More“It’s impossible, to speak poorly of him.,” said my daughter Charlene. I discovered someone who insisted on seeing everyone as good, in each individual case scrutinizing all possible virtues – no matter how slight.
Read MoreThe jury for the 3rd HT Cuba photo contest concluded its selection process over the weekend. A total of 19 jury members sent in their picks from eight countries. Forty photographers participated with prizes being awarded to first and second place in each category plus a special mention. (104 photos)
Read MoreEnvironmental groups hope that a mothballed nuclear power plant on Bataan peninsula of the Philippines will become a major tourist attraction and earn green dollars for the country.
Read MoreA new initiative of civil struggle for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual people (LGBTIs) has emerged in Cuba. And me? – of course I’ve added myself.
Read MoreUp the dark and narrow stairway, Irina and I made our way to the little apartment constructed on the roof where people were celebrating the “Cajon”*. We had been invited by a spiritualist friend, a key and very well paid figure in such ceremonies.
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