I’ve heard tons of complaints about Internet use in our country but I’d never experienced it firsthand. Thanks to a friend, every two or three days I’d always been able to open my mail as well as access news from around the world.
Read MoreFor these seniors — who are now disconnected from much of their former social lives after having retired — participating in exercise classes becomes an important task and represents a change in their routines. (25 photos)
Read MoreGiven that we live in country marked by so much machismo, I would have expected the island’s censors to have found a color different than pink to cover up those artistic and philosophical expressions that daring youth have attempted to capture on the walls of Havana and which has started to give Cuba´s capital a colorful atmosphere.(20 photos)
Read MoreIt’s finally December, which simply means it’s 76 degrees instead of 85 in Havana, Cuba – still sunny and breezy and bright, with very few Christmas decorations. Here are a few observations of late.
Read MoreAdrian Berazain: “I define myself as a person who makes songs, has a good time and makes people think.”
Read MoreThe book “The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda” by the Cuban-born writer Sonia Rivera-Valdes, was presented here yesterday at the Havana International Book Fair.
Read MoreEcuadorian President Rafael Correa criticized the United States on Thursday for its attempts to exclude Cuba from the Summit of the Americas, and he reiterated that the continental gathering could not be conceived of without the participation of the Caribbean island.
Read MoreA new edition of the historic interview granted by Fidel Castro to Tomas Borge twenty years ago was presented yesterday by the Nicaraguan writer and politician at the historic San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress, the principal site of the Havana International Book Fair.
Read MoreToday’s presentation of the book “Frank, Varela, Gerardo and Santiago: Troubadours of Heresy,” at the Havana Book Fair, will be accompanied by a concert given by trova singers at the Casa de las Americas cultural center here in the capital city. The concert will be broadcast live on large screens in the streets near the Casa de las Americas center.
Read MoreThe curtain fell this week on the first half of the 2011-2012 Cuban Baseball Season, without a doubt one of the most competitive of all time in Cuba. Here’s a look at some of the best and worst of each team after 48 games played.
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