Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland... Nov 3, 2009
Russia is still a very third world nation with missiles which has its subs off the Florida coast while stationed in Havana, Cuba. mascmen7 on November 02, 2009 at 06:44 PM. (The Drudge Report)
10 ways to transport yourself for a while Nov 1, 2009
Step lively Escape the cold weather and turn up the heat with a night of salsa dancing hosted by the Havana Club at the Greek American Political Club in Central Square. Just steps from the T, Havana Club plays host to a ballroom-style Latin dance party every weekend, with live music most Saturdays ... Included in the cover price ($12, $15 if there s a band) is an hour-long group lesson by the Salsa y Control Dance company, whose instructors will show you the mambo, the cumbia, and some basic... (Boston Globe)
Castro: more US visitors mean more Cuban swine flu Nov 1, 2009
HAVANA Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu. Fishermen steer their boat in Havana, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Cuba swine flu 'from US tourists' Nov 1, 2009
By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana ... The head of the World Health Organisation, Margaret Chan, was in Havana last week and announced that Cuba should start receiving international swine flu vaccines within a month. (BBC News -- Americas)
The End of Prohibition Nov 1, 2009
Since Bush left office, American tourists no longer worry about being prosecuted for visiting Havana without a Treasury license. Gay unions have been page since 2002. (Slate)
The US Embargo Against Cuba Oct 30, 2009
Opponents of the embargo point toward attitudinal changes in the government in Havana, restructuring of the geo-political environment that led to the embargo when the Castro regime first became aligned with the now defunct Soviet Union, and changing demographics. Few individuals associated with the overthrow of the Batista government or the Castro government s seizure of assets are alive today. (Suite101.com)
Douglas Becomes 2nd Hollywood Star Visiting Cuba Oct 29, 2009
HAVANA -- Michael Douglas staged an impromptu walking tour of the Cuban capital's historic district Tuesday, posing for photos with construction workers and surprised residents ... Little was known about Douglas' plans for his four days in Cuba, but he was accompanied on his walk through Havana's old quarter by Patricia Rodriguez, an official at the city historian's office. (Newsmax)
Hemingway’s papers come to JFK Library Oct 29, 2009
The Cuban regime had told Mary that they intended to make the house Hemingway left just outside Havana, known as the Finca Vig ... A year later in Havana, with Sean Hemingway, the author s grandson, and Castro, they signed an agreement to digitize the documents, a project that would eventually cost more than $400,000 and was coordinated by the Social Services Research Council, an international nonprofit group based in New York. (Boston Globe)
U.S and Cuban Scientists Plan Joint Gulf Research Oct 29, 2009
HAVANA - U.S., Cuban and Mexican scientists have drawn up plans for joint research in the Gulf of Mexico, in another sign of improvement in long-hostile U.S.-Cuba relations. In a meeting in Havana this week, they agreed on top priorities for collecting information about the Gulf, a body of water shared by the three countries but about which little cooperative research has been done in recent years. (Newsmax)
Michael Douglas' trip to Cuba overlaps with island visit by fellow Oscar-winner Sean Penn Oct 28, 2009
HAVANA (AP) Michael Douglas staged an impromptu walking tour of the Cuban capital's historic district Tuesday, posing for photos with construction workers and surprised residents ... Little was known about Douglas' plans for his four days in Cuba, but he was accompanied on his walk through Havana's old quarter by Patricia Rodriguez, an official at the city historian's office. (FOX61, CT)
Michael Douglas makes surprise Cuba visit Oct 28, 2009
APMichael Douglas takes an impromptu tour of Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - Michael Douglas staged an impromptu walking tour of the Cuban capitals historic district Tuesday, posing for photos with construction workers and surprised residents ... Little was known about Douglas plans for his four days in Cuba, but he was accompanied on his walk through Havanas old quarter by Patricia Rodriguez, an official at the city historians office. (MSNBC -- News)
DOCTOR JOE: Miami doctor treats uninsured with dignity Oct 27, 2009
He also founded the St. John Bosco clinic, which treats low-income and immigrant patients in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood ... He launched Saint John Bosco Clinic for low-income immigrants and Spanish speakers in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
New Orleans mayor pushes for Cuba flights Oct 21, 2009
New Orleans mayor pushes for flights to/from Havana ... HAVANA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - New Orleans hopes to cash in on an improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations by getting direct charter flights between New Orleans and Havana, the U.S. city's mayor said in Havana on Tuesday ... If the ban is lifted, New Orleans would benefit by having flights to and from Havana and an increase in tourist traffic, Nagin said. (Scientific American)
