La Habana, Cuba News

The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami operates out of an old white mansion in Little Havana.

The Economist turns logic on its head and explains why the game of golf is a "revolutionary pursuit" in Castro's Cuba: AFTER the 1959 revolution, Fidel Castro denounced golf as a "bourgeois" hobby.

The International Republican Institute has just released its yearly public opinion survey conducted within Cuba between January 20 - February 20, 2013.

Life is good for Yoani Sanchez and Berta Soler, who are feted throughout their world tours denouncing their native land, but other Cuban dissidents have not fared so well.

The Toronto Star, Canada May 22 2013 Canada's ambassador to Cuba to attend Toronto man's corruption trial in Havana After two years in jail with no charges, North York's Sarkis Yacoubian now faces serious corruption charges that could get him 12 years in prison.

Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, announces the 2013 Pre-School Summer Dance Camps to be held weekly from June 10 - July 12 for boys and girls ages 3-5. Through fun and engaging classes, children explore the sounds, movement, stories, and art of Cuba , Colombia , Mexico , and Peru .

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When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.

In celebration of Brian Tate's final performance as a conductor of the Island Soul Choir, a special concert will take place at The Port Theatre May 26.

C. Grimaldis Gallery presents two concurrent solo exhibitions: Alexey Titarenko: Venice, and Dennis Lee Mitchell: Smoke Drawings.

She is not sure where her vocation came from, but she does know that this is what she wants to do.

When Sarkis Yacoubian walks into a court room in downtown Havana Thursday to face corruption charges that could send him to prison for 12 years the Canadian businessman will have a high-powered diplomat keeping a close eye on his trial - Canada's ambassador to Cuba.

Olga F. Saez, 96, of Athens, GA passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013. A native of Havana, Cuba, Mrs.

Housing is in such short supply in Cuba that many people end up squatting in public buildings.

Jimmy Breslin was right: There is no more beautiful sight than a heaving street full of people.

Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fiber optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater bandwidth and a backup in case the main leg to Venezuela is not available, according to a U.S. company that monitors global Internet traffic.

In this Feb. 14, 2012 file photo, a man transports a new Chinese made refrigerator in the trunk of a old car in Havana, Cuba.

In this May 10, 2013 photo, the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Conrad Tribble, top row second from right, poses with Cuban bloggers and tweeters holding their name tags at the end of a meeting called TwittHab 2.0 in Havana, Cuba.

Leaders of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White group rejected Havana's claims they are mercenaries and said on Monday that there is nothing wrong with receiving help from abroad because the Cuban government "is trying to asphyxiate us." Berta Soler and Belkis Cantillo also called for forgiveness of low-level repressors in a post-Castro era but ... (more)

HAVANA, Cuba -- Regional meteorologists have forecast a very active Atlantic hurricane season in the Caribbean this year.