The award-winning Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez writes on her site today how her sister Yunia, brother-in-law and their daughter flew to Miami on Friday after winning the USA Lottery for potential immigrants.
Read MoreWith a documentary that came in at 50 million euros, the Festival of French Cinema opened in Cuba, and already the movie Oceans, by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, has had a major impact on audiences in the capital city. The showing includes 17 feature length films and runs through June 30th at several Havana cinemas.
Read MoreCuban President Raul Castro met on Sunday afternoon with visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinging. “A total of 13 agreements in areas of mutual interest were signed at the conclusion of the official talks,” noted Granma newspaper without giving any details.
Read MoreChinese VP Xi Jinping arrives in Havana on Saturday evening on an official visit, reported the Cuban press. China is Cuba’s second leading trade partner, after Venezuela, and the VP will meet with President Raul Castro, First VP Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and other top leaders.
Read MoreHere is the cultural calendar for June 2011 put out by the Cuba Absolutely website. It includes happenings in music, dance, and theater and the visual arts, etc. in the Cuban capital. We also include the postings by the Cuban website Kewelta Habana.
Read MoreThe deadline for entries in the Third Havana Times Photo Contest for pictures taken in Cuba in four categories closes on midnight June 15. The four categories for submitting photo entries are: Cubans at Work, The Color Red in Cuba, Cuba’s Beaches, Cuban Women
Read MorePresident Raul Castro, who turned 80 Friday, is facing the challenge of making the Cuban economy more efficient without abandoning socialism – a course that involves overcoming conservative resistance to change and new forms of working and even thinking. “We have to take care of him; only he can set the reforms in motion,” one academic confided to IPS.
Read MoreTo mark World Environment Day this coming Sunday (June 5), an intense campaign of great importance for humanity will begin in Cuba. It’s our grain of sand for the sake of protecting and preserving nature, which requires urgent action. (25 photos)
Read MoreCastro said he feels good as he joins the club of eighty-year-olds in Cuba’s top leadership, many of whom, like Raul, took part in the guerrilla struggle that toppled the Batista dictatorship in 1959.
Read MoreDuring the next seven-day period we will be under the influence of weak pressure gradients that will give us breezes and generally good weather, but probably isolated rains on the last two days. The maximum temperatures will fluctuate between 31°C (88°F) and 32°C (90°F). The minimum temperatures will be around 24°C (75°F).
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