A new Cuba book by professor/author Sam Farber provides both valuable history and analysis of the island’s now 52-year-old revolution. With a very accessible style, Farber manages to communicate to a broad audience from scholars to those just getting to know the Caribbean island nation.
Read MoreWith the screening of the feature film Un cuento chino, by Argentine filmmaker Sebastian Borensztein, the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema will officially open tonight at the capital city’s Karl Marx Theater. The festival runs through December 11th.
Read MoreCuba is celebrating World AIDS Day, which this year is being carried out within the “Getting to Zero” campaign, which will run until 2015. Zero new HIV infections, zero incidents of discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths are the goals set by UNAIDS initiative.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, President Raul Castro met with Reverend Michael Kinnamon, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States, who is heading a delegation of religious leaders from different denominations on a visit to Cuba.
Read MoreStarting today, Cuban farmers can sell their products directly to the tourism sector entities, meaning their sales will no longer have to pass through state-run intermediaries.
Read MoreThe Zinger Room, at the National Press Club in Washington DC, will host an academic seminar to analyze what is categorized as the arbitrary inclusion of Cuba on the list of nations sponsoring terrorism.
Read MoreEven if you’re not a big sports fan or interested in spending hours of your life plopped in front of a TV trying to find out who will win a game, you can’t deny that sports photos — when they capture the emotion of athletes — can be a good show. (7 photos)
Read MoreDry and stable air associated with a high pressure area will ensure nice weather over the entire up-coming seven-day period. Near the end of this term, however, we may experience some rain as a result of the arrival of a frontal system. Maximum temperatures will fluctuate around 26°C (79°F), and the minimum ones will dip to around 20°C (68°F).
Read MoreThe 2011-2012 Cuban baseball season got underway on Sunday with the inaugural game between last year’s champs, Pinar del Rio and runner-up Ciego de Avila. The game was won by Ciego 8-4 playing in Pinar del Rio. A full schedule of eight games is on tap for Tuesday.
Read MoreBank loans for small businesses and farmers will gradually become a reality starting Dec. 20, states Cuba’s official press on Thursday. However, the overall amount of funds budgeted by the government for the loans was not made public.
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