It now appears that R & B singer Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z had US Treasury Dept. permission to travel last week to Cuba, a country off bounds for most US citizens. A Reuters source said they had a license as a people-to-people cultural visit.
Read MoreOpposition candidate Henrique Capriles wrapped up the Caracas portion of his presidential campaign on Sunday with a massive rally in the Venezuelan capital. The candidate, who promises to end the preferential oil deal with Cuba, is hoping for an upset on April 14th.
Read MoreThe private visit of R & B singer Beyoncé and her rapper husband Jay-Z to Cuba last week continues to make headlines on Sunday as two US congress persons accuse them of possible violating the US travel ban on its citizens.
Read MoreCuba has become a “player” in Latin America, and the United States cannot continue to ignore that fact when looking for a way to overcome its “failed” policy towards the island, said the head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, Jose Cabañas.
Read MoreFormer president Fidel Castro published one of his “Reflections” in the Cuban media on Friday warning of the consequences of a possible war on the Korean peninsula. Castro compared the danger with the Cuban Missile Crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in October 1962.
Read MoreThe Cuban intellectual Roberto Zurbano, has been “liberated” (the Cuban government language for dismissed) from his position as director of the publishing house of Casa de las Americas, following the publication in The New York Times of an article critical of racism in Cuba.
Read MoreThe strongman of the Cuban economy, Marino Murillo, began Thursday a working visit to Brazil. Currently, Brazil is financing projects in Cuba in sectors such as food, agriculture and infrastructure, among which are the promotion of genetically modified crops in the center of the island, and the mega-port of Mariel Bay.
Read MoreThe XII Festival of Young Filmmakers is currently underway in the Cuban capital, but hurry, it ends on Sunday April 7. The Chaplin, Sala Charlot, 23rd and 12st and ICAIC theaters are projecting the Cuban works in competition as well as international works that include a sampling from the Festival of Short Films from Clermont-Ferrand, France. (17 photos)
Read MorePopular R & B singer Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z are in Cuba today celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. The couple dined at the famous La Guarida private restaurant on Wednesday evening and toured Old Havana on foot on Thursday. They were well received by scores of fans.
Read MoreWe’ll have generally good weather with relatively high temperatures over the seven-day period, though some rain is expected during the first few days. The maximum temperature will be highest at the beginning and end of the term, while the minimum temperatures will be above 18°C (64°F) throughout the period.
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