Tag: Cuba
René Depestre, between poetry and revolution
We know René Depestre poet, essayist, novelist, Renaudot Prize 1988 for his novel Hadriana in all my dreams. Coming to literature through poetry, the man was also a political activist,…
China, Cuba, Central African Republic… These events that shook up international news on January 1
Since its creation on May 16, 1953, L’Express has covered the highlights of national and international news every week. Opening the archives of our newspaper means traveling through 70 years…
Leonardo Padura, living and writing in Cuba
In ” Water everywhere, living and writing in Cuba », Leonardo Padura, one of the greatest contemporary Spanish-language authors, looks back on his career as a Cuban writer. Through a…
“very discreet advances” with the United States, according to President Diaz-Canel
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday, December 14, recognized ” very discreet progress in terms of cooperation with the United States, particularly in the area of migration, despite the persistence…
Music: Cuba, Africa and Europe in fusion on the album “Estrellas” by Guts
/ Podcasts / Cultural report In the 1990s, he was the cantor of a humanist funk with the group Alliance Ethnik. Today DJ and producer, Guts has launched a new…
Cuban singer Pablo Milanés is dead
The Cuban singer and composer began his career in the 1960s. Considered the voice of the Cuban revolution, he recorded dozens of albums and set many poems to music. Icon…
Che Guevara’s son Camilo Guevara dies
It has been reported that Camilo Guevara (60), the son of the famous revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara, died in Venezuela. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on Twitter that Camilo…
Cuba plans to end power cuts by year’s end
The Cuban government hopes to end or at least diminish “ by the end of the year power cuts that hit the population daily, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Monday. In…
tourism up sharply but below pre-Covid-19 levels
Tourism is returning to Cuba, with the number of visitors increasing sixfold since the start of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office…
Cuba allows more foreign money
For the first time since the revolution in Cuba over 60 years ago, the country now plans to allow certain foreign investment in wholesale and retail trade. With the reforms,…