First Gay Wedding in Cuba Pics
The first homosexual wedding in Cuba took place on Saturday, with the date of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday especially chosen by the couple. (11 photos)
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Author: Circles Robinson
Activists Organize Against Spiraling Threats
“Open the door! Open the door, you SOBs!” Policemen dressed in black, wearing balaclavas and carrying “what I suppose were high-power rifles” broke down the door of the home of Efraín Bartolomé, a poet who lives on the south side of the Mexican capital. They had no warrant.
Read MoreBrain Food?
Iron is good for the human brain, at least that’s what my mother has always told me, which is why my uncle used to wonder: “If that’s so, then I don’t know why there are so many absent-minded folks here in Caibarien.”
Read MoreAmazon Road Plan Has Native Bolivians on the March Again
Indigenous people in the eastern lowlands of Bolivia are again preparing to make the long march to La Paz, 21 years after their first such protest. They have vowed to make the trek in defense of their lands, which they say are threatened by plans for a highway to be built with the backing of the Brazilian government.
Read MoreTeam Cuba and Baseball World Cup 2011
The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) holds the World Baseball Cup 2011 from October 1-15 in Panama. Cuba just recently announced its shortlist as the country’s coaching staff seeks to come up with the final squad.
Read MoreSerenade for Fidel Castro’s 85th
The top news story today in the Cuban media is that a gala serenade takes place tonight at Havana’s 5,000-seat Karl Marx Theater on the eve of Fidel Castro’s 85th birthday on Saturday.
Read MoreCarnival 2011 in Sweltering Havana
Carnival is taking place this week in Havana with parades of dancers of all ages including floats, drinking and general revelry. Havana Times was on hand to capture some of the festivities for our readers. (24 photos)
Read MoreMaysabel Pintado, Cuban Ballerina & Choreographer
Today we interview prima ballerina and choreographer Maysabel Pintado, who was the leading figure in the renowned Lizt Alfonso ballet company. As Maysabel put it, “For me, dance is a way of life, and like life itself, it ends up being mysterious.”
Read MoreCitizen Group Tracks Down Japan’s Radiation
The aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis has been marked by an outcry in Japan over radiation leaks, contaminated food and a government unable to put the public’s fears to rest.
Read MoreA Fresh Look at Cuba’s Emigrants
I have the impression that today no one is proud of having participated in those “meetings of repudiation.” In all the years that I’ve lived in Cuba, I’ve never found a single person who admitted to having thrown eggs at those who left.
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