home-main-slider

900 x 350 slider at top of home page

Cuban Journalism Is Changing Amid Bilateral Relations

banner 1 copy
Posted on January 29, 2016

By Julio Avila Havana, Cuba – At a White House press conference on May 21, 2015, a female Cuban reporter and her Cuban colleagues raised their hands a few times, then a few times more. Each was eager to ask a … Continue reading →

Posted in home-main-slider, Relations, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cuba: A New Reality

Posted on January 29, 2016

By Alexa Coveney and Abby Del Vecchio Havana, Cuba – Despite the crumbling infrastructure and societal problems in Cuba, art thrives in the city of Havana. Wilay Méndez Páez is a sculptor, painter and poet who uses discarded and decomposing … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, home-main-slider, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The WiFi Hotspot Revolution

Posted on January 19, 2016

Story by Emily Benson Video by Briceyda Landaverde Havana, Cuba – It’s 10 p.m. in Old Havana and scores of people are packed onto one street, but it’s not for drinking and it’s not for a party. The streetlights are … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, home-main-slider, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Casa Particulares Rise Alongside Individual Enterprise

Casas
Posted on January 19, 2016

By Ivana Stolnik Vinales, Cuba – To the outside observer, Havana appears to be stuck in time, unchanged for decades. Nineteen fifties American classic cars are everywhere. Buildings are rundown and nearly collapsing. The smell of cigars is in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, home-main-slider, Stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment