In Miami, a Hackathon for Cuba
By the Caribbean Journal staff How can technology help remove information barriers in Cuba? That’s the essential question on the agenda this weekend at the first-ever Hackathon for Cuba, which begins in Miami on Friday. The event is being organized […]
New Life For the Buena Vista Social Club
Above: Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club By the Caribbean Journal staff The original grouping of the world-famous Buena Vista Social Club can no longer play together. But while Cuban legends Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Ruben Gonzalez are no longer […]
Cuba, Bahamas Hold Talks in Havana
Above: Havana By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamian Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell is currently on a working visit to Cuba. Mitchell held talks with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina Gonzalez in Havana on Thursday, which the Cuban government called […]
Cuba's Ricardo Cabrisas Meets With New President of Iran
Above: Teheran By the Caribbean Journal staff Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, a vice president of Cuba’s Council of State and Ministers, held talks Sunday with Hassan Rohani, the new President of Iran in Teheran. Cabrisas was in Iran’s capital this weekend […]