Cuba Operation Miracle eye surgery gives sight to the blind

Posted December 21, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (1 comments)
ACN Surinamese Eduard Tasjero Sjegnile, 8, recovered his sight thanks to a surgery performed by Cuban ophthalmologists, members… Read More

Cuban scorpion venom being tested for cancer treatment in Cuba

Posted December 20, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (3 comments)
ACN For the first time in Cuba, scientists are using a natural medicine derived from scorpion toxin for the treatment of cancer.… Read More

Cuban bloggers “gather” in Cuba to discuss their restrictions on freedom

Posted December 07, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (26 comments)
Latin American Herald Tribune Cuban bloggers began a workshop to exchange information despite warnings by the island’s authorities… Read More

Roger Cohen writes the perfect summary of Cuba today

Posted December 06, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (2 comments)
(original title: The End of the End of the Revolution) By ROGER COHEN | New York Times ON MY FIRST DAY IN HAVANA I wandered down… Read More

Finlay Medical Research Institute in Havana opens new vaccine facility

Posted December 03, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (0 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal The Finlay Medical Research Institute will inaugurate a vaccine production facility that will increase… Read More

Cuban Music

Posted November 29, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (0 comments)
Time.com If this were a music video, it would start in this living room in Havana, with a tight shot of the skinny kid in the… Read More

Che movie with Benicio del Toro opens in December

Posted November 22, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (2 comments)
Rob Sequin | Havana Journal The four plus hour epic “Che” movie will open in Los Angeles and New York on December… Read More

Yadel Marti and Yasser Gomez thrown off Havana Industriales baseball team

Posted November 21, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (1 comments)
CBS Sports Ace pitcher Yadel Marti and star outfielder Yasser Gomez have been thrown off Cuba’s top league team for “a… Read More

Hurricane Paloma brings more destruction to Cuba - video

Posted November 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (23 comments)
By Ray Sanchez |  South Florida Sun-Sentinel During every major story, there are things a reporter sees that don’t… Read More

Habanos Cuban cigar maker sues Missouri company for use of word “Havana”

Posted November 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Cigars (4 comments)
The Havana Journal has obtained a copy of the Notice of Opposition filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office whereby Habanos… Read More

Cohiba Gran Reserva cigars to be released in February 2009

Posted November 02, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Cigars (1 comments)
By Nick Foulkes | NEWSWEEK (edited for clarity) In the VIP tasting room of the Partagas factory, opposite the Cuban capitol building,… Read More

Are conditions right for another Mariel Boat Lift from Cuba?

Posted October 29, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (3 comments)
The Latell Report - October 2008 Welcome to The Latell Report. The Report, analyzing Cuba’s contemporary domestic and foreign… Read More

Arte por Cuba art sale fundraiser to raise money for Gibara Cuba

Posted October 24, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (0 comments)
By Redaction AHORA Some 90 artists from Latin America and Europe have donated works to the online Art for Cuba expo-sale organized… Read More

Havana Biennial Art Exhibition set for April 2009 in Cuba

Posted October 22, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (2 comments)
The official web site is BienalHabana.cult.cu and this article below comes from CubaHeadlines.com. Experts from the Wifredo Lam… Read More

Plaza Cuba to host unique Cuban rumba dance party in Oakland CA

Posted October 20, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (0 comments)
PlazaCuba is hosting a unique dance party on October 25, 2008 from 4pm to 9pm in the San Francisco Bay Area, celebrating the launch… Read More

Italy to partner with Cuba on film production

Posted October 20, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (1 comments)
By NICK VIVARELLI | Variety Italy and Cuba have signed a co-production agreement under which Silvio Berlusconi-owned Medusa is… Read More

Cuban soccer player Reinier Alcantara tells his story of freedom in the US

Posted October 14, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
BY MICHELLE KAUFMAN | Miami Herald Reinier Alcantara knew, even before he boarded the flight from Cuba to Washington, D.C., last… Read More

Housing crisis in Cuba may be never be fixed

Posted October 10, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (5 comments)
(Original title: Hurricanes worsen housing deficit in Cuba) Frances Robles and Miami Herald staff | Miami Herald The wooden one-room… Read More

Havana architect Lin Arroyo dead at 90

Posted October 07, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (0 comments)
TimesOnline.co.uk Lin Arroyo designed some of the spectacular buildings that provided the stylish backdrop for the movie stars… Read More

“Temporary” housing is permanent housing for many Cubans living in Cuba

Posted September 23, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (2 comments)
Weary Cubans still displaced by past hurricanes By WILL WEISSERT / AP When Hurricane Charlie tore through her apartment, Marcia… Read More

Housing and crops destroyed across Cuba, written from Havana

Posted September 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (1 comments)
A letter from a Canadian living in Cuba Hola all: Cuba has been, and continues to be, devastated by Hurricane Ike. The only thing,… Read More

67 buildings in Havana Cuba are damaged or collapsed, more to fall?

