More than 400,000 Cubans are now active in private economic activities on the island. Some were fired from government jobs and others had worked illegally but today have a license and pay taxes.The government is offering micro loans of under US $300 on the average. (27 photos)
Read MoreA few days ago the art exhibit “Sombra de Angeles” (Shadow of Angels), by painter Hanna Chomenko, opened at the Fayad Jamis Art Gallery, in the Alamar area of Havana. The show is composed of paintings, drawings and installations. (35 photos)
Read MoreFive hours of blues performed by many of Cuba’s top jazz performers took place last Friday at the Cultural Center in Plaza, Vedado. Led by Bobby Carcasses, it was quite an evening for lovers of good music only blemished by a sometimes faulty sound system and a total lack of chairs. (22 photos)
Read MoreAfter the Labor Day parade yesterday, the festivities continued in Charlotte, NC, home of the Democractic Convention. Actor and musician Jeff Bridges explained that he is currently on a tour raising funds to ensure that children in the US don’t go hungry. (15 photos)
Read MoreThe International Festival of Cuban Rumba “Timbalaye 2012” was held recently in Havana. Participating were groups from Mexico and Venezuela, as well as numerous Cuban rumba groups. The event highlighted the involvement of children in rumba, as a guarantee of its continuation. (26 Photos)
Read MoreCasablanca is a neighborhood of the Havana municipality of Regla located on the opposite side of Havana Bay from the Malecon seawall and the city center. The town is located on the hillside below where the San Carlos de La Cabaña Fortress is built. It is reachable by boat and bus. (28 photos)
Read MoreWalking through the historic part of the city always stimulates taking a good look around you, because if you don’t stay abreast of its changes it will seem at some point that you’re no longer in it. (17 photos)
Read MoreToday’s residents of Havana know little about the life of our streets in the past. They walk them, sometimes without precise destinations, just for the pleasure of wandering along them. One of the busiest in Centro Havana is Galiano, a necessary thoroughfare for many workers and ordinary people. (36 photos)
Read MoreSince the middle of this month, the reception room at the central offices of the “Quinta de los Molinos” complex have been continually filled with visitors. People have been coming here to admire a competitive exhibition of fourteen superbly decorated fish tanks and other items related to that theme.(26 photos)
Read MoreErik van Kordelaar was a photographer at the Haarlem, Netherlands baseball tournament this past July. He offers Havana Times readers his pictures of the victorious Cuban team. Next Spring the islanders will face the best in baseball at the 3rd World Baseball Classic. (33 photos)
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