For the moment, the public’s expectations are yet to be fulfilled. Will Cubans be able to contract for Internet services in their homes? Will the price for the service be reduced at tourist centers? Will speed improve for everyone? Will they reduce the charges for telephone services? The answer remains: Who knows?
Read MoreIn the grips of what he has called a “battle for life”, Venezuelan President travels to Cuba over the weekend for the second session of chemotherapy treatment. Chavez assured that no new cancerous cells have been found in tests he has undergone.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for August 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. For additional cultural happenings consult the highly informative Kewelta Habana calendar website.
Read MoreOne thing is clear about the HT Cuba photo contests is that each year the selection process is going to get harder with the increasing competition. The First Prize winners are: Michelle Rankin, Byron Montley, Sergio Leyva & Alexis Trigoura. (See the Winning Photos)
Read MoreThe city of Cienfuegos, known in Cuba as the “Pearl of the South”, is unique for its spotless cleanliness, the orderly grid pattern of its streets, its 19th century architecture and its air of “Grande Dame” elegance.
Read MoreUS citizen Alan Gross, the Development Alternatives Inc. employee who was caught bringing illegal communications equipment into Cuba, just had his 15-year jail sentence confirmed. A Havana court made its’ decision public on Friday.
Read MoreHe worked for nine years with the Lizt Alfonso Ballet where “undoubtedly the season in which we performed on Broadway was an awesome moment.” Since the end of 2009 he has worked on his own projects and has just finished his second university degree.
Read More“Against the backdrop of the disastrous Fukushima nuclear plant accident, I will speak of the absolute need for Japan to not only work to ban nuclear weapons but also to completely eradicate dependence on nuclear energy,” Matashichi Oishi, 78, a radiation victim from Bikini Atoll told IPS.
Read MoreAccording to Cuba’s Weather Service (INSMET), the interaction with the high mountains separating Haiti and the Dominican Republic debilitated the storm before it reached Cuba.
Read MoreI’m particularly thinking about the report on Cuba’s agriculture, which has continued without showing any signs of improvement, despite it being a priority because of its economic as well as its national security implications.
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