Trade mission to Cuba builds on past success Oct 21, 2009
This November Todd P. Haymore, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), will lead a delegation of agribusiness leaders and exporters to Havana, Cuba, as Virginia pushes to expand international sales for a diverse offering of agricultural products. The Virginia delegation will participate in the upcoming Havana International Trade Fair November 2-7, 2009 ... In 2002, VDACS hosted several Virginia companies at the agricultural exposition in Havana. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Holliston softball player headed to Cuba to play Oct 19, 2009
Next month, Buxton, along with 59 other Massachusetts ballplayers from the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball association, will head to Havana, Cuba, to play in a series of games against local teams ... In 1999, the Baltimore Orioles traveled to Havana to play a game against the Cuban National team. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Cuba bars blogger from U.S. trip Oct 14, 2009
World Blog: Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country's communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. (MSNBC -- International)
Cuban Blogger Denied U.S. Trip For Award Oct 13, 2009
HAVANA -- A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country's communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. Yoani Sanchez had hoped to go to Columbia University for a Wednesday ceremony to receive her Maria Moors Cabot Prize, the oldest international award in journalism. (Newsmax)
Cuba Won't Let Blogger Go To US To Receive Award Oct 13, 2009
HAVANA, Oct. 12, 2009. Cuba Won't Let Blogger Go To US To Receive Award. (CBS News -- World)
Dr. Joe treats uninsured with dignity Oct 13, 2009
He also founded the St. John Bosco clinic, which treats low-income and immigrant patients in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. His latest effort is academic: Greer is now the assistant dean of academic affairs at Florida International University's new medical school, where he stresses the need for ethics in medicine. (MSNBC -- Health)
* World News Quick Take Oct 12, 2009
Havana has acknowledged its first deaths from swine flu, saying three pregnant women succumbed to the virus and many more have been treated for symptoms. Deputy Health Minister Jose Angel Portal said a total of 2,100 pregnant women were treated for symptoms of the disease, with 110 of them seriously ill, in comments reported by the official Communist Party newspaper, Granma, on Saturday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dorgan Pushes Ending Travel Ban to Cuba Oct 6, 2009
2 trip and had expressed interest in accompanying the orchestra to Havana. The visit would have been among the most high-profile cultural exchanges since Fidel Castro seized power a half-century ago, and would have coincided with the Obama administration's policy of gradually improving relations with the island nation. (Newsmax)
Buena Vista's Portuondo headed back to US; says music can better bilateral ties Oct 6, 2009
HAVANA (AP) Omara Portuondo, the sultry-voiced diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been gran 00004000 ted permission to visit the U.S. for the first time since 2003 and hopes a dose of her sensuous sound can inspire both countries to improve frozen relations ... Her older sister Haydee landed a job dancing at Havana's famed Tropicana cabaret, and Portuondo was a teenager when she was hired to dance there as well. (FOX61, CT)
Community Calendar and Area Events Oct 4, 2009
The Night Owl Book Discussion Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The September title is "Waiting for Snow in Havana" by Carlos Eire. Books are available for checkout or to purchase, $5. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Cuba lambasts US embargo after orchestra tour shelved Oct 4, 2009
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuba rapped the United States Saturday after the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was forced to cancel a tour due to the US embargo on the communist-ruled island ... The New York Philharmonic said Thursday it had canceled a concert series scheduled to take place in Havana between October 30 and November 2, citing difficulties created by the US embargo on Cuba ... But it has said it will not, for now, seek to end the embargo, instead urging Havana to show progress on human rights. (Yahoo! Asia News)
U.S.-Cuba Relations Oct 4, 2009
The American mafia used Havana as a conference center in 1946. Ernest Hemingway lived there for 22 years; he wrote The Old Man and the Sea at his villa just outside the capital. (Time.com)
Dollar Sign: Cuba Gearing Up For U.S. Tourists Oct 3, 2009
By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAYHAVANA ... Tourists disembark from a panoramic touris bus in front of a group of 'coco-taxis' (auto-rickshaws) awaiting for customers in Old Havana in this file photo ... At the rooftop pool of Havana's Hotel Saratoga, where rates run $200 and up and two-story suites have humidors and marble bathrooms, young Brits order mojitos. (ABC News)
NY Philharmonic shelves Cuba trip Oct 3, 2009
The orchestra's backers are playing a pivotal role in making the two-concert trip to Havana possible, it added ... Havana was due to host two concerts by the orchestra at the end of next month. (BBC News -- Americas)
Taking the game far afield Oct 3, 2009
Next month, 60 local slow-pitch softball players from the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball Association head to Havana to play a series of exhibitions against Cuban opponents of roughly equal age and ability ... Ten years ago the Baltimore Orioles played an exhibition in Havana ... His parents honeymooned in Havana in 1951, before Fidel Castro s Cuban Revolution. (Boston Globe)
‘Era of engagement’ includes Cuba Oct 2, 2009
And, lifting all restrictions on Cuban-American visits to family on the island was not a gesture to Havana, but a gesture to Little Havana s growing bloc of Cuban-American moderates. If the Obama administration really wants to open the flow of information to the Cuban people, why not embrace broad people-to-people contacts as did President Bill Clinton, modeled on President Ronald Reagan s approach to engagement with the Soviet Union. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
U.S., Cuba hold unannounced talks Oct 2, 2009
World Blog: Havana, Cuba ... NEW YORK - A senior American diplomat has held unannounced, high-level talks in Havana with the Cuban government, three State Department officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in long-icy relations ... Those discussions had been public, but neither country had previously revealed that Williams remained in Havana for five extra days. (MSNBC -- International)
Serving Castro First Oct 1, 2009
On the very day Colombia was humiliated by Locke's comments in Chile, the State Department announced it had sent acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Bisa Williams to Havana to negotiate new agreements with the ruling Castro oligarchy. First up: a new mail agreement. (Investors Business Daily)
* US envoy in Cuba met with officials, citizens Oct 1, 2009
Reports that she also met dissidents were not confirmed REUTERS , HAVANA Thursday, Oct 01, 2009, Page 7. A senior US diplomat who participated in recent talks in Havana about resuming bilateral mail service with Cuba stayed around to meet with Cuban officials and other Cubans in the latest sign of thawing US-Cuba relations ... He has lifted limits on Cuban Americans traveling and sending money to Cuba and initiated talks with Havana on migration and mail service, the latter aimed at reinstating... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
U.S. Official Spent Six Days in Cuba to Talk Postal Service, Expanded Ties Sep 30, 2009
The State Department held talks with Cuba this month in Havana to discuss resuming direct postal service between the two countries. It sent , acting deputy assistant secretary in the bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, on Sept. 17, making her the most senior State Department official to visit Cuba since Obama took office in January. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
US and Cuba in high-level talks Sep 30, 2009
A senior American diplomat held high-level talks with the Cuban government during a visit to Havana earlier this month, US officials have confirmed ... Earlier this month, Ms Williams, the deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, was part of a US delegation that went to Havana to discuss the possible resumption of direct postal services between the two nations ... Ms Williams stayed on in Cuba after the postal service discussions for five more days, says the BBC's... (BBC News -- Americas)
BASEBALL AMERICALed by Rangers prospect Justin Smoak, Team USA's had a fine showing at baseball's World Cup. Sep 26, 2009
American minor leaguers beat Cuba in '06 (in Havana for the Olympic qualifier) and in the '07 Cup. That 2007 event featured an American team heavy on prospects who have gone on to major league success. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Senior Neighbors: Sept. 24 Sep 24, 2009
Friday, Sept. 25: Our Man in Havana, starring Alec Guiness, Burl Ives and Noel Coward. This witty Graham Greene classic, originally released in 1959, is now on DVD. Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Rojas: Morales 3-nation star Sep 24, 2009
"I'm proud of being a Dominican citizen. It's a chance not everyone has," said Morales while he prepared a traditional "Cuban foamy coffee," with beans shipped from Havana, in his apartment in Anaheim. "I'm proud of the chance I have to travel [to the Dominican Republic] every year, of being a native. They even gave me the key to the city of San Francisco de Macoris. There's no bigger honor than that," said Morales about the treatment he's received from his adopted country. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Castro praises Obama on climate stand Sep 24, 2009
World Blog: Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - Barack Obama's call for action on climate change and his admission that rich nations have a particular responsibility to lead has received strong praise from an unusual source U.S. nemesis Fidel Castro ... That is quite a difference from Cuba's attitude toward former President George W. Bush, who was depicted on Havana billboards as a vampire. (MSNBC -- International)
Cuba's Mega–Rock Concert: A Win-Win for Juanes Sep 22, 2009
Singer Juanes of Colombia performs during the concert for Peace Without Borders, featuring some 15 Latin-American, Spanish and Cuban performers, at the Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 20, 2009 Sven Creutzmann / Mambo Photo / Getty ... At the end of his internationally televised concert in Havana's Revolution Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 20, Colombian rock superstar Juanes looked out at a crowd of more than 1 million and shouted, "Cuba libre! Cuba libre!" (Free Cuba ... "I took part in the... (Time.com)
Ban on Cuba Travel May Be Overturned in House This Year, Congressman Says Sep 22, 2009
He cited the governments decision to reinitiate talks on migration and direct mail, and also to put down the billboard operated by the U.S. government outside its special interests section in Havana, which he said often displayed anti-Cuba messages. To contact the reporter on this story: in New York at in Rio de Janeiro at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
The National Weather Service has issued an alert Sep 21, 2009
Click here for full text of the alert. TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE EXTRAS FRONT PAGE PDF. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Obama: Cuban mega-concert doesn't hurt US outreach Sep 21, 2009
But he says the effect of performances such as the concert set for Sunday in Havana by Colombian singer Juanes should not be overstated. Obama tells Univision's "Al Punto" show that Juanes' concert carries no U.S. stamp of approval. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
CSI star's ex-partner drops claim Sep 20, 2009
Havana gears up for huge concert. Egypt's Ramadan television soaps. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Mom of slain student Sep 20, 2009
The U.S. Interests Section in Havana issued Anais Cruz, 42, a doctor in Cuba, a visa, according to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R- Miami, who has been workingwith Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to help Cruz make the trip. (The Palm Beach Post)
Policy on Cuba disappoints Belafonte Sep 20, 2009
Belafonte, known for calypso, and "Lethal Weapon" actor Danny Glover were in Havana to inaugurate a new center promoting Caribbean cinema. Farrah's son sentenced to drug rehab. (Honolulu Advertiser)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Sep 20, 2009
Havana gears up for huge concert. Obama to meet Middle East leaders. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Miss Universe celebrates historic win in Venezuela Sep 20, 2009
Asked what she would say to Colombian rocker Juanes regarding his controversial "Peace Without Borders" concert in Havana on Sunday, Fernandez said she believes that musicians, like beauty queens, "are always here to unite, not to create one more problem in the world.". Sunday's concert has drawn criticism in the Cuban-American exile community, where many complain Juanes is endorsing the island's communist system. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Green' worker turns 50-minute commute into a two-day trek Sep 20, 2009
Havana gears up for huge concert. Taiwanese man 'too old' for jail. (BBC News -- UK)
Cuba gears up for mega-concert Sep 19, 2009
A worker walks on the stage that will host Sunday's "Peace Without Borders" concert in the Plaza of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA, Cuba - An international rock star is bringing a mega-concert to Cuba a spectacle that could be the biggest visit by an outsider since Pope John Paul II's 1998 tour while shrugging off death threats over an event he has dedicated to peace ... Earlier shows, including performances by Billy Joel in 1979 and Bonnie Raitt 20 years later, have been held... (MSNBC -- Music)
In Havana, Singer Harry Belafonte wants more from Obama to improve US-Cuba relations Sep 19, 2009
US actor Danny Glover, left, and US singer Harry Belafonte attend the inauguration of a new center that promotes Caribbean cinema in Havana, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 ... HAVANA (AP) American singer Harry Belafonte said on a visit to Cuba on Friday that he was disappointed President Barack Obama has not done more to improve relations with the communist-run island, but that he was hopeful progress would come soon ... Belafonte and "Lethal Weapon" actor Danny Glover were in Havana to inaugurate a new... (FOX61, CT)
Mom of slain student allowed to visit from Cuba Sep 19, 2009
At 3 p.m., the U.S. Interests Section in Havana issued Anais Cruz, 42, a doctor in Cuba, a visa, according to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, who has been working with Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to help Cruz make the trip. (The Palm Beach Post)
The great Cuba debate: A case for and against the embargo Sep 19, 2009
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Cuba works to become ecotoursim destination Sep 18, 2009
17: Why more Americans are on their way to Havana ... Just 125 miles southeast of Havana, it features more than 1. (MSNBC -- Travel)
U.S., Cuba talk about restarting direct mail Sep 18, 2009
State Department officials travel to Havana for first time since 2002 ... World Blog: Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - Cuba and the United States sat down for rare talks aimed at re-establishing direct mail service Thursday, a modest but positive step that caps a bitter week of recriminations over the extension of Washington's trade embargo against the communist-run island. (MSNBC -- International)
Cuba hopes green tourism can keep it in the black Sep 18, 2009
Just 125 miles southeast of Havana, it features more than 1. 5 million acres and 354 species of birds from pink flamingos to the bee hummingbird, the world's smallest bird plus 130 varieties of plants, dozens of which are found nowhere else on earth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cuba won’t make moves to better US relations Sep 17, 2009
HAVANA - Cuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the United States - no matter how small, foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez said yesterday, snubbing Washington s suggestions that some reforms could lead to better ties. He told a news conference the United States must lift its 47-year-old trade embargo without waiting for anything in return. (Boston Globe)
Cuba Says U.S. Should Lift Embargo Unconditionally Sep 17, 2009
Officials from the U.S. and Cuba plan to meet Thursday in Havana to discuss reviving direct postal service between their countries, but Rodriguez refused to comment. Mail between the U.S. and the island has had to pass through third countries since August 1963. (Fox News)
Cuba: Up to U.S. for better relations Sep 17, 2009
World Blog: Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - Cuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the U.S. no matter how small, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, snubbing Washington's suggestions that some reforms could lead to better ties ... Officials from the U.S. and Cuba plan to meet Thursday in Havana to discuss reviving direct postal service between their countries, but Rodriguez refused to comment. (MSNBC -- International)
Mother of school stabbing victim closer to visiting from Cuba Sep 17, 2009
We have been successful in securing an appointment for Anais for tomorrow morning at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana and hope that her interview process will go well. We will continue to work with her to secure her visa to enter the U.S." Miami-Dade County Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the School District has already obtained airfare and lodging for the victim's mother. "We've been able to put together partnerships with American Airlines that will provide a free voyage from... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cuba Ignores Obama, Won't Work for Better U.S. Ties Sep 17, 2009
HAVANA -- Cuba will not make any political or policy concessions to improve relations with the U.S. _ no matter how small, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday, snubbing Washington's suggestions that some reforms could lead to better ties ... Officials from the U.S. and Cuba plan to meet Thursday in Havana to discuss reviving direct postal service between their countries, but Rodriguez refused to comment. (Newsmax)
Obama renews Cuba trade embargo Sep 16, 2009
By Michael Voss BBC News, Havana. Mr Obama has previously signalled some easing of restrictions on Cuba. (BBC News -- Americas)
Publicist: Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Sep 15, 2009
It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo. Swayze performed and co-wrote a song on the soundtrack, the ballad "She's Like the Wind," inspired by his wife, Lisa Niemi. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Cab capitalism: Cuba allows new private taxis Sep 14, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Blogged - Travel. (Yahoo News)
Cuban-American leader seeks new path Sep 13, 2009
The ambassador said that on July 15, after a wait of 95 days, the U.S. Interests Section in Havana denied Perez a visa for the 10th time, using "the crude argument" that she "constitutes a threat to the stability and national security of the United States." ... The court rejected Juan Carlos Gonzalez Marcos' plea for leniency in central Havana on Thursday, according to Richard Rosello, who observed the hearing on behalf of the Havana-based Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
3 price points: Virginia Beach, Va. Sep 11, 2009
A Spa & Wine Tasting package includes a tour of Moonrise Bay Vineyards, a bottle of wine, two one-hour massages, a $50 dining credit at Havana Restaurant (www. havanavb. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
