Young Cubans Unsure Where to Turn for Decent Jobs

<p style="text-align: justify;">HAVANA, Apr 14, 2011 (IPS) - In the throes of Cuba's economic "reorganisation," young people are walking a tightrope towards an uncertain employment future. They are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs that meet both their professional aspirations and their salary expectations.The government of President Raúl Castro launched economic reforms last year that include massive lay-offs of public employees, potentially affecting one million people by the end of 2011. "Young people are among the most vulnerable when it comes to getting a new job," Yonnier Angulo, a 25-year-old university professor, told IPS. Read More

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Afro-Cuban All Stars

<p style="text-align: justify;">The Buena Vista Social Club is a familiar name to many, since it’s the name of a Havana members club, an album and an award-winning documentary. It’s also an umbrella term for Cuba’s musical golden age of the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s. Although many of the recognizable musicians from the era’s heyday have passed away, Juan de Marcos González and the Afro-Cuban All Stars&nbsp; are keeping Cuba’s sound in the limelight.The project was the brainchild of de Marcos González who, after his work with the Buena Vista Social Club, assembled a group of Cuban musicians from the Americas and Europe. Read More

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