History is being made in Washington today when Cuba raises its flag and officially reopens its U.S. Embassy after 54 years. Hundreds are gathering for this historic moment.
Read MoreDespite the agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties signed this Monday, the United States and Cuba have many unresolved disputes after more than fifty years of ideological conflict. Here’s a list compiled por DPA news.
Read MoreAt 1:20 a.m. on January 3, 1961 a telegram signed by the Foreign Minister of Cuba began a frantic day of meetings and consultations which led to the US decision to break off relations with the island. On Monday, more than 54 years later, the respective embassies in the capitals of both countries reopen.
Read MoreTeam USA took away Canada’s unbeaten status on Friday and will now meet Cuba in the semifinal game of the Pan American Games baseball tournament on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. (ET).
Read MoreFor some of us, the mention of the Caribbean island country of Grenada brings a vague visceral feeling of discomfort, like a tragic accident in the family never again discussed.
Read More“We get off at kilometer 184,” we told the bus driver while he checked our luggage. “Not a problem,” he replied. “You’re headed for Las Cajas, then.” Two hours later, we traded the AC for a morning breeze, as our host spurred the horse on and we settled in for the unavoidably bumpy ride along the dirt road.
Read MoreThe lynching of Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega is already underway, and all of the media cannons of Miami’s anti-Castro community are aimed at him, as are those of dissidents and the occasional US diplomat based in Cuba.
Read MoreAs the third occasion in which a Pope visits Cuba in 18 years draws near, I recall a curious incident during the visit of the Polish Pope, Wojtyla, the first made by a head of the Vatican to the island.
Read MoreSeeing him at work, one would never suspect he studied 10 different foreign languages, let alone that he holds a degree in social sciences, history and economics.
Read MoreIn this version of the play, Cremata invites audiences to reflect on the story of King Berenguer (Berenjena, “eggplant,” in this adaptation), a dictator who has been in power for over two hundred years, who finds out he is going to die in an hour – by the end of the play, that is to say.
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