Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Hector Quintero, Cuban Playwright Dies at 68

Renown Cuban playwright and director Hector Quintero died Wednesday in Havana at the age of 68. A Havana native, Quintero’s intense artistic career spanned theater, radio, TV and cinema.

Weather for Havana for April 7-13

For the whole period we will be under the influence of high pressures, which means we will have good weather and a low probability of the occurrence of rain. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88 F) and 33°C (91 F), and the minimum temperatures will be around the 22°C (72°F).

Cuba Announces Drilling of Five Oil Wells

Cuba expects to drill five oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico this summer with the participation of foreign companies, Manuel Marrero, specialist with the Ministry of Basic Industry, announced during the International Earth Sciences Convention, being held in the island’s capital. According to Marrero, it is estimated that there is a reserve of between five and nine billion barrels of crude in Cuban waters.

Cuba Demands Elimination of Nukes

Cuba demanded the banning of nuclear weapons and the end of the arms race in space in statements by its representative to the U.N., Rodolfo Benítez. The Cuban diplomat recommended that military spending, amounting to 1.5 trillion dollars, be used in the struggle against poverty.

More Urban Farms Should Increase Production

Farms in urban and suburban areas have doubled in Cuba in the last three years in almost all the country’s municipalities, reported IPS. With that initiative the authorities hope to increase the deficit in food production and improve its distribution in the cities.

The Cuban People’s Guilt

Since I read the post “Guilty until proven innocent,” on several occasions I felt compelled to respond to its author, who posted her thought’s here on this Cuba focused online magazine.

Cuba’s Technocrats Are Looking North

With their gaze fixed on the north, the Cuban managerial technocracy — civil and military — prepares for its entry into the world of big business.

Harold Lopez Nussa Wins French Award

Cuban pianist Harold Lopez Nussa, 26, won the prestigious French Adami “Talents Jazz 2011” award on Monday in Paris.

Cuba Playoffs Semis Open Wednesday

The schedule for Cuba’s baseball semifinal playoff games was announced on Tuesday. The action kicks off on Wednesday when Granma opens its best-of-seven series in Ciego de Avila in the Eastern Division and Pinar del Rio travels to Cienfuegos to light the Western Division fireworks.

US Ambassador to Ecuador “Out” over Wikileaks

The Ecuadorean government declared U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges “persona non grata” and expelled her from the country in response to a cable released by the Wikileaks whistleblower web site.