The UN General Assembly voted on Friday in New York to reelect Cuba to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council for the period 2017-2019. The island had been elected in 2013 to a three-year term (2014-2016) on the body with headquarters in Geneva.
Read MoreWhile hundreds of thousands have abandoned Cuba in the last decade, over 13,000 Cuban residents in the United States have requested to be repatriated on the island in the last two years, according to official statistics.
Read MoreFormer Cuban president Fidel Castro made the front page of the Cuban press today after holding a “friendly meeting” with the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
Read MoreMostly cloudy and relatively cool days are expected, with moderate to strong winds blowing from the Northeast between 12 and 20 mph, with higher gusts. Some isolated showers are likely especially in areas close to the coast. High temperatures will range between 28 and 30° C (82 and 86 F), the early mornings are cool, with temperatures between 20 and 23° C (68 and 73 F).
Read MoreThe magazine “Confidencial” was born in July,1996, on the eve of a presidential election during those years of democratic transition that Sofía Montenegro termed: “Nicaragua’s springtime of free expression.” She was alluding to the unusual climate of State tolerance towards critical journalism that was established during the government of my mother, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
Read MoreFor the first time in 25 years, the United States abstained today in a vote of the UN General Assembly urging it to end its half-century embargo on Cuba. The resolution was approved 191-0 with two abstentions, the US and Israel.
Read MoreThe UN General Assembly will overwhelmingly adopt on Wednesday a new resolution calling on the United States to end its economic embargo on Cuba, which Washington maintains despite its new policy of openness towards the island.
Read MoreSee the survivors of the first cut in the 2016 Havana Times Cuba Photo Contest. (467 pictures)
Read MoreAfter much deliberation the 20-member jury has made its selections for the first cut in the 8th Havana Times Cuba Photo Contest. In all 182 readers took part in the contest submitting a total of 1,503 photographs in the six different categories. After the first cut, 118 of the participants have at least one picture in the second round. (467 photos)
Read MoreThe purpose of the suspension of licenses does not seem to be against private restaurants but the bars that lie behind them. These private night clubs are not legally permitted and operate under licenses covered for a “paladar” café/restaurant.
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