Cuba and the U.S. are getting closer to solidifying ties during the Summit of the Americas as Secretary Kerry meets Foreign Minister Rodriguez. It is also expected President Obama will meet with Raul Castro.
"Cubanacan" will a major event as it is the first opera in almost 50 years to come out of Cuba. The work is written by Charles Koppelman and composed by Roberto Valera. The production team recently announced that director Charles Chemin was brought into create the vision for the work's premiere.Chemin has an extensive background in theater and film, but "Cubanacan" will be his first crack at opera. The Frenchman called in from his native country to talk to Latin Post about how he got involved with the project and his vision for bringing Cubanacan to life.
The State Department is expected to recommend that Cuba be removed from the U.S. government's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism as early as this week.
The Seattle Mariners haven't made the playoffs since 2001. With arguably the best Latino Roster, and one of the best pitching staffs in all of baseball, the Mariners could win the American League West this season.
The rapprochement between the United States and Cuba could mean that tens of thousands of U.S. yachts could soon descend on island, an influx for which the country's infrastructure is not prepared.
Discussions between the United States and Cuba turned to communications issues this week as a delegation led by Daniel Sepulveda, the U.S. State Department's coordinator for international communications, visited the Communist island.
Mogherini, the highest-ranking EU official to visit communist Cuba for several years, expressed hope that the two sides could sign an agreement by the end of 2015.
Tourists in Cuba tend to appreciate its "unique character (as) one of the world's last remaining bastions of Communism," and many who fear the country will soon be "Americanized" due to warming relations with the United States are flocking to the island to take in the traditional flair.
Last week, Cuba got its first free, public WiFi hub. But as significant as that is for the formerly hermetic island nation that's in the process of normalizing relations with the U.S. and others, it may just be the beginning of a much larger coming technology revolution in the country.
According to MLB reports, Cuba could be the host of multiple exhibition games in the near future. This could and would have a huge impact on the Latino community given the large fan base among Latino baseball fans.
At an emergency summit meeting on Tuesday, Latin American left-wing leaders urged the U.S. to repeal an executive order which declared Venezuela to be a threat to the national security of the US.
Fidel Castro upped the ante in the row between the United States and Venezuela on Tuesday when he warned that the government of embattled President Nicolás Maduro was prepared to confront U.S. "threats and impositions."
The latest round of talks between U.S. and Cuban negotiators ended after just one day on Tuesday, and participants did not disclose how much progress they had made in their attempt to restore diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington.
Free Wi-Fi offered at a Havanna cultural center Cuba is allowing a Havana cultural center to offer free public Wi-Fi for the first time on the island, according to the Washington Post.
Prosecutors in the communist island country are seeking prison sentences of up to 20 years for officials that are accused of stealing eight million eggs from state companies.
The United States and Cuba have taken another step towards normalized relations after decades of a frozen relationship by re-establishing a direct telephone link for the first time in 15 years.
