Cuban Stranded 50-Days at Airport in Costa Rica
Cuban citizen Enrique Arias has been confined to the Juan Santamaria International Airport for the past 50 days, awaiting the settlement of a refugee claim.
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Austria’s Hermann Nitsch at Havana Bienal
Austrian Hermann Nitsch will present his work “135 Aktion” on May 14 in the Cuban capital during the 11th Bienal de La Habana arts festival, according to an announcement made yesterday at a press conference hosted by the artist at the Superior Institute of Art.
Read MoreCuba Seeks Business Ties in South Korea
A delegation of the Cuban government led by Noel Vazquez Perez, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment. This is an unprecedented event ever since the Asian country severed ties with the island after the island’s revolutionary victory in 1959.
Read MoreCuba Proposes Alan Gross-Cuban 5 Swap
Cuba’s top diplomat in Washington, Jorge Bolaños, proposed an exchange of the “Cuban Five,” who are imprisoned in the United States, for the freedom of US citizen Alan Gross, who is being held in Cuba.
Read MoreHavana Weather for May 10-16
Some rain is expected for Thursday and Friday due to the passage of a frontal system to the north of the island. In addition, there will be some showers on Tuesday and Wednesday due to daytime heating. The remainder of the period we will have partly cloudy skies.
Read MoreDutch Bank ING Negotiating Settlement with US over Cuba Embargo Fine
The large Dutch bank ING is reportedly ready to come to an arrangement with the US authorities over its alleged breach of the half century US trade embargo against Cuba.
Read MoreCampaign Against Homophobia in Cuba
The fifth annual “Cuban Day Against Homophobia” began on Tuesday with a press conference at the offices of Havana’s National Center for Sex Education (CENSEX), which is directed by Mariela Castro, the daughter of the country’s president.
Read MoreHavana Arts Bienal Begins Friday
The eleventh “Bienal de La Habana” arts festival, which opens on Friday and will run through June 11, is involving 180 artists from 43 countries. In addition, hundreds of thousands of art lovers are expected to turn out – including more than 1,000 US citizens.
Read MoreTourism Fair 2012 in Cayo Santa Maria
The 32nd international tourism fair — “FITCuba 2012” — opened on Tuesday on the Santa Maria Key beach resort located in the center-north of the island.
Read MoreCapablanca Chess Tournament Recommences in Cuba Tomorrow
Chess players participating in the Capablanca Tournament are now enjoying a required break after each having played five games of the first round, currently again led by the Ukrainian master Vassily Ivanchuk.
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