A museum in the Cuban town of Sancti Spiritus is hoping to make the cotton ‘guayabera’ shirt just as internationally famous as cigars, rum and palm trees. Perfect for Cuba’s tropical climate, the light cotton shirt known as the guayabera is comfortable, cool, and a national symbol. A three century-old tradition Sixty-two-year-old Fidel Diaz Gutierrez sews guayaberas by hand, one… Read More

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Tunisian counterpart in Beijing on Friday for talks to deepen cooperation between the two countries. Xi held a welcome ceremony for Tunisian President Kais Saied at the Great Hall of the People before the two started a bilateral meeting. Xi said the two countries always supported and helped each other no matter how… Read More

A silver painted dancer figure greets audiences in the centre of London’s Tate Britain galleries. The museum has unveiled GRACE, a new commission by Alvaro Barrington. The Venezuela-born artist who has Haitian and Grenadian roots is based in the UK. His installation centers three key figures – his grandmother Frederica, his mother Emelda and a close friend and sister-figure Samantha… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago With a significant turnout, polling stations across nine provinces closed after 14 hours of voting. While officials prepare for tallying, final results aren’t imminent. The independent electoral commission plans to announce outcomes by Sunday. The African National Congress faces a challenge to its three-decade rule, with a new generation discontented amid widespread poverty. Despite winning… Read More