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Cuba’s reggaeton craze
The inspiring story of two reggaeton musicians in Cuba who are defying all odds to keep their dreams alive.
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Celebrating the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan
The Gabala International Music Festival in Azerbaijan has been celebrating its 10th anniversary. The artistic directors of the festival are Farhad Badalbeyli, Professor and Rector of Baku Music Academy and the cello player and conductor,...
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Cuban singer releases album at 87 years old
Cuba's always been famous for its great music but one 87 year old has just released a new album in Havana! Known as 'The Diva', Omara shot to international fame through Wim Wenders documentary film about the Buena Vista Social Club in...
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Canada pulls diplomats' families from Cuba
Canada has pulled family members of diplomats in Cuba, after a group of Canadians who were suffering from unexplained dizziness, headaches and nausea had their symptoms come back. The government is now saying those affected may have a...
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200th anniversary of Hemingway’s local bar in Cuba
After 200 years, one of Havana’s iconic bars still attracts hordes of thirsty drinkers, many of them Americans eager to take in the place that writer Ernest Hemingway made famous when he lived on the island. It was called the “Silver...
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Bring on the Boys: Men’s Fashion Week in New York
Men’s Fashion Week in New York got off to an exciting start with an international theme, courtesy of designers making a name for themselves. David Hart is based in New York City. But his 2018 Spring/Summer collection took tourism in Cuba...
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MEPs back EU-Cuba pact
MEPs have backed an EU deal to cooperate more closely with Cuba. The agreement envisages closer economic ties, but some parliamentarians raised concerns about the government’s human rights record. It comes as US president Donald Trump is...
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How Will Trump's Policy Toward Cuba Impact Business?
Florida Congressman Darren Soto says the Cuba policy may have a positive effect on businesses if we can get money to independent small businesses in the country, rather than military-backed companies.
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Films, music, nature and beaches: Cuba’s lesser-known east
Around 700 km south east of Havana lies Holguín, Cuba’s third largest city. Restorer Carlos Chiong Cruz led us from there to an old colonial treasure he has helped to rebuild in recent years. Gibara His taxi driver’s 1950 Dodge, fitted...
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Cuba’s annual Cigar Festival overshadowed by poor weather and Trump presidency
Cuba is showcasing one of the products it is most famous for. The island’s annual Cigar Festival, which runs until March 3, draws hundreds of buyers from around the world to party and tour plantations and factories. Cuban officials say...
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New tough stance
Jury Krytiuk of A. Nash Travel on what Donald Trump's position on Cuba could mean for Canadian tour operators
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Trump resets Obama's Cuba policy
U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed some changes to Obama's Cuba policy, which relaxed travel and economic restrictions on Cuba
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EU, Cuba move to mend ties after Fidel Castro’s death
The EU and Cuba agreed a deal on Monday to normalise ties as Brussels softened its stance on human rights in the Latin American country following the death of long-time leader Fidel Castro. EU governments decided last week to scrap a...
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Fidel Castro's historical legacy
Historian Isaac Saney, national spokesperson of the Canadian Network on Cuba, shares his thoughts on the former Cuban leader
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Fidel Castro's polarizing legacy
Castro's death prompts celebrations in Miami, mourning in Havana, CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports
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Jean Chrétien remembers Fidel Castro
Former PM sits down with CBC's Hannah Thibedeau to discuss the death and legacy of the former Cuban leader
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Fidel Castro's death prompts celebrations among Cuban exiles in Miami
CBC News speaks with Laura Juncadella, one of many Cuban-Americans to take to the streets Saturday in Miami's Little Havana
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Walk through Fidel Castro's revolutionary mountain camp
CBC's Adrienne Arsenault tours the hidden mountain camp where Castro and other rebels plotted the Cuban revolution
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Bronze bull a symbol of Canada-Cuba relations
CBC's Adrienne Arsenault looks at one of the stranger ties between the countries: a Canadian bull immortalized in a bronze statue
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Inside Fidel Castro's Hidden Mountain Camp
Adrienne Arsenault tours Fidel Castro's hidden mountain camp, where he and other rebels plotted the revolution.
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Fidel Castro Talks to CBC | From the Archives
Fidel Castro spoke with a CBC journalist near his mountain camp while he was living in hiding.
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New phase in U.S.-Cuba relations takes off
American Airlines Flight 17 was the first commercial flight from the U.S. to Havana in more than five decades
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Rabat beats to sound of Visa for Music
Among the many artists at this year’s Visa for Music in Rabat, a fair for music professionals from across Africa and the Middle East, was Guinea’s Sekouba Bambino, one of West Africa’s most popular musicians. Born into a musical family,...
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Castro's ashes begin procession
CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports from San Jose, where the ashes of Cuba's late president Fidel Castro begin a 3-day journey