Rob Sequin | Havana Journal Cuervo y Sobrinos holds a unique position, a tradition and identity which differentiate the brand created in Havana but, made in Switzerland, from any other brand of watch making. Cuervo y Sobrinos is the only Swiss fine watch-making brand that can boast real and proven Latin… Read More

Motor Trend’s Carlos Lago, with family ties to the island nation, and Arthur St. Antoine, an aficionado of the works of Ernest Hemingway, as well as fine Cuban cigars, spend a week in the forbidden paradise exploring the classic car culture of Cuba, borne as much from necessity as passion, and come… Read More

Rob Sequin | Havana Journal With little fan fare and apparently even less marketing, the Global Cuba Fest will happen in Miami Beach from March 15 to the 17th. The FUNDarte and Miami Light Project present the Global Cuba Fest in Miami Beach. The Deauville Hotel Jazz Club will host some the best Cuban… Read More

The Revolution Recodified is a three-day conference at The New School and New York University about the impact of digital technology in Cuban culture and society. For more than a decade, Cuban artists, musicians, independent journalists and librarians have teamed with computer scientists and engineers… Read More

Galeria Cubana of Boston (and Provincetown in the summer) is sponsoring a Hurricane Sandy Relief Auction on Friday December 7 from 5 to 9 pm in Boston. To gather support for the auction, the gallery will have on exhibition, works on canvas and paper by Edel Bordon, Reinaldo Campillo, Sandra Dooley, Guillermo… Read More

From ICCAS press release The Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) at the University of Miami has opened enrollment for an intensive three-day Cuban Studies Certificate Program to be held from February 15 – 17, 2013. The weekend program’s expert instructors use a multi-disciplinary… Read More

Various bloggers are reporting that the head of the Partagas factory in Havana, Abel Exposito, was arrested last week. Since there is no official word from Cuban authorities, information contained in this article cannot be verified. The alleged charges are for cigar smuggling to Switzerland and foreign… Read More

Five stars or no stars, life is a beach By Desmond Boylan | Reuters The variety of options and price range for vacationing in Cuba, for either Cubans or foreigners, is vast. Let’s take the average Cuban family, with an income of roughly $20 (500 pesos) per month from the husband and around $10 from… Read More

Press Release The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba will be performing on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 8pm at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is honored to welcome this Cuban National Treasure to New York City during their first,… Read More

Interesting news and information articles to start your week recommended by Rob Sequin of Havana Journal. In no particular order… Cuba-related donations are down this electoral cycle By Juan Tamayo | El Nuevo Herald Would-be donors say business is bad, there’s fatigue over the Cuba issue, and… Read More