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Is GPS Still Banned in Cuba?

I was hoping to do some day hiking in Cuba and a GPS is nice to have so I do not have to be as careful were I am and especially how far back to my hotel. Is GPS still banned?

Should I be concerned about bringing an iPhone?

I’m concerned about bringing an iPhone to Cuba, as there are no GPS devices allowed in the country. I don’t want to have it confiscated in Customs. Anybody know if I should be concerned about this?

Have Holguin Beaches Been Affected by BP Oil?

In an October 2010, post-Tropical Storm phone consultation with several of the resorts at Guardalavaca, they report that there has been no impact on the beaches from the BP oil spill, nor are any beaches closed.

Self-Employment & Private Capitalism: Not the Same Thing

The expression “self-employed workers who hire workers” is a negation in itself. “Self-employed” doesn’t begin with the word “self” by mere chance; it is work carried out by oneself, for the sustenance of oneself and one’s family. It does not involve the exploitation of other people’s wage labor, as a norm, and nor does it entail working for someone else.

Cuba Baseball Pre-World Cup Wrap-up

The “Pre-Mundial” World Cup Qualifier tournament here in Puerto Rico was been billed from the very outset as a probable stage for still another grand collision between powerhouse Cuban and American national baseball teams. The Cubans have suffered something of a dented reputation in recent years concerning their one-time dominance over American ball clubs, having now lost four of five recent encounters with USA rosters stuffed with top-level professionals.

My Cuba: The Summer of 2010

Having barely shaken off the dust from the road, I’m rushing to share with HT readers, some of what I observed during my recent 1,700 mile trip through valleys, mountains, cities, countryside and beaches in Cuba.

Co-Favorite Cubans Dodge Weather & Canadian Pitching

The biggest obstacle to date for the Cuban forces here in Puerto Rico has been the unrelenting soggy weather and resulting daily shifts in tournament venues.

Torn Between Hope and Anxiety

The radical restructuring of employment launched by President Razl Castro has Cubans, on the one hand, feeling anxious about possibly losing their jobs and, on the other, looking forward to testing the real scope of opportunities in the private sector, where an estimated 250,000 additional people may soon be working for themselves.

Cuba Faces Bulgaria in Volleyball Championship

Cuba has a must win match against Bulgaria on Wednesday evening if it wants to make it to the final four of the World Volleyball League Championship taking place in Italy. The islanders defeated Spain three sets to one on Tuesday (25-22, 15-25, 25-22, 25-22).

Cuba Hands Nicaragua 8-1 Defeat

Nicaragua held Cuba to four hits and no runs while mounting a 1-0 lead going into the seventh inning of their game in the World Cup/Pan American Games qualifying tournament on Monday night. As preoccupation reined among Cuba’s fans their team turned the tables in the seventh with Nicaraguan starter Elvin Orozco no longer on the mound.