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My first full day in Havana started out early, albeit not as early as the day before. I was up at 5 a.m. just in…

For the second year in a row I will be covering the Festival de Habano in Havana, Cuba, and for the second year in a row,…

Friday morning started off a bit sluggish and I was actually a couple minutes late to the bus. After struggling to find the address for…

The story they like to tell goes like this. A vice-rector of a Catholic university once visited a rural school in one of the most…

There are many constants of Procigar, not getting enough sleep is amongst them. After writing a quick story about some positive FDA news, I headed…

Like most days during the Procigar Festival, Tuesday’s wake up call came all too early as a couple of us closed out Monday night under…

As Patrick Lagreid mentioned yesterday, Monday started out in a Dominican night club called Coco Bongo, which apparently is a chain—learn something new everyday. After…

Charlie Minato and I are back in the Dominican Republic for the Procigar Festival, the annual celebration of the country’s cigar industry, and which this…

The second full day of Estelí got off to a similarly early start as the day before. I am going to be honest, I had…

My morning started out quiet early: 6:30 a.m. to be exact. While I’m sure we would have sent someone to cover Tobacco Plus Expo, my…

My Thursday morning started off with a visit to the My Father Cigars S.A. factory, an impressive facility right on the Panamerican Highway that I…