The Havana Reporter

The Havana Reporter No.8/ May 30, 2019

Details of two major events in Cuba, the 2019 International Tourism Fair and Havana´s 13th Visual Arts Festival, are among the highlights of this year´s eighth issue of The Havana Reporter, published May 30.

This edition also offers articles on Cuba´s new economic goals, its informatization program and the island´s participation in the upcoming Pan American Games to take place in Lima, Peru.

Prensa Latina News Agency is also featured on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, which will be celebrated on June 16.

The growing hostility of U.S. President Donald Trump against Cuba, as well as the situation of health care in Latin America and the Caribbean are also discussed in this issue.

Other articles focus on a park dedicated to Caribbean heroes, a monument inaugurated in Havana in late April, and Panama´s political scene following its recent elections.

The Havana Reporter No.8/ May 30, 2019

This edition also offers articles on Cuba´s new economic goals, its informatization program and the island´s participation in the upcoming Pan American Games to take place in Lima, Peru.

Prensa Latina News Agency is also featured on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, which will be celebrated on June 16.

The growing hostility of U.S. President Donald Trump against Cuba, as well as the situation of health care in Latin America and the Caribbean are also discussed in this issue.

Other articles focus on a park dedicated to Caribbean heroes, a monument inaugurated in Havana in late April, and Panama´s political scene following its recent elections.

The Havana Reporter No.7/ Apr 16, 2019

Congressman James Mcgovern´s visit to Havana and his views on Cuba-U.S. relations are featured in The Havana Reporter´s seventh issue of the year, published April 16th.

Another article focuses on an initiative introduced by members of Congress Rick Crawford (R) and Cheri Bustos (D), aimed at facilitating sales of U.S. agricultural products to the Caribbean island.

This issue offers the reader further details about Prince Charles of Wales and his wife’s recent visit to Havana, which helped to consolidate cooperation between the United Kingdom and Cuba.

The reader will also learn about the natural disaster relief that a Cuban medical brigade is rendering in Mozambique in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Also included in this issue is information on the forthcoming International Danzón festival, Cuba´s national dance form, Acosta Danza´s new season and Havana’s embellishment in celebration of its 500th anniversary on November 16th.

Among the regional highlights is an analysis of the Latin American leaders who have joined the U.S. campaign to topple the Venezuelan government of president Nicolás Maduro.

The sports features cover this year´s program of regattas between the U.S. and Cuba and Cuban athletes´ preparations for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, with 350 national competitors already qualified.

We would like to take the opportunity to inform our readers that The Havana Reporter will now be a monthly publication.

The Havana Reporter No.6/ Mar 31, 2019

Details of the upcoming 13th Biennial of Havana and developments in Cuba-U.S. relations are featured in this year´s sixth issue of the Havana Reporter, published March 31st.

The cultural section also includes articles on the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) and Havana´s Museum of Rum.

Other highlights of this issue focus on the performance and goals of Cuba´s tourism industry and the growing activity reported at the Mariel Special Development Zone.

Among the regional topics discussed in this issue are the attacks on Venezuela to topple the government of President Nicolás Maduro and Caribbean nations´reactions to their inclusion on a European Union´s black list associated with the financial sector.

The Havana Reporter No.5/ Mar 16, 2019

The next steps in Cuba´s new constitutional process following the February 24 referendum are among the highlights of The Havana Reporter´s fifth issue of the year, published March 16. The tightening of the U.S. blockade against Cuba through the Helms-Burton Act is also discussed in this issue, which offers the reader further information on the island´s efforts to boost its tourism and foreign trade. Details about the sixth Havana World Music Festival and the recent Habano Festival are cultural events also highlighted in this issue. This issue also brings the reader closer to information about the meeting of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, where they agreed upon taking action to strengthen regional unity in order to confront the changing global scenario. The challenges and aspirations of Cuban baseball on the road to the 2020-Tokyo Olympic Games are also discussed in this issue.

The Havana Reporter No.4/ Feb 28, 2019

Relief efforts that little by little heal the scars left in areas of Havana by a recent tornado and the increased U.S. hostility towards Cuba are featured on The Havana Reporter´s fourth issue of the year, published February 28.

Cuba´s program to ensure more competitive tourist products and services, aspects of the Caribbean island´s informatization process and details about the forthcoming Drum Festival, which is dedicated to Spain, are also included in this issue.

Other articles focus on the celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the city of Havana´s founding and the work of Fábrica de Arte Cubano as an institution that promotes Cuban culture.

This issue brings the reader closer to regional topics such as human trafficking in the Caribbean, Bolivia´s new healthcare system and Latin America’s increasing youth unemployment.

Another article looks at the rivalry between triple jumpers Caterine Ibargüen from Colombia, and Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, who are expected to engage in intense battles at major competitions this year, including the Lima Pan American Games and the World Championships in Doha.

The Havana Reporter No.3/ Feb 15, 2019

Details of the Habano Festival, the celebration of Cuba´s tobacco agro-industry, the forthcoming Constitutional referendum on the Caribbean island and Cuban-US relations are among the highlights of The Havana Reporter´s third issue of the year, published February 15.

Other articles focus on relief efforts following the devastating tornado that swept through areas of Havana late last month and Cuba´s participation in the recent edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Caribbean island´s aspirations for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, the link between tourism and celebrations of Havana´s 500thanniversary, as well asViengsay Valdés’recent appointment as the artistic director of Cuba´s National Ballet Company are also featured in this issue.

The reader will also find further information on regional issues, such as the plight of social leaders in Colombia and the Jamaican government´s security strategy aimed at reducing violence in the country.

The Havana Reporter No.2/ Jan 31, 2019

The February 24 referendum in Cuba and Havana´s International Book Fair are among the highlights of The Havana Reporter's second issue of the year, published January 31.

Cuba´s position regarding its relations with the United States of America is also featured in this issue, which brings the reader in depth information on the island´s tourism industry, culture and its environmental protection efforts.

Other articles focus on the elections scheduled for next May in Bolivia, President Donald Trump´s immigration policy and Peru´s preparations for the Pan American Games, hosted in the capital city of Lima from July 26-August 11.

The Havana Reporter No.1/ Jan 16, 2019

Launched in early 1959, Operation Truth, the response to misinformation campaigns against the then emerging Cuban Revolution, is featured among the highlights of this year´s first issue of The Havana Reporter, published January 16.

Other articles focus on economic relations between Cuba and Canada, the largest issuing market of tourists to the Caribbean island, and the challenges of the new Constitution Cubans will vote on in a referendum on February 24.

The reader will also find details of the Jazz Festival Plaza, which will close on January 20, as well as of the film El regreso (The Return), starring, written and directed by a woman, Blanca Rosa Blanco.

This year´s first issue of The Havana Reporter includes articles on President Jair Bolsonaro´s plans to allow the possession of weapons in Brazil and the Mayan Train, a Mexican project to be implemented in the Yucatan peninsula which will support efforts against poverty.