Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Cuba Set for New Baseball Season

The 50th National Baseball Series will begin in Cuba on Sunday, with a game between the Industriales, last season’s champs hailing from the capital city, and Villa Clara, the runner-ups, at the Latin American Stadium in this capital, reported IPS. Baseball is Cuba’s national sport and pride of the island at international tournaments. Recently the national team finished second at the World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico and won the Intercontinental Championship in Taiwan.

Cuba and Azerbaijan Strengthen Ties in Communications

Cuba and Azerbaijan will strengthen their cooperation in informatics and communications, the press reported after the meeting between the Azerbaijan minister of information and communications technology, Ali Abbasov, and Cuban Deputy Minister Manuel López García during the 2010 Bakutel Fair, held in the capital of the Asian country, reported IPS.

Cuba Following Chinese Reforms, says Alarcón

“Cuba is prepared to take advantage of China’s development experience in reform and opening,” affirmed Ricardo Alarcón, speaker of the National Assembly of People’s Power (parliament), during a meeting in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart Wu Bangguo. The island’s government has begun a series of changes officially described as “updating of socialism,” reported IPS.

More Products for Self-Employment

The Cuban government will increase the supply and amount of some products in the retail network of shops to meet the demand of self-employment, which should grow in 2011 with the opening of new licenses, sources from the Ministry of Economy and Planning announced. Tools and food such as rice and eggs are some of the products to be sold.

First Time with Monkeys Up Close

This makes people who stop to observe them forget the world beyond the park. It makes each person feel, in the most hidden part of their unconsciousness, a desire for they themself to be one of those friendly primates that attempts to live free of any concern for the past or the future. (23 photos)

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Dirtier Dancing in Cuba

I saw the video that’s being passed from computer to computer showing what happened at the beach-side Guanimar Cabaret to the east of Havana. In it, young women in the audience —urged on by the show’s emcee— transform the dance floor into a pornographic set. All this reminded me of the conflict that my son experienced with a girl in his classroom who sexually harassed him.

Cuba Lesbians Demand Fair Health Services

Lesbian and bisexual women’s groups in Cuba, which welcome anyone who wishes to participate “with solidarity and in a respectful, friendly and healthy manner,” point to the need to sensitize health personnel to the issue of female sexual diversity.

Paranoia or Communications Blockade?

I sometimes have the sensation that a “communications blockade” has been established to hinder my work and contact with society. Officials told me that it was pure paranoia, so that’s why I decided to seek the opinions of our readers.

Cuba Suspends Postal Packages to US

The Cuban Postal Company decided to temporarily suspend the sending of postal packages to the United States, where only regular and certified correspondence that does not contain any type of object will be able to be sent. The measure comes after the announcement of exceptional security measures taken by the US Postal Service in the face of recent terrorist threats in that country, limiting the reception of packages that weigh over 16 ounces.