Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

HT Photo Contest Deadline Nears

The deadline for submissions for the second Havana Times photo contest is upcoming on April 15th. To date the contest has received dozens of inquiries and a total of 15 persons have entered their pictures.

Rumba on Havana’s Prado

“Rumba on the Prado” is a community dance fiesta organized by the Centro de la Danza, located in at 111 Prado Avenue (between Refugio and Genio Streets).
These popular performances are planned for the last Friday of every month. (27 photos)

Industriales Secret Weapon: Pitcher Joan Socarras

A baseball pitcher with glasses? When Industriales manager German Mesa called Joan Socarras to the pitcher’s mound in the seventh inning yesterday, experts and fans alike put their hands on their heads and hoped for the best.

Cuba Still Mum on Travel Insurance

Cuban tourism and health authorities continue to keep potential visitors to the island in the dark about a new travel insurance requirement that takes effect on May 1. A lack of information has some people reconsidering their vacations to the island.

Cuba’s White Collar Corruption

The removal of Gen. Rogelio Acevedo from his position as the head of Civil Aeronautics has exposed a Pandora’s Box. On the street, people are talking about how corruption within the airline industry rose to overshadow all previous cases; this latest instance involved the embezzlement of millions of dollars generated from clandestine commercial activities.

Cuba’s Industriales Wins It All

Industriales won an extra-inning thriller 7-5 over Villa Clara to win Cuba’s coveted baseball championship on Wednesday night.

The hero was the young sensation Stayler Hernandez who drove in the go ahead run with a double and Raiko Olivares added the insurance run with a sacrifice fly, both in the top of the tenth.

Protected: Cuba Absolutely: What’s On

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Changes in Cuba’s Economy?

Changes to improve the Cuban economy are not happening fast enough to satisfy people’s expectations, and instead appear to have got bogged down due to the international financial crisis and the island’s internal difficulties in overcoming the impact.

Cuba-EU Call Off Dialogue Meeting

A meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union and Cuba of political bilateral dialogue set for April 6 in Madrid was indefinitely suspended reported IPS citing the Spanish Foreign Ministry. The decision comes at a time of differences over the human rights situation on the island whereby the EU criticizes Cuba, which in turn shuns meddling in its internal affairs.

Churches-Cuban Gov. Recall Rapprochement

Cuban President Raul Castro and representatives of the religious community of the country celebrated in Havana the 20th anniversary of the meeting between former President Fidel Castro and leaders of the protestant and evangelical churches and the Jewish temples in Cuba, reported IPS. The remembrance took place at the Jose Marti Memorial in the Plaza of the Revolution.