Cuban-American William Levy on “Dancing with the Stars”
The famous Cuban-American actor William Levy will debut on March 19 on the dance show US television program “Dancing with the Stars”.
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US Scholarship Awarded To Cuban Scientific Project
A Cuban scientist working in Cayo Coco, Cuba, received the 2012 Pew Fellowship for Marine Conservation from the New York-based Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Read MoreCuban Rappers ‘Doble Filo’
Members of the popular rap duo Doble Filo (Yrak “Vitalicio” Saenz and Edgar “Edgaro” Gonzalez) granted an exclusive interview to Havana Times. As they noted, “There has always been a wall of misunderstanding when it comes to promoting rap music in Cuba.”
Read MoreCuba Youth: Hanging Out at the Book Fair
“He told me that it was great that people here were getting together for something cultural, unlike in the US where they only get together for baseball or partying. Then he called me to the side and said to me in an extremely serious manner: ‘Don’t you ever leave Cuba, because this is a beautiful country’.”
Read MoreCuba: Chavez Out of Surgery, Stable
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was stable and beginning his recovery after being operated on in Havana on Monday to remove a lesion in the same place he had a large tumor removed last June.
Read MoreChavez’s illness and Cuba’s Future
The second surgery on President Chavez in Havana was announced, and we ardently wish his speedy recovery. However, if for some reason he is unable to run for reelection in October, the government of Cuba could find itself without crucial financial support from Venezuela.
Read MoreAugustine Marquetti Sets up Baseball Academy
The legendary Cuban baseball player Marquetti Augustine opened the Miami Sharks Baseball Academy this past November in that US city and expects to consolidate it this year as a baseball academy for children.
Read MoreCuban Gets the Gold at World Judo Cup
Cuban judoka Idalis Ortiz won the gold medal on Sunday at the World Judo Cup in Warsaw, where athletes from the island won also silver and bronze medals.
Read MoreElimination of EU’s ‘Common Position’ Against Cuba Demanded
Deputies of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left European Parliamentary Group in France demanded the elimination of the European Union’s (EU) “Common Position.
Read MoreColloquium on Cuban Reggaeton Held
Social problems linked to Cuban reggaeton were discussed on Saturday in the capital in a symposium organized by social groups affiliated with non-governmental organization “the Critical Observatory Network” (OC).
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