The following is the monthly calendar for May 2013 of film showings at the Cinemateca de Cuba which includes the Charles Chaplin theater and the Charlot videoteca, both located on 23rd St. between 10th and 12th in Havana’s Vedado District.
Read MoreThe daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, sexologist Mariela Castro Espín, has obtained permission to travel to Philadelphia to participate in a forum on equality for lesbians and receive an award for her efforts in favor of transsexuals in Cuba, announced the event’s organizers on Tuesday.
Read MoreAfter a great response in 2012, the time has come to begin our Cuba HT Photo Contest for the year 2013. This is the fifth such contest, one for each year of HT. The five categories for photos taken in Cuba are: Lines, Gardens, Transportation, Rain and Dance. Read on for the details.
Read MoreNicolas Maduro chose Cuba as the destination of his first foreign visit since his proclamation as Venezuela’s president on April 19. Hugo Chavez’ successor met with Fidel and Raul Castro on Saturday to ratify the “strategic alliance” between the two nations, reported dpa news.
Read MoreThe only member of the Cuban Five not imprisoned in the US is visiting his family for two weeks after he received permission from a Miami judge. Rene Gonzalez served 13 years for conspiracy to commit espionage and is now in the second of his three years of supervised parole.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro traveled to Havana on Friday evening to be at the opening of a joint commission that will ratify “the strategic alliance” between Cuba and Venezuela, reported dpa news.
Read MoreAfter five decades of prohibiting its boxers from going professional the Cuban government has done an about face and will allow boxers to participate in an international semi-professional league dubbed the World Series of Boxing (WSB).
Read MoreThe Obama administration denied today any involvement in an alleged attempt to destabilize Venezuela denounced by the government in Caracas and said it is seeking consular access to a US citizen arrested in the South American country this week for plotting against the government of Nicolas Maduro.
Read MoreBlanco Berta Soler, leader of Cuba’s Ladies in White movement, arrived in Washington on Thursday to tell “the truth about Cuba” and ask for “moral and spiritual support” for her struggle against Raul Castro’s government, saying the United States should continue to deal with Cuba with a “firm hand”.
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles said Thursday that he will not participate in an audit of the April 14 presidential elections because he did not receive sufficient guarantees of transparency from the National Electoral Council (CNE). Instead, he announced that he will contest the elections that gave a narrow victory to President Nicolas Maduro.
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