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What Can You Take to Cuba?

The following is an updated answer to the question in our Cuba Travel section, where a reader asked: Is there a website that explains what a person can bring and not bring in to Cuba?

Cuba Long Life Congress Photos

The closing of the 9^th International Congress for Satisfactory Longevity took place on Friday at the Hotel Nacional in the Cuban capital. Friends of Danzón delighted the old timers and experts on the final day. (9 photos)

Cuba Squad Set for Rotterdam Tourney

Cuba’s 22-man roster has now been announced for the first of four upcoming events that will mark the 2011 summer and fall international baseball calendar. Roger Machado, second left, will return as team manager for the Rotterdam World Port Tournament.

Cuba’s Private Sector Gets Tax Relief

ne of the complaints levied about the rules for starting a small business in Cuba has been the immediate license fee and tax burden on the entrepreneur. Now the Council of Ministers has announced short term relief for small businesses.

Weather in Havana for May 26 – June 1

The arrival of the southern tip of a front will cause rains on Saturday afternoon. The rest of the period is expected to experience storms in the afternoons due to daytime heating combined with a humid airflow coming from the south of the Caribbean. The maximum temperatures in the period will fluctuate between 29°C (84°F) and 31°C (88°F). The minimum temperatures will be around 23°C (73°F).

Rainy Season Off to a Poor Start

Despite major underground water reserves and the start of the rainy season, people in the central region of Cuba are anxiously scanning the skies in the face of scant rainfall, which is needed to ease a drought that has become more severe in recent years.

Cuba Has New Domestic Commerce Minister

Cuba´’s Domestic Commerce Minister Jacinto Angulo Pardo was removed from his post without comment on the reason for his dismissal, announced the government on Tuesday.

A New Place for Cuban Jazz

In addition to rallying the country’s composers, the Asociación Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical (ACDAM) is offering its space to promote musical forms that don’t enjoy wide acceptance – as is the case for trova, canto lirico (lyrical song) and jazz. (12 photos)

Spanish Films & Photo Exhibit in Havana

A showing of films from Spain in the new millennium opened Thursday at the Charles Chaplin Cinema in Havana. Accompanying the festival is a photo exhibition on Spanish actors and actresses by the Mexican photographer Cesar Saldivar. The festival continues through May 31.

Weather in Havana for May 19-25

The displacement of a tropical wave absorbed into the trade wind belt will cause isolated storms on Saturday afternoon. Isolated sprinkles could occur on Sunday. The rest of the period will be marked by a pattern of breezes with cloud cover in the afternoons. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 33°C (91°F) during the period. Minimum temperatures will remain around 23°C (73°F).