Posted September 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (4 comments)
By Ray Sanchez | Havana Bureau | Sun Sentinel Ike’s true fury may only be starting to show. From the water-logged eastern… Read More

Update on poor living conditions in Cuba after Hurricane Ike

Posted September 10, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (1 comments)
Ray Sanchez | Havana Bureau | Sun Sentinel Cuban authorities are reporting 64 partial or total building collapses in the capital,… Read More

Hurricane Ike destroys homes in Baracoa and Camaguey Cuba

Posted September 09, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (6 comments)
BY ELAINE DEVALLE, RENATO PEREZ AND FRANCES ROBLES | Miami Herald Storm surges and overflowing rivers flooded neighborhoods and… Read More

OFAC penalities for buying Cuban cigars on the Internet and Restrictions

Posted August 01, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Cigars (0 comments)
These are the civil penalties released by OFAC today for violations of buying Cuban cigars on the Internet One individual was… Read More

What it’s like to attend medical school in Havana Cuba

Posted July 27, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (29 comments)
By Charlie Smith | Greenwood Commonwealth Conditions at medical school in Cuba more closely resemble summer camp than a modern… Read More

Vintage Havana modern architecture leader dies in Miami

Posted July 27, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (0 comments)
By WILFREDO CANCIO ISLA | El Nuevo Herald Architect Nicolás “Lin” Arroyo, who played a leading role in pre-Castro… Read More

Life in Havana and Raul Castro July 26 speech - What’s next?

Posted July 21, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (1 comments)
(Publisher note: original title is Havana Diary. I am posting this story in anticipation of the July 26 anniversary of the Revolution.… Read More

Olympic hopeful Cuban cyclist Pedro Pablo Pérez in hospital

Posted July 15, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
ACN Cuba’s best road cyclist, Pedro Pablo Pérez, six times Vuelta a Cuba (Tour of Cuba) winner is in a serious condition… Read More

Routes and Travels project - professional Havana tour guides

Posted July 07, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (0 comments)
DTCuba.com The eighth edition of the Routes and Travels project (Rutas y Andares in Spanish), promoted by the Office of the City… Read More

A gay pride parade in Cuba? - I doubt it

Posted June 25, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (7 comments)
Guardian.co.uk article Today, Cuba’s gays are planning some reform of their own. Working with Florida’s Unity Coalition,… Read More

Cuba approves CimaVax lung cancer vaccine - updated February 22 2009

Posted June 24, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (32 comments)
Reuters Cuban scientists said on Tuesday the first vaccine to extend lives of lung cancer patients has been approved by Cuban… Read More

Cuban Foundation Museum founded by Batista features rare Cuban art

Posted June 21, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Art (39 comments)
By LAURA STEWART | The Daytona Beach News-Journal Alberto Jones paused in front of Daniel Serra-Badue’s 1941 painting, “Cuban… Read More

Nightly entertainment spots in Havana Cuba

Posted June 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (3 comments)
Written by Julie Schwietert | Photo by Brayan Collazo Alonso | MatadorNights.com From the tragically touristy to the totally local,… Read More

First Cuban golf resort - Carbonera Country Club - to be built by Esencia

Posted June 03, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (23 comments)
Dominic Walsh | TimesOnlines.co.uk It is the island of which Ernest Hemingway once wrote: “It not only looks wonderful, it is… Read More

New England little league baseball team to play in Cuba

Posted May 31, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
Boston.com In a rare occurrence since the U.S. embargo on Cuba, a Little League team from Vermont and New Hampshire will play… Read More

Putumayo releases third Cuban music album Cafe Cubano

Posted May 26, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (0 comments)
On May 27th, Putumayo World Music will release Café Cubano, a captivating collection that will transport listeners to the charming… Read More

Antique Henry J cars still on the road in Cuba

Posted May 26, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (2 comments)
Running With the Buicks in Havana - A story of two Henry J.s By Al Gowan During my visits to Cuba, I’ve enjoyed American cars… Read More

Internet access in Cuba - maybe in 2010

Posted May 23, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (3 comments)
Fernanda Mello Veiga | OVUM Last week, the Cuban government announced that ordinary Cubans will not be allowed to have Internet… Read More

Havana Deco book on Cuban architecture now available

Posted May 19, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (0 comments)
Cuban artists, open to the winds of change and to outside influences, filtered the movement born in Paris through the dazzling… Read More

Cinequest distributes Cuba movie Boxers and Ballerinas

Posted May 19, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (0 comments)
SPELLBINDING DOCUMENTARY JOINS CINEQUEST FAMILY Cinequest Distributes Award-Winning Film Following Cuban Artists and Athletes… Read More

Brokeback Mountain on Cuban television and gay rights convention

Posted May 18, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (1 comments)
Mariela Castro, center, daughter of Cuba’s President Raul Castro, and two unidentified participants attend a ceremony marking… Read More

Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Project

Posted May 04, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (2 comments)
JamaicaObserver.com The health ministry is expected to finalize a new agreement with the Cuban Government next week that will… Read More

