US citizen Diana Nyad, 62, left last night from Havana on what she hopes will be a two and a half day journey to try and reach the Florida Keys swimming without the protection of a cage to guard from sharks.
Read MoreChavez has returned to Cuba for his second session of Chemotherapy treatment after having a cancerous tumor removed on June 20th also in Havana.
Read MoreFor the moment, the public’s expectations are yet to be fulfilled. Will Cubans be able to contract for Internet services in their homes? Will the price for the service be reduced at tourist centers? Will speed improve for everyone? Will they reduce the charges for telephone services? The answer remains: Who knows?
Read MoreIn the grips of what he has called a “battle for life”, Venezuelan President travels to Cuba over the weekend for the second session of chemotherapy treatment. Chavez assured that no new cancerous cells have been found in tests he has undergone.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for August 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. For additional cultural happenings consult the highly informative Kewelta Habana calendar website.
Read MoreUS citizen Alan Gross, the Development Alternatives Inc. employee who was caught bringing illegal communications equipment into Cuba, just had his 15-year jail sentence confirmed. A Havana court made its’ decision public on Friday.
Read MoreAccording to Cuba’s Weather Service (INSMET), the interaction with the high mountains separating Haiti and the Dominican Republic debilitated the storm before it reached Cuba.
Read MoreSlow moving Tropical Storm Emily is poised to reach land Thursday afternoon in southeastern Haiti before heading on to Guantanamo, Cuba and a possible landing on Friday.
Read MoreCuba’s Civil Defense authorities in the far eastern provinces of Guantanamo and Holguin are on alert for further developments of Tropical Storm Emily, which has become suddenly stationary south of the Dominican Republic and southeast of Haiti.
Read MoreDespite tropical storm Emily, the weather for the upcoming period in Havana will be influenced by an area of high pressure centered at 88° west and 24°north (as of Wednesday, August 3) that will begin moving slowly toward the east over the next few days. On Saturday, August 6, there could occur isolated rains. Apart from this we will have typical summer weather, with partially cloudy skies in the afternoons and a likelihood of rain produced from the heat during the day.
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