A lawsuit against the U.S. companies that carry out trips to Cuba could interrupt Miami-Havana flights if it is accepted by a state of Florida court, reported IPS citing Mexico’s La Jornada daily. The lawsuit presented by Ana Margarita Martínez would freeze the funds that those entities use to pay their counterpart in Cuba, Havanatur, and as a result the air link would be suspended.
Read MoreThe state-run Popular Camping Company, which for almost 30 years has been offering vacations for persons in Cuba, will open today its offices for the summer season reservations, reported IPS. This camping modality is considered one of the Cuban population’s favorites because of the reasonable prices and the possibility of being in contact with regions of great natural beauty.
Read More“Don’t stand out” is a phrase I’ve heard almost since I was old enough to think. “Don’t stand out,” people say; don’t stray from the flock, from the comfortable anonymity of the mass. I have somewhat of an idea of the consequences of “being pointed out,” though I’ve never taken it to the extreme.
Read MoreLatin rhythms percussionist Francisco Aguabella died Friday at the age of 84 in Los Angeles, California after battling cancer.
Read MoreWhile Cuban leaders repeatedly state that the continuation of the Revolution is guaranteed, many of the country’s professional young people in their 20s and 30s see their future leaving for greener pastures abroad.
Read MoreCuban Vice President Esteban Lazo is in Costa Rica on Sunday heading the island’s delegation to the swearing in of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda in San Jose. Costa Rica and Cuba restored diplomatic relations in 2009 after the Central American nation unilaterally broke off ties with the Caribbean nation back in 1961.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro affirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama “ignores reality and doesn’t want nor could he overcome it,” in one of his usual Reflections. “He rather dreams of unreal things in an unreal world,” said the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, who referred to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the blockade against the island and the measures against immigration in the state of Arizona.
Read More“It’s not even 7:30 and already it’s hot as we board the bus for the circuitous, rubble-pocked ride to Hôpital Universitaire de la Paix. As the crow flies, it’s probably less than a mile from our tent camp to Port-au-Prince’s university teaching hospital, but weaving between vendors and tents pitched in the street, and then caught behind a tractor or backhoe, means it takes almost an hour to get there.”
Read MoreThe special assistant for Latin America of the president of the United States, Daniel Restrepo, in statements to the press in Washington ruled out that the White House would lift the blockade against Cuba, claiming the government of Raúl Castro has not carried out positive steps regarding the fundamental rights of the Cuban people.
Read MoreTop Cuban singer/songwriters are performing these days in the United States with Silvio Rodriguez set to bring his music to Carnegie Hall, NY on June 4th and Carlos Varela is on the venue this weekend in Oakland and Sonoma California.
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