Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Pinar Evens Cuba Finals Heads Home

Cuba’s championship baseball series is now 1-1 after Pinar del Rio hung on for a 4-3 win over Ciego de Avila on Sunday afternoon. Game three in the best-of-seven contest is on Tuesday hosted by Pinar.

New York Chorus in Cuba’s Lennon Park

The New York City Labor Chorus traveled to Cuba to share their art and learn about Cuban reality. The performed at the Havana park in Vedado popularly known as Lennon Park because of the life size John Lennon sculpture sitting on one of its benches. (11 photos)

World’s Biggest Man Back in Cuba

The world’s biggest person, Sultán Kosen, 28 of Turkey is back in Havana only a little over a month since his last visit. His sponsor for the Cuba visit is the Cuba-Amor Foundation which said the 2.47 mts. (8 ft. 3 in.) giant will once again carry out an intense round of visits.

Ciego Wins Cuba Finals Opener 5-3

Ciego de Avila knocked out Yosvani Torres with a five-run third inning and Vladimir Garcia kept Pinar del Rio at bay to win his fifth playoff game of the postseason and give his Eastern Division team a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series for the Cuban baseball title.

Still no Escape from Killer Chernobyl

The accident could have served as a wake-up call to the whole of humanity. Twenty-five years ago, on Apr. 26 1986, disaster struck at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear complex in the Ukrainian state of the former Soviet Union.

Arab Spring Stalls as US Defers to Saudi “Counter-revolution”

While some observers here have blamed Saudi Arabia and its neighboring Sunni-led sheikhdoms as a major source of the icy winds that are blasting through the Gulf, the growing contradictions between the U.S. and Western “values” and their interests are adding to the unseasonable weather.

Night Life in Santiago de Cuba

Havana Times, along with a small number of other web-sites, carries details of what’s on and where to go in Havana. However, finding those things out for Cuba’s second city, Santiago, is much more difficult. I spent the first three months of 2011 in Santiago and greatly enjoyed the vibrant cultural life that exists there. In order to assist future (or potential) visitors there, I have prepared a guide of the main entertainment venues in the city.

Dance and Photography in Old Havana

Two important cultural events took place recently in Old Havana: The 16th International Encounter of Dance in Urban Landscapes (“Old Havana, City in Movement”), and the “2nd Latin American Photography Day.” (41 photos)

Measuring Stick for Cuba’s Reforms

Taking a look at the reforms being and to be implemented in Cuba’s economy I came up with some indicators that we can evaluate five years down the road (and consider along the way) to see if the reforms have a positive impact on life under Cuban socialism.

Can you get me information on Havana dog show events?

In Havana, four dog shows – two national and two international – are held every year. The two national shows are in February and September.