Cuba held runoff local elections on Sunday in 2,121 voting districts where no candidate received the absolute majority of over 50% in voting the previous week. Ruben Perez, vice president of the National Electoral Council told the press that in five provinces the turnout was over 91% an hour before the polls closed. Final tallies are expected on Monday afternoon.
Read MoreInternational Workers Day will once again be celebrated with the traditional parade through Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution. According to Cuban authorities on Friday over 1,300 labor leaders from 56 countries are on hand as well as representatives of 18 Cuba brigades and solidarity groups.
Read MoreIf you do a google search on “List of casas particulares in Cuba”, you will find a long list of sites that provide information on a very wide range of homestay rentals all over the country. Information often includes an image, details of what’s available, cost and contact information. In some cases, bookings can be made online. At the bottom of the google page you will also find suggestions for related searches.
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Read MoreSeeing as that the author of the article seems to be interested in the US electoral system, please note that normally only 50-60% of the possible electorate votes there, and once the votes are divided between the Republicans and Democrats, the president of the US (which IS NOT elected directly elected but rather by electoral colleges – remember Bush vs. Gore, etc,) gets about say 20% of the votes: a very far cry from the minimum 50% required for any Cuban elected citizen. And so Cubans, through the 2007-08 elections of the municipal assembly delegates and the National Assembly deputies do indeed have a say as to who should be the president.
Read MoreWith the wounds exposed by earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and other parts of the Americas, Cuba is beginning to focus on its own great challenge: adapting construction for housing that can withstand strong tremors. The UN Environment Program give Cuba a categorization of “high” in terms of vulnerability to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and drought.
Read MoreWhether one is within or outside Cuba, there are a number of locations, organizations and even websites from which one can either directly purchase wooden handicrafts, or get information on such purchases.
Read MoreWhereas there is regular bus service from Havana to Viñales (see below), there is no longer any bus service from Havana to Cayo Levisa. So you have several options:
Read MoreThe deadline for submissions for the second Havana Times photo contest is upcoming on April 15th. To date the contest has received dozens of inquiries and a total of 15 persons have entered their pictures.
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