- Cubans react to renewed relationship with the US On March 21st President Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to travel to Cuba in more than 80 years.
- More Cuban girls graduate from high school and go on to university Cuba prides itself on its free education system, and like many countries where girls have equal access to education, they tend to do better than boys.
- Cuba-US relations: The view from Havana While polls suggest a majority of Americans approve of U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, he has faced criticism at home from many of the Republican presidential candidates. But what do Cubans think?
- World’s best cigar sommeliers compete in Havana Cigar aficionados from around the world descend on Havana for the annual Cigar Festival. Among them, some of the world’s leading experts on Cuban cigars. Many come to compete in the international cigar sommelier competition.
- Obama administration loosens rules on Cuba travel, dollar The Obama administration on Tuesday loosened rules on travel to Cuba and the Cuban government’s use of the dollar, removing obstacles to closer ties between the two countries five days before President Barack Obama makes a historic trip to Havana.
- Cubans call free universal healthcare a success Cubans tend to blame their hardships on the U.S. trade embargo. It’s had a crippling effect for sure, but these days even president Castro talks openly about Cuba’s long lists of economic mistakes. But everyone approves of at least one investment the government has made: in free universal healthcare.
- Cuban entrepreneurs create second hand chic So Cuban artists of renown do well abroad, and are gaining traction domestically. But what about Cuba’s lesser known creators and craftsmen?
- Lack of internet forces businesses to innovate Vistar is Cuba’s first independent magazine dedicated to art, culture and nightlife. The people behind this start-up are young, inexperienced and enthusiastic.
- Cuba advancing in biotech and medical treatment Three years ago Cuba’s biotech industries were given unprecedented once-unthinkable freedom to do business,for profit,overseas.
- Art lovers pouring in for Cuban creations Havana’s art epicenter these days is La Fabrica, an industrial warehouse turned mega art space last year.
- Baseball is an everyday passion in Cuba It’s baseball season on the island of Baseball. But just try finding a baseball in stores.
- Cuban businesses struggle to get needed equipment Many Cuban businesses must make-do with old equipment because the embargo prevents them from upgrading.
- Cuban artists and craftsmen embracing change Graphic design, and especially poster art, are Cuban fortes. It’s a mix of art, humor and political commentary known the world around. And with relations between the U.S. and Cuban governments on the mend, there’s rich fodder for their work.
- The characters of Reinventing Cuba Here is Gerry Hadden’s insight into some of the people we profile in Reinventing Cuba.
- Gerry Hadden Gerry Hadden has been a writer and foreign correspondent for 15 years.
- Armando Guerra Armando Guerra is a filmmaker born in Cuba and currently based in Spain.