This month the feature is the highly awaited annual French Film Festival. Besides the Charles Chaplin Theater, the festival takes place at several other cinemas from April 13 – May 1, and we also bring you their programming. The films are shown in their original language with Spanish subtitles.
Read MoreFor more than 50 years the U.S. Government has severely limited trade and travel with Cuba, but there’s a growing movement to restore the US-Cuba relationship. WMNF’s Lenka Davis reports from a seminar Saturday in Ybor City hosted by Alliance For Responsible Cuban Policy Foundation, dedicated to restoring trade and diplomatic relations with Cuba, and by Center for International Policy.
Read MoreCuban blogger Yoani Sánchez continued her global tour on Monday with a visit to Freedom Tower in Miami where she was greeted with shouts of Freedom! Freedom! The special guest received repeated ovations as she brought a message of unity among Cubans that was very well received.
Read MoreVenezuelan presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said today that if elected on April 14th he would stop “giving away” oil to Cuba, alleging that this is what the current government does.
Read MoreDirect flights between Miami and the eastern Cuban city of Manzanillo begin today for the first time, through the company Wilson International reported Café Fuerte. The air link between the two cities will depart every Monday at 2 pm. Another similar service to Camaguey is set to start on April 16.
Read MoreThe dissident blogger Yoani Sánchez begins a series of appearances in Miami on Monday April 1, as part of her global tour that began in February. For many, the most symbolic stop on Sanchez’s tour is without a doubt the Cuban exile capital.
Read MoreThe US embargo on Cuba has made possible the continued theft of the island’s famous Cohiba Cigar trademark by the US firm General Cigars.
Read MoreThe US government joined the calls for an “independent” investigation of the death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, which Havana blames on a traffic accident caused by a young Spanish politician who was driving the vehicle, reported dpa news. The Paya family, had previously called into question the official version of a speeding accident.
Read MoreMore than 50 thousand cubic meters of timber, demolished by Hurricane Sandy last October, are about to be lost in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, while the resource is scarce at the sales points for building materials needed by the population, reported the Café Fuerte website.
Read MoreThe Cuban Boxing Federation announced on Wednesday that London 2012 silver medalist (64 kilos), Yasnier Toledo, has been temporarily booted from the Cuban national boxing team. The reasons for Toledo being punished were not made public.
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