On October 20, Cuba’s “Day of National Culture,” singer-songwriter Gerardo Alfonso was invited to perform during “Trovando” (“Troubadouring”), a program held every Wednesday under the direction of Fidel Diaz, the editor of the cultural magazine Caiman Barbudo (The Bearded Cayman). The set couldn’t have been any more welcoming since it offered free admission and no restrictions of any type. (8 photos)
Read MoreIn a phone consultation with the Gran Logia de Cuba, they explained that prospective visitors must contact their office either by phone or in person. (They do not have an email address.) The individual to contact is the Gran Secretario (Grand Secretary), Alberto William Rojas Aguilar, at Telephone (537) 878-5065.
Read MoreCuba’s Meteorolocial Insitute (INSMET) reports on Sunday that Tropical Storm Richard, with near hurricane force winds, is heading for a landing in Belize sometime on late Sunday or early Monday.
Read MoreHundreds of Cuban doctors have been in Haiti long before, during and after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated parts of the Caribbean nation. Now a cholera outbreak that has quickly killed over 200 people will put the local and foreign medical staff to test in the coming months. Fear is great of the dangerous disease spreading to the sprawling earthquake refugee camps. Ansel Herz reports from Port-au-Prince for Inter Press Service on the outbreak reaching the Haitian capital.
Read MoreLuis is a fervent revolutionary, though he only carries a regular ID card and not one of the Cuban Communist Party. The State is unable to solve his simple plumbing situation because two departments within it cannot come to an agreement. The two entities are the Water and Sewer Department on one hand, and the Housing Authority on the other.
Read MoreSinger Omara Portuondo, actress and director Veronica Lynn; the city of Havana historian, Eusebio Leal; pianist and composer Frank Fernandez, editor and critic Ambrosio Fornet, radio program writer Alberto Luberta, and playwright and cultural promoter Ramon Silverio received the highest distinction granted by the youth organization. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe setting sun creates long shadows on the pavement in the crowded Del Safari neighborhood in the southwest of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Casting the shadows are young people playing percussion instruments or children break dancing or performing daring skateboard jumps.
Read MoreCuba won its opening game of the Intercontinental Cup 18-0 in a miss-match vs. the Czech Republic on Saturday in Taiwan.
Read MoreTropical Storm Richard is now blowing at 100 kph (62 mph) as it moves along the northeastern coastline of Honduras, reports the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) at noon on Saturday EST.
Read MoreCubadebate.cu, a widely visited Cuban website in Spanish only, is giving ample coverage to the Wikileaks publication of nearly 400,000 classified US government documents with links to numerous English language publications and videos with interviews and analysis on the revelations.
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