MiamiHerald.com: Mariel

Senate panel approves tougher rules for ALFs

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:52 EST

The bill requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to inspect ALFs, rate them for consumers and revoke or deny the licenses of those whose staffers deliberately harm residents.

Marieleños hold reunion in Miami to honor Mariel - their hometown before the boatlift

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:57 EDT

A banquet hall in west Miami-Dade on Sunday became a time machine of sorts to the early Twentieth Century Cuba -- and the town of Mariel.

One of the ``travelers'' was Gertrudis Balsindri, who was born in the coastal town 25 miles east of Havanaon Nov. 17, 1900 -- that makes her 109.

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:02 EDT

Marieleños hold reunion to celebrate the other Mariel

A banquet hall in west Miami-Dade on Sunday became a time machine of sorts to the early Twentieth Century Cuba -- and the town of Mariel.

Woman's question boosted Mariel

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:32 EDT

Thirty years ago, the end of the Mariel boatlift, marked end of Jimmy Carter's efforts to normalize relations with Cuba

Miami's Merle Frank never expected what followed after she asked President Jimmy Carter in 1980 how he could help her city with the mass of Cubans arriving on the Mariel boatlift.

Drummer who arrived in U.S. via Mariel boatlift gets national recognition

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:27 EDT

Ezequiel Torres has made a life celebrating his ancestors.

And now the master Afro-Cuban drummer and artisan is one of nine artists to be celebrated across the United States, all recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship Award. It is the nation's highest honor for folk and traditional artists.

Where are Filer's students of Mariel?

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:39 EDT

In September 1980, I was asked to assist with a large group of students who had come from Cuba in the Mariel boatlift.

At Henry H. Filer Junior High in Hialeah, now a middle school, we took in many of these Mariel students after they had been moved there from nearby Miami Central High School.

Mariel photos evoke pivotal stories

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:18 EDT

OK, we give up.

The Miami Herald's efforts to find a baby in an iconic 1980 Mariel boatlift photograph as part of the 30th anniversary of the famed exodus has officially . . . failed.

Remembering Mariel as home -- not a boatlift

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:35 EDT

Say the name Mariel and most people will assume you're talking about the massive boatlift 30 years ