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Alfredo Guevara, Founder of Cuban Film Institute, Dies at 87
April 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Alfredo Guevara, founder of the Cuban Film Institute and president of the International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema of Havana, died here Friday of a heart attack, state-run media said. He was 87. continue reading »
Cuban Government: Reform Will Not be Easy
April 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The most complex and important parts of the reform plan launched in Cuba to update its socialist economic model are yet to come, Communist Party daily Granma said Tuesday. continue reading »
Pitbull Defends Jay-Z With His Own Rap About Cuba
April 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
After Jay-Z and Beyoncé controversial trip to Cuba, Jay released "Open Letter" to address their critics. Now, Cuban-American rapper Pitbull is coming to his defense with his own song. continue reading »
Havana Bar Sloppy Joe’s Sees Major Upgrade
April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Sloppy Joe's, one of the legendary Havana bars of the 20th century for its bohemian clientele, its long bar and famous customers like Ernest Hemingway and Spencer Tracy, has reopened its doors after almost half a century in ruins thanks to a painstaking reconstruction aimed at giving the city back some important memories. continue reading »
Cuba to Turn Over Parents Wanted For Kidnapping Sons
April 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cuba will turn over to U.S. authorities the American couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons from their maternal grandmother, who had permanent custody of them, and taking them to the island illegally, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. continue reading »
Dad Accused of Kidnapping Sons Apparently in Cuba Where There’s No Extradition
April 9, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
The two boys snatched last week by their parents from the Florida home of their grandmother - who had custody of the kids - may be in Cuba with their mother and father. continue reading »
Beyonce, Jay-Z in Cuba to Celebrate Fifth Wedding Anniversary
April 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Beyonce and Jay-Z are in Cuba where on Thursday they had breakfast at a restaurant in Old Havana to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. continue reading »
7 Members of Cuban National Ballet Defect During International Tour
April 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Seven members of the Cuban National Ballet defected during a recent tour in Mexico and all but one have crossed the border into the United States, a Miami-based news Web site reported. continue reading »
Cuban Dissident Yoani Sanchez Calls for Unity Among Cubans
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez on Monday issued a call to Cuban exiles to help forge a feeling of unity among all Cubans and to end the existence of "Fidel's Cubans and Miami's Cubans." continue reading »
Cubans Top Choices for Emigrating: Boliva, Chile and Ecuador
April 2, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile over the past 20 years have become new Latin American destinations for Cubans who decide to emigrate, the official weekly Trabajadores reported Monday. continue reading »
Few Expats Would Move Back to Cuba, Says Cuban Researcher
March 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Only a "very small proportion" of the roughly 2 million Cubans living abroad - 75 percent of them in the United States - are thinking about ever returning to the island to stay, although they would cooperate in the reconstruction of the country amid a process of democratic change, a leading Cuba scholar said Thursday. continue reading »
Cuba Going Green with ‘Ecological Cement’
March 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The island nation of Cuba is going green with its 'ecological cement' that reduces carbon emissions when it is being made - the country hopes to be a pioneer in 'green' cement. continue reading »
Pope Francis’ Manuscript on ‘Mission of Church’ Revealed to Cuban Cardinal
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cuba's Catholic prelate, Jaime Ortega, made public in Havana a manuscript with remarks made by Jorge Bergoglio about the mission of the church in a session before the conclave that elected him pope. continue reading »
Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez Visits White House
March 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cuban independent journalist and blogger Yoani Sanchez visited the White House on Wednesday and met with President Barack Obama's advisor on Latin America. continue reading »
Cuba Ready to Go from Analog to Digital TV Thanks to Chinese
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cuba announced Tuesday that it is "prepared" to perform a digital television test that uses a method developed by Chinese experts, local media reported. continue reading »
