Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Cuban Chess Player Wins Tournament in Spain

Cuban chess master Yusnel Bacallao won the 39th La Roda International Tournament in Albacete, Spain, reported the sports daily Marca.

Luis Eduardo Aute on Low-Budget Film Festival Jury

The Spanish troubadour Luis Eduardo Aute will become part of the fiction jury for the Tenth International Gibara Festival of Low-Budget Cinema, which will begin in that eastern Cuban fishing town on April 17.

Mexican President Arrives in Cuba Today

The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, begins an official 24-hour visit to Cuba today aimed at deepening dialogue on trade and investment between the two countries. A meeting with dissidents is not on the president’s agenda.

Core Metal Fest Havana 2012

On the last day of March the Core Metal Fest 2012 took place at the Maxim Rock club in Havana.During the concert that lasted 10 hours performed groups including Suffering Tool, Breaking Blessed, Seven Day, Darkness Fall, Say Chesend Day, Chlover y Dead Point. (11 photos)

Cuban Baseball’s Home Stretch Scenario

The 96-game regular season of the Cuban Baseball League is down to the home stretch with seven of the eight playoff positions pretty much decided. The first round of the playoffs is tentative for April 24.

Shock Doctrine in Egypt: Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Post-Mubarak Economic Crisis, Presidential Race

As Hosni Mubarak’s former spy chief Omar Suleiman announces he will run for president and Egypt teeters on the edge of an economic crisis, we discuss the state of post-revolution Egypt with Democracy Now correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous, based in Cairo

XI Havana Art Biennial Approaching

One of the most anticipated events for Cuban artists is the “Bienal de la Habana” (the Havana Biennial), an occasion taken advantage of by artists to promote their work and share the outcomes of their hours upon hours of creative effort.

Concerning Chilean Student Leader Camila Vallejo’s visit to Cuba

The visit by the Chilean student leader Camilla Vallejo (CV) to Cuba has been an opportunity to make mistakes that were well taken advantage of by everyone. It’s unfortunate that a woman as brave and as smart has been put in contact with a reality so reprehensible without her being able to raise her own criticisms.

Tuareg Rebels in Mali Declare Independence: Part of an African Awakening for Self-Determination?

The president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, has formally resigned after soldiers ousted him in a coup in March, with power set to be transferred to Mali’s National Assembly after elections later this month. We speak with Firoze Manji, editor-in-chief of Pambazuka News, a pan-African social justice website.

Cuba and US Organizations Agree to Protect Marine Ecosystems

The Cuban non-governmental organization Hemingway International Nautical Club and the US-based Environmental Defense Fund agreed on Saturday in Havana to implement actions for the preservation of their shared marine ecosystems.