Close bonds between the people of the African continent and the Caribbean island-nation of Cuba have been centuries in the making. Africans caught in the Atlantic Slave Trade were taken to Cuba where their presence made an indelible mark on the character of the political, economic and cultural fabric of the country. Since the 1960s, … Read more
In Cuba, it sometimes seems time stopped in the 1960s. Despite a succession of sweeping changes in recent years — rapprochement with the US, Fidel Castro’s death — the rhythm of life on the island remains as languid as ever. In Old Havana, locals still watch life go by from the balconies of their dilapidated … Read more
While their American and European peers twisted and shouted to The Beatles in the 1960s, in Cuba childhood sweethearts Gisela and Hector kept their Beatlemania a naughty secret. Now, still Beatles-crazy after all these years, but with the communist island’s Cold War-era censorship of rock music a thing of the past, they are making up … Read more
After being honoured for 2 days in Havana, Fidel Castro’s ashes were transported to Santiago de Cuba Over 2000 people, including Cubans and foreigners, pay tribute to the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in his burial place every day, an official daily newspaper Granma reported on Monday. The newspaper quoted Yudy Garcia, administrator of … Read more