Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Cuba’s Museum on Wheels

People who visit Cuba are fascinated when they witness our “rolling museum” consisting essentially of automobiles manufactured in the United States that date back to the distant decades of the 1940s and ‘50s. In other words, these are cars that have been rolling up and down our streets for between 50 and 70 years. (24 photos)

Cuba Edges Kazachstan in Women’s Volleyball

The Cuban women’s volleyball team won their first match after two losses at the World Championships by edging Kazakhstan three sets to two (25-20 15-25 25-27 25-23 10-15) on Sunday.

Cuba Returns to Standard Time

Cuba returned to standard time early Sunday. Clocks fell back an hour at 1:00 a.m. The east coast of the United States will follow suit on next Sunday, November 7th and regain the same time as Cuba.

Cuba Shows Weaker Hurricane Tomas

Hurricane Tomas weakened on Sunday as it heads for the central Caribbean, noted Cuba’s Meteorology Institute (INSMET) at 6:00 p.m. EST. Nonetheless, the storm is expected to gain strength again by mid-week and continues to bode a threat to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Cuba’s Ex-Labor Minister Dies of Heart Attack

Alfredo Morales Cartaya, Cuba’s former minister of Labor and Social Security died on Saturday in Havana after suffering a heart attack. Morales Cartaya, 62, was a member of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and also a member of the country’s parliament. He was previously the secretary general of the Cuban Worker’s Federation (CTC).

Norway and Cuba Join to Help Haiti

The government of Norway gave Cuba a donation of 850,000 dollars to purchase medical supplies to be used by the medical contingent deployed by the island in Haiti after last January 12’s earthquake.

Global Fund to Fight AIDS lifts restrictions for Cuba

Cuba will be able to have unrestricted access to the financing of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of that international organization and currently on a visit to the island, announced. The Caribbean island nation has the lowest prevalence rate of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, which causes AIDS) in the Caribbean.