Few times does one witness – within the course of 50 years – a historical cycle like the one Cuba and Russia have just closed. Relations between the two countries will of course not be guided by the same parameters, but the fact of the matter is that Havana and Moscow are once again aware that they need one another.
Read MoreA record number of five former modern-era Cuban League veterans appear in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Minneapolis, Alexei Ramirez, Aroldis Chapman, Jose Dariel Abreu, Yoenis Cespedes and Yasiel Puig. The only larger Cuban All-Star contingent numbered six in 1968,
Read MoreA strange and sad story has been circulating among animal lovers, Cuban environmentalists and the island’s limited blogosphere: a young hippopotamus that had escaped from a zoo in Santiago de Cuba has been shot to death.
Read MoreOn June 30th, the Traditional and Asian Comprehensive Medical Clinic (CIMTAN), popularly known as the “pain clinic”, located in the town of Santiago de las Vegas, in Havana’s municipality of Boyeros, was shut down despite the efforts of workers and uncertainty for patients.
Read MoreThe Cubans are back squarely in the major league limelight – at least if a somewhat tarnished mid-season All-Star Game extravaganza is any yardstick for center-stage attention.
Read MoreNow that Argentina has made it to the World Cup final against Germany, the vast majority of Cubans are rooting for the white and sky-blue team. It’s not that the Germans have no followers in Cuba, but the greatest number of Cuban fans are divided between Brazil and Argentina.
Read MoreFrom the darkened wings of Havana’s national theater Ariel Serrano stares toward the brightly-lit stage, where the finalists in the XII Concurso Internacional para Jóvenes Estudiantes de Ballet, an international ballet competition for aspiring student dancers, await the announcement of the winners. (8 photos)
Read MoreAs I boarded the plane at Havana’s Airport to return to Tampa after a week-long stay in Cuba I felt pulled in two directions. Part of me couldn’t wait to sit down to go to the bathroom, run on a level sidewalk and breath something other than exhaust-filled air. But the other part wanted never to leave this enchanting island, where music and dance are inextricably woven into the fabric of daily life, the pace is unhurried and the people are as warm as the humid air.
Read MoreCuba’s Comptroller’s office turns five years old and the anniversary is celebrated with the most important corruption trial in recent years, with heavy prison sentences requested for prominent foreign businessmen and top Cuban officials.
Read MoreStarting 1998, the Cuban government provided the United States with intelligence to help it track down US citizens who had disappeared in the field during the Cold War, a former CIA agent revealed.
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