Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Havana Calendar for August 2011

Here 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.

HT Cuba Photo Contest 2011 Winners

One 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)

Restoring the Cuban City of Cienfuegos

The 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.

Cuba Keeps Alan Gross’s 15-Year Sentence

US 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.

Cuban Pianist/Composer Denis Peralta

He 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.

Fukushima Clouds Hiroshima Anniversary

“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.