CALGARY, Alberta – While the sun-and-sand landscape of Cuba is mostly unchanged for Canadians, Geoff Freeborn and a group of U15 baseball players from Alberta will soon experience the new, progressive ways of the Caribbean island some 150 km off the Florida coast. Alongside ambassadors Devon White, a former Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder, and […]
HAVANA, Cuba – U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to restore ties with Cuba may have given him a revered spot in the heart of many Cubans. Crowds lined the roads here to catch a glimpse of the presidential motorcade: en route to a baseball game between U.S. and Cuban teams, thousands spilled into the streets […]
HAVANA, Cuba – On March 25, within days of the historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, Havana will host a free open-air concert by the iconic British rock band the Rolling Stones at Ciudad Deportiva, the city’s sports complex. The show, billed as the Stones’ Concert for Amity, will make Sir Mick Jagger, Keith […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Barack Obama plans a historic visit to Cuba next month, the first U.S. presidential trip to the country in nearly 90 years. It’s a dramatic symbol of the thaw in hostilities between the former Cold War foes. Obama, in his final year in office, will meet with Cuban President Raul […]
HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba announced Sunday night that it is launching broadband Internet service in two Havana neighbourhoods as a pilot project aimed at bringing home access to one of the world’s least connected nations. State telecommunications company ETECSA said it would allow Cubans in Old Havana, the colonial centre that is one of the […]
HAVANA, Cuba – The third edition of the Havana World Music Festival will be held in the Cuban capital from March 24 to 27 and will feature artists from around the world. The list of attendees includes popular American group Earth, Wind and Fire, which will present its show EW & F Experience, by […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An inactive Hellfire missile sent to Europe for training use was shipped back to Cuba by mistake where it has remained since 2014. The Hellfire is an air-to-surface missile (ASM) first developed to be fired from helicopters for anti-tank use but later models were developed for precision strikes by the U.S. or […]
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – The participation of Curacao, for the first time, in the Havana International Fair (FIHAV) 2015 will be a bright opportunity to strengthen links with Cuba, said Curacao Minister of Economy Stanley Palm. Shortly before leaving for Havana with a business delegation to show goods and services from Curacao at FIHAV, Palm referred […]
HAVANA, Cuba – The prestigious Cuban band Buena Vista Social Club performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City as part of its farewell tour through the U.S. According to Prensa Latina news agency, last month the Cuban band and its lead singer Omara Portuondo performed at the White House, the first Cuban-based orchestra […]
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – The participation of Curacao, for the first time, in the Havana International Fair (FIHAV) 2015 will be a bright opportunity to strengthen links with Cuba, said Curacao Minister of Economy Stanley Palm. Shortly before leaving for Havana with a business delegation to show goods and services from Curacao at FIHAV, Palm referred […]
