Vicente Sanabria of Matanzas took over the lead in the 13-stage la Vuelta a Cuba cycling road competition on Sunday. Meanwhile, the sixth stage was won by the Dutch duo of Peter Woestenberg and Tim Nederlof of the Global Cycling team with Pedro Sibila (Universidad de Deporte, Cuba) finishing third.
Read MoreIt was like old times; the Bolshoi Ballet performed Saturday in Cuba after a 30-year absence. The by-special-invitation audience filled the 5,000 seat Karl Marx Theater. Jorge Luis offers Havana Times readers his up front view of the event that took place within the program of the 19th Cuba International Book Fair. (12 photos)
Read MoreThousands of people are turning out daily for the 19th edition of the Cuba International Book Fair as if it were a question of life or death, or as if by missing it they’d be committing some sort of crime. For most people, this reunion with Russia —this years guest country—, rekindles nostalgic memories.
Read MoreThe Cuba International Book Fair is underway in the capital in its 19th edition with its headquarters at the sprawling San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress overlooking Havana Bay. The event —the most widely attended on the island— brings together Cubans of all ages and also attracts foreign visitors. (23 photos)
Read MoreCanadian Keven Lacombe won the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Cuba cycling competition on Friday with a time of 1:43.06 horas for the 86 kilometer segment from Bayamo to Holguin in eastern Cuba. On a day with heavy winds Lacombe edged Yoel Mariño of Matanzas, Cuba.
Read MoreThe Russian government will open on Saturday a cultural center in Cuba, the first of its kind in Latin America, to promote the learning of the Russian language. Many Cubans studied Russian in the decades before the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the USSR was the island’s leading trade partner.
Read MoreWith its newly constructed facility having been inaugurated at the end of the last year, the Planetarium can now be visited by the public. This center for science and technology is located in the Plaza Vieja, close to the unique Camara Oscura viewing station— adds to the scientific patrimony in this historic part of the city.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 24, at 5:00 p.m. in the Huron Azul (17th and H, in Vedado) will be performances by El Ambia with rumba musicians Clave y Guaguanco and the Rumberos de Cuba.
Read MoreIn the Museo de la Orfebrería (the Silversmithing Museum), (113 Obispo, in Habana Vieja), the exhibit “Alegorias” will be inaugurated on February 20, at 3:00 p.m.
Read MoreOn Friday February 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sala Villena of the National Union of Cuban Writers And Artists (UNEAC, at 17th and H, in Vedado), will be the premiere of the documentary “Yo soy tumbero,” by producer Bilko Cuervo. The Tumba Francesa is a musical dance manifestation that was introduced in Cuba early last century through Haitian immigration to the island.
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