“Luminous Landscapes from Eastern Cuba” at Cuba Gallery of Fine Art

Posted May 01, 2008 by Arte de Cuba in Cuban Art (0 comments)
An exhibition of 23 original oil paintings of the Oriente Region of Cuba will be at Cuba Gallery of Fine Art, May 17th- 31st  … Read More

Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Havana Cuba

Posted April 30, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (15 comments)
Email from a Havana Journal reader, posted with permission. I saw your posting showing the memorial of the Maine in NYC and it… Read More

Great Cuban baseball article from Robert Cassidy of Newsday

Posted April 08, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
BY ROBERT CASSIDY | Newsday.com Connie Marrero once struck out Mickey Mantle three times in one game. Not bad for someone who… Read More

Yoani Sanchez awarded Spain’s Ortega and Gasset prize for digital journalism

Posted April 05, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (3 comments)
Reuters Independent Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, who chronicles the woes of life in communist-run Cuba, was awarded one of Spain’s… Read More

Fantastic Wall Street Journal article on contemporary Cuban artists

Posted March 31, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Art (0 comments)
original title: The Cuban Art Revolution Collectors are betting the next hot art hub will be an island most Americans still can’t… Read More

Vintage pre-Castro Cuban art paintings on display in Daytona Beach Florida

Posted March 31, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Art (2 comments)
TheArtNewspaper.com | David D’Arcy Paintings made before the current regime seized power in Cuba are on display at the Museum… Read More

Havana Beverages adds third soda - Havana Tamarind

Posted March 28, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Cigars (0 comments)
(This is not a paid advertisement and I have no affiliation with the company. I just thought it would be fun to post this) Havana… Read More

Casa de la Trova music festival in Santiago de Cuba

Posted March 28, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (1 comments)
BY RAFAEL LAM | Granma.cu SANTIAGO DE CUBA is the birthplace of Cuba’s trova music movement, a tradition that goes back to medieval… Read More

2008-09 issue of Cuba Absolutely arts and culture magazine now available

Posted March 28, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Music (0 comments)
The publishers of Cuba Absolutely just sent me a complementary copy of the the 2008/2009 issue for review. I am happy to say… Read More

Cuban baseball game at Ciudad Deportes (sports City) in Havana

Posted March 23, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
By Circles Robinson I grew up watching my father play a lot of beach volleyball. Since living in Cuba, I have also become fond… Read More

New documentary film “Cuban Dreams” to be filmed in Havana Cuba

Posted March 19, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Movies (0 comments)
By email Cuban Dreams will be a Feature Length Documentary produced and directed by Gail Reaben Cuban Dreams will be a feature… Read More

Cuban Baseball Federation may have a lot to offer after the Embargo

Posted February 24, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Sports (0 comments)
By DOM AMORE | Courant Staff Writer Twins veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez, who got out of Cuba in the mid-1990s, has heard it… Read More

Ricardo Alarcon trying to answer Cuban students’ questions about Cuba - video

Posted February 08, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (14 comments)
By Shasta Darlington | CNN In a rare public expression of discontent, a video obtained by CNN shows Cuban students grilling a… Read More

Wifredo Lam Cuban art to be featured at Miami art gallery

Posted February 07, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Art (1 comments)
BY FABIOLA SANTIAGO | Miami Herald It is an art event of exceptional significance to South Florida—the first large-scale… Read More

New CUBA herbal energy juice to be in Grammy gift bag February 10

Posted February 06, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Cigars (1 comments)
Press Release CUBA Beverages has designed a special package exclusively for the 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards Talent Gift Bag. … Read More

Cuba House Swap - great article by Marc Lacey - New York Times

Posted January 28, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Architecture (0 comments)
Marc Lacey | New York Times Virtually every square foot of this capital city is owned by the socialist state, which would seem… Read More

Granma update on medical devices in Cuba

Posted January 19, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (0 comments)
(original title: Cuba exports medical equipment all over the world) The national health system has at its disposal technology… Read More

One million people have been treated by Cuba’s Operation Miracle

Posted January 14, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (2 comments)
Periodico26.cu Three years after the Operation Miracle program began, one million people from 28 Third World countries have benefited… Read More

Generation Y Generacion Y to expand blogging from Cuba

Posted January 11, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (9 comments)
I was checking in on Yoani’s blog from Havana and see that she posted many articles on January 6 including this one: If… Read More

Cuban drug Heberpenta may be exported next year

Posted January 07, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Healthcare (1 comments)
DTCuba.com Cuba’s pharmaceutical industry is working to expand its presence on the international market by commercializing… Read More

2008 Letra del Año desde Asociación Yoruba

Posted January 01, 2008 by publisher in Cuban Culture (7 comments)
CONSEJO CUBANO DE SACERDOTES MAYORES DE IFA LETRA DEL AÑO 2008 Signo:    Iguori ogbe ( Iguoribolbe ) Profecía: … Read More

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