Author: Circles Robinson

Carter Wants Serious Dialogue with Cuba

Former US President Jimmy Carter said today that his country and Cuba could achieve a more “sincere” dialogue if, among other things, Washington takes the island off its annual list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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Alicia Alonso Arrives in Italy

Dance legend Alicia Alonso, the director of the National Ballet of Cuba, arrived in Italy on Wednesday to receive the 2012 Leonide Massine Award, which will be granted to her on September 8 in recognition of her lifelong artistic career.

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Weather in Havana, Sept. 6-12

Maximum temperatures will be around 32°C (90°F), while minimum temperatures will be about 25°C (77°F). The sea surface temperature will be approximately 29°C (84°F).

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My Social Club

As the result of an activity on Children’s Day, I became interested in a “social club” that I, as a worker in the health care sector, have the right to enjoy. The clubs started in the 1950s and were nationalized after the 1959 Cuban revolution.

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Does Everybody Count in Cuba?

In some sectors of Cuban society, homophobia is at such a level that it’s not enough to deny legal rights to same-sex couples, now they don’t even want to take a census of the ones that currently exist even without the permission of laws or churches.

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A Subtle Form of Corruption

When in 2010 I wrote about corruption and what happened to me became general knowledge, it was inevitable that many people worried. Nobody ever understood how it was possible to take a political step of the nature that was taken against the denunciation that was made.

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