Yoani Sanchez is without a doubt the most well known Cuban blogger outside of Cuba and while her blog is censured on the island there are a growing number of people who have read some of her entries, be it from CDs, memory sticks or e-mail.
Read MoreHunger striker Guillermo Fariñas, who wants the Cuban government to release what he considers sick political prisoners, said he would not abandon his protest that nears 70 days. Fariñas, who is not a prisoner himself, had been asked by 88 dissidents to end the strike but rejected their request. “It’s not the moment to take the pressure off the government,” he told foreign press in Havana, reported IPS.
Read MoreThe Cuban government has decided to make new investments in sea cargo vessels as well as modernize port facilities. The goal is to increase freight movement by sea, which currently only represents 1.9 percent compared to 79.2 percent by truck.
Read MoreCuba will receive a loan from the Saudi Fund for Development to refurbish several maternity hospitals on the island, affected by the economic crisis the country has faced over the last 20 years.
Read MoreFor those who want to discover something different in terms of music in the city’s historic center, Arab music is performed by the group Aisha al Hanan every Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 in the evening at the El Patio restaurant, where the show is presented in Havana’s Plaza de la Catedral.
Read MoreThe 15th International Congress of the Caribbean Medical Association began today in Cuba, reported the local press. The participating specialists will discuss issues such as the role of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the island, diabetic ulcers and the results of the treatment with the Cuban drug Heberprot-P, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Read More“A festival of what?” one woman asked, as she watched a parade to the pipers moving down calle Obispo in Old Havana. When she found out that it was a festival of Celtic music and tradition, her face grimaced as she wondered, “Are there really that many followers of that culture in Cuba?”
Read MoreA manatee and its offspring have been visiting the waters of Havana Bay during the last two weeks, indicating that the bay is recovering from its environmental degradation, said Yosvany Simón Gil, director of the government organization in charge of cleaning up and preserving the bay.
Read MoreIf you do a google search on “List of casas particulares in Cuba”, you will find a long list of sites that provide information on a very wide range of homestay rentals all over the country. Information often includes an image, details of what’s available, cost and contact information. In some cases, bookings can be made online. At the bottom of the google page you will also find suggestions for related searches.
Read MoreApparently those who wrote about the “socialist government enterprise,” based themselves on the identification of state and socialist property by virtue of the fact that this property belongs to the Cuban state; assuming that all state property is, de jure, socialist. However, what gives a property its social character —be it socialist or capitalist— is the form of its operation and the appropriation of its output, not its legal form.
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