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RIGHTS-CUBA: Door Opens for Sexual Diversity
The semi-nude bodies of men interlaced in a passionate embrace seems to stun the Cuban audiences in every performance of ''The Life and Death of Pier Paolo Pasolini'', the play about the Italian filmmaker who was assassinated in 1975, and about discrimination, conventionalisms and mediocrity./ARTS WEEKLY/CUBA: A Refuge for World Dance
Much of the history of dance from around the world is found in a little palace of sorts in the Cuban capital. The Museum of Dance holds items ranging from a thread of the shawl that led to dancer Isadora Duncan's death, to documents and photographs, to dance costumes from the most remote regions of the planet.CUBA: Washington Squeezes Where It Hurts – the Tourism Industry
The U.S. administration's new measures to stiffen the four-decade embargo against Cuba, that go into effect on Wednesday, will restrict the visits of Cuban-Americans and could undermine the revenues that the island takes in through its fastest-growing industry: tourism.CUBA-US: Tension Grows as November Elections Near
Relations between Cuba and the United States keep heating up as November elections in the northern country approach.CULTURE-CUBA: Attempted Renaissance of a Caribbean Chinatown
There is a place under the Caribbean sun in the Cuban capital where the calendars have 13 moons, where occasionally one hears the sound of an ancient gong, and where a tiger made of paper and silk might be seen making its way down the street.CUBA: Emigres Caught Between Bush and Castro
Once again, a U.S. government seems to be achieving exactly the opposite of what it says it is aiming for with its Cuba policy.CUBA: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
''We are like a crab: one step forward, two steps back,'' said Aurelio Fuentes, a 62-year-old Cuban who retired two years ago from a state-run company and now supports his family as a fisherman.POPULATION: For Cubans, Emigration is ‘Forever’
The dream of travelling to another country in search of opportunities, to help support one's family and someday return to the homeland, is an impossible dream if the emigrant is Cuban.MIGRATION-CUBA-U.S.: Washington Tightens Grip, Havana Loosens Up
While the U.S. government hardens its stance towards Cuba, to such an extent that it is as seen as hurting the Cuban community in that country, the Caribbean nation loosens its position on emigration and opts for dialogue./ARTS WEEKLY/CUBA: Socialism’s Rastas
Long dreadlocks stuffed into trademark red, black, green and yellow tams (knitted caps), which sometimes carry a symbol of an Afro-Cuban religion or even a U.S. flag, Bob Marley t-shirts and camouflage pants - that is the typical look of Cuba's young Rastafarians, a growing urban presence.CUBA: A Rare Glimpse at Life Behind Bars
The bars are not visible from outside. At a glance, the solid buildings of one of Cuba's main prisons merely have rectangular openings in the concrete walls to allow air to flow.CUBA-US: Knocking Down ‘People-to-People’ Bridges
The United States seems to have opted for open confrontation with Cuba on all fronts, even to the detriment of the ''people-to-people'' contacts allowed by U.S. law and promoted since the 1990s./ARTS WEEKLY/ POETRY-CUBA: Roberto Mendez, Patience in the Provinces
Twenty books published is a record for a Cuban author - the island's publishing industry can't keep up with national literary output - but it is even more astonishing for a poet from the provinces like Roberto Méndez, who has achieved this and much more./ARTS WEEKLY/THEATRE-CUBA: Play Revisits Censorship of Beatles Music
A middle-aged Cuban rock 'n roll lover takes home the bronze statue of John Lennon that sits on a park bench in the Cuban capital, to make his biggest dream come true: to reunite his old amateur rock band and play for the former Beatle.COMMUNICATIONS-CUBA: Tighter Internet Access Still Just a Threat
More than a month has gone by since the Cuban government announced tighter access to the internet, but the measure has not yet been implemented, and may never be, according to a source close to the government.HEALTH-CUBA: Scientists, Healers Share Aim of Fighting Cancer
Fighting cancer is the shared aim of Cuban scientists and folk healers who have produced vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and formulas based on the poison of the blue scorpion and the bark of the mango tree./ARTS WEEKLY/ LITERATURE-CUBA: Poet’s Sullied Reputation Recast
Nineteenth-century poet, essayist and playwright Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda is cited as one of the founders of modern feminism in Cuban texts on art and literature. But her literary reputation is only now gaining lustre.COMMUNICATIONS-CUBA: Internet Only in Dollars, and Away from Home
Internet access will become even more limited in Cuba when a government resolution takes effect later this month, allowing only those who pay for telephone service in dollars to connect - except for some specially authorised cases.CUBA: Tourism Ministry Denies Allegations of Corruption
Four senior executives of Cuba's biggest state-run tourism organisation have been dismissed because of ''serious management errors,'' but ''in no case have they participated in theft or embezzlement,'' the Tourism Ministry said in a communique published Monday.CUBA: Potentially Huge Corruption Scandal Rocks Tourism Industry
The Cuban government has kept mum so far with regards to what could be one of the biggest corruption scandals in this island nation in over a decade./ARTS WEEKLY/ CUBA: Biennial a Showcase for Critical Eye on Society
Flags from some 20 nations painted black, grey and white flutter in the wind over the colonial fort La Cabaña, where a critical vision of today's world abounds at the central exhibition of the 8th Havana Arts Biennial, underway until Dec. 15.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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