The most frustrating thing is not being subjected to a law that one doesn’t know about, but being subjected to it even after finding out it doesn’t exist. Yet the immense majority of people in our country don’t ask where the laws appear. It’s enough to tell them: “You can’t do that” or [...]
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Dressed in black with chains hanging from their waists and necks, ready to writhe from side to side, the young lovers of the hardest strain of rock enjoyed their first Havana festival: Black Metal 6.6.6 FEST.
Havana Times.org The state news media in Cuba reported Monday on the case of dissident Guillermo Fariñas, who has been on a hunger strike for 13 days and refuses to go into exile in Spain.
Havana Times.org Southpaw Aroldis Chapman made his much awaited Major League Baseball debut on Monday in a spring training game against Kansas City. He pitched the third and fourth innings without allowing a run in the game won by Cincy 14-5.
Havana Times.org Three months ago Argentine director Juan Jose Campanella won the award for Best Director at the Havana Film Festival for “El secreto de sus ojos” (The Secret in their eyes). On Monday, he won a prestigious Oscar in Hollywood for the Best Foreign Film.
Havana Times.org If these countries actually desire to use US Internet companies is another subject. In the case of Cuba, to date the island’s government has put it hopes on improving its Internet capacity and services via a fiber optic cable to be laid from Venezuela to Jamaica to Cuba.
Havana Times.org Cuba holds opposition member Guillermo Fariñas responsible for his health and affirmed that he and the “unpatriotic persons, foreign diplomats and the media that manipulate him” should resolve the problem created by his hunger strike in demand for the release of political prisoners, according to a news item published today by the official Granma daily. [...] The Western Division playoffs between Havana Province and Industriales start Wednesday and Thursday with games one and two in San Jose de las Lajas, home of Havana Province, last year’s league champions. The Eastern Division playoff finals between Villa Clara, last year’s league runner-ups and Ciego de Avila open with games one and two [...] The Cuban government sent a new group of nine doctors and technicians to strengthen the brigade of 27 already working in Chile after the recent devastating earthquake. Currently 423 Chileans are studying on scholarships in Cuba, the majority in careers related to medicine.
Havana Times.org Cuba’s month long International Book Fair came to a close on Sunday in Santiago de Cuba after taking place nationwide.
Havana Times.org Villa Clara blew a 6-2 lead against Santiago de Cuba on Saturday but then scored a run in the bottom of ninth to win 7-6 and move on to the Eastern Division final series showdown with Ciego de Avila.
Havana Times.org It’s clear that the 2010 Cuba International Book Fair was dedicated to Russia as both a tribute to historic Cuban-Russian relations and the current need for political ties.
Havana Times.org Without saying what it costs nor what it covers, the Cuban government announced it would obligate tourists to buy health insurance in order to visit the island. The same measure applies for Cubans returning home for visits and for foreigners living in the country.
Havana Times.org During the final week of the regular season Sancti Spíritus rolled over Germán Mesa’s Lions in a three-game sweep at Latin American Stadium. Mesa was out-managed at every turn in those three games by his counterpart, Lourdes Gourriel, and the heavy-hitting Roosters seemed to have served clear notice that this was indeed “the year [...] HAVANA TIMES, March 6 – Again ready to pick up the beat, the 9th edition of the Festival Fiesta el Tambor is scheduled to take place on March 12 and 14 at the Casa de Cultura in the Plaza de la Revolucion municipality (Havana). |
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