Thursday 12 August
Cuba might be a land of ration books and power cuts, but last weekend it hosted an electronic music festival, complete with three stages and even an approximation of a cinema tent.
Sunday 18 September
For the first time in nearly eight years, American tourists are now able to legally visit Cuba – nearly half a century after the US imposed its now-infamous economic embargo.
Cuba is hoping to revive its ailing economy by opening up the tourist market, giving the go-ahead to a string of swanky new golf resorts. But how do you develop this unique country without diluting its character? Monocle…
Thursday 17 May
It might have been the estimable Andrew Mueller, often of this parish, who described Cuba as “North Korea with palm trees”, but I’d beg to differ.
Tuesday 5 January
Cuba’s bakers will be working overtime on Sunday, making cakes for the nation’s women.
From a barber in Beirut’s scholarly district to a hairdresser in a Hong Kong alleyway, we get a hair cut in four cities. They might be in very different locations, but they each give customers a service that’s personal and…
Colin Bradford, Simon Anholt, Paula Scher and Ilkka Kanerva on 2008.
The rise of the left in Bogotá, Obama stirs up controversy over Cuba, and rebuilding a Chilean icon.
A report on Canada's upcoming election, the referendum in Ecuador and the new high-speed internet connection between Cuba and Venezuela.
Here’s a hand with your artistic intake over the coming months, from festivals to film releases.
Why Cuba is relaxing rules on foreign travel, we learn more about the Benghazi attacks on US diplomats, and discuss the UK and Europe’s relationship.
The foreign land ownership debate in New Zealand, Cuba's bid to send doctors Oceania-way and Tonga finally gets connected to the rest of the world.
Hugo Chávez and his gas-guzzling motorcade, Cuba spruces up its colonial buildings, and the view from Washington of the Republican presidential candidate campaign.
How superstorm Sandy has affected Cuba, why François Hollande’s popularity is falling, and we discuss culture across Asia with the Jakarta Post Weekender’s Bruce Emond.
After the foiled Al Qaeda bomb plot we look at the ethics of espionage, learn why Algeria’s elections are under-attended, and discuss healthcare in Cuba.
A building with the best view in Budapest, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels discusses sustainability, and we learn about Cuba’s National Art Schools.
We meet José Luís Robaína García, Cuba's ambassador to New Zealand, for the first on our new series on diplomacy. We also look at the "diplomatic pouch", that slightly quaint method of shipping secret documents.
We get the latest on the French military operation in Mali, find out how significant Cuba dropping its travel ban will be for its citizens, and check in with Milan for menswear fashion week.
Sunday 5 August
Last week the Russian president Vladimir Putin was presented with an Akita fighting dog puppy by visiting Japenese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba.
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
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