Hurricane Richard has weakened to a Tropical Depression as it moves inland over northeastern Guatemala towards southeastern Mexico on route to the Gulf of Mexico. The storm did not pose a threat to Cuba in its passing through the western Caribbean.
Read MoreA guide for self employed workers and small businesses is for sale at newsstands in Cuba as of Monday. The pamphlet details the tax scheme for those who lose their jobs in the public sector layoffs taking place on the island and seek an alternative in what will become a larger private sector.
Read MoreCuba’s Meteorolocial Insitute (INSMET) reports on Sunday that Tropical Storm Richard, with near hurricane force winds, is heading for a landing in Belize sometime on late Sunday or early Monday.
Read MoreHundreds of Cuban doctors have been in Haiti long before, during and after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated parts of the Caribbean nation. Now a cholera outbreak that has quickly killed over 200 people will put the local and foreign medical staff to test in the coming months. Fear is great of the dangerous disease spreading to the sprawling earthquake refugee camps. Ansel Herz reports from Port-au-Prince for Inter Press Service on the outbreak reaching the Haitian capital.
Read MoreCuba won its opening game of the Intercontinental Cup 18-0 in a miss-match vs. the Czech Republic on Saturday in Taiwan.
Read MoreTropical Storm Richard is now blowing at 100 kph (62 mph) as it moves along the northeastern coastline of Honduras, reports the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET) at noon on Saturday EST.
Read MoreCubadebate.cu, a widely visited Cuban website in Spanish only, is giving ample coverage to the Wikileaks publication of nearly 400,000 classified US government documents with links to numerous English language publications and videos with interviews and analysis on the revelations.
Read MoreWithout any publicity effort, relying on word of mouth and the search engines, Havana Times now occupies an important space in the online press on Cuba, providing a voice to numerous individuals who care about the island and its future. Havana Times remains visible for the relatively small segment of the population in Cuba that has Internet, as the censors have not classified us as part of the dissident blogger world. E-mail has also proven a good way for readers on the island without Internet to receive our articles and even the posted comments.
Read MoreCuba’s famed jazz pianist/composer Chucho Valdes and his new band the Afro-Cuban Messengers are performing tonight and Saturday at the Jazz at Lincoln Center venue in New York City.
Read MoreTropical Storm Richard has picked up in intensity as it continues to move slowly in the western Caribbean, notes Cuba’s Meteorological Institutute (INSMET) on Friday evening.
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