October 2012 - Page 7 of 27

Works by Cuban Writers Launched in Madrid

Spain’s Verbum publishing company will soon present two titles by Cuban writers living on the island — Lina de Feria and Josefina de Diego — at the Center for Modern Art in Madrid.

Cuba’s National Library Reopens

The Jose Marti National Library reopened its doors on Monday in Havana, after a remodeling that cost more than a million euros in Spanish assistance.

Twitter Exaggerated Castro’s Death

The account @GobCubaExter, on the social network Twitter, gave false information about the health of former president Fidel Castro, according to a report from the Cuban Foreign Ministry (MIREX).

Difficult Times

My girlfriend is a teacher. She earns 500 pesos and her salary is never enough. Her mother has to help the best she can. In August, she ran out of money near the first of the month. We survived by selling things.

Cuban Ballet’s Greatest Teacher: Fernando Alonso

As the 23rd Havana Ballet Festival nears (Oct. 28 – Nov. 7) we interview the great maestro of Cuban ballet Fernando Alonso. ” I feel very happy when I see how the theater fills, how the people applaud, how much ballet is loved here in Cuba, and how so many people want to study it.”

Cuba Readies for Tropical Storm Sandy

Cuba’s acclaimed civil defense network is in action in central and eastern Cuba on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Sandy approaches Jamaica and later in the day will begin affecting the island.

Team Cuba for Mexico Games Announced

The 27-man Cuban baseball team to play five exhibition games in Mexico was announced on Tuesday. The games will be played starting on Thursday with Victor Mesa managing the islanders.

TS Sandy Threatens Jamaica & Cuba

Tropical Storm Sandy is gaining in strength and poses a direct hit threat to Jamaica and the eastern half of Cuba, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Tuesday morning.

Bicycling in Havana

If a history of Cuba was examined from the perspective of petroleum one could call the time between the end of subsidized oil imports from the Soviet Union and the beginning of similar subsidization from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela the Period of the Bicycle.

US to Assess Increasing Its Consular Staff in Cuba

Once the practical effects of Cuba’s new immigration reforms are determined, the United States government will assess whether it will need to increase its consular staff in Havana, said Roberta Jacobson, the US Secretary of State for Latin America.