A new music initiative has been born on the island. It has the magic of an aged rum or a robust cigar. Gathered under the direction of young double-bass player Pedro Pablo Gutierrez, renowned musicians with solid careers in such bands as Buena Vista Social Club and Afrocuba All Star have brought their creative efforts together.
Read MoreEuropean glamor and luxury brought a new air to Havana with the catwalk of Chanel models on the Prado Promenade in Old Havana on Tuesday evening, something unthinkable before rapprochement with the United States.
Read MoreThe Government of Nicaragua announced today that it reached an agreement with indigenous leaders in the South Caribbean to lease an extensive portion of land in the region where the route of an inter-oceanic would pass
Read MoreA recently formed group called the CubaOne Foundation, started by four young Cuban American professionals, is offering free trips to Cuba for a limited number of Cuban Americans between the ages of 22 and 35. The goal is to help them “explore their heritage, meet their Cubans peers, and bring people together.”
Read MoreIn a move to strengthen government controls over the island’s economic life, the Castro administration announced Tuesday price limits on agricultural staples from sweet potatoes and bananas to beans at the markets where most Cubans shop.
Read MorePaquito D’Rivera and Chucho Valdes got together at the White House with President Barack Obama, to perform the jazz that has turned them into legends around the world. International Jazz Day was also an opportunity to reaffirm the friendship of two renowned Cubans who have had misunderstandings and conflicts since 1981
Read MoreFather Daniel Berrigan died on Saturday, just short of his 95th birthday. Berrigan was a poet, pacifist, educator, social activist, playwright and lifelong resister to what he called “American military imperialism.”
Read MoreFamous German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld will participate tomorrow at the opening of the first fashion show of his company, French Chanel, in Cuba. The parade of the famous label of European high fashion will be held on Tuesday evening along the Paseo del Prado promenade in Old Havana.
Read MoreCarnival corporation’s “Adonia” cruise ship docks today in Havana, having left the port of Miami on Sunday afternoon. It is the first such vessel to arrive in Cuba from the United States in a half century.
Read MorePresident Raul Castro and other Cuban leaders presided over the annual parade in Havana to celebrate International Workers’ Day and pledge support for the government and its leaders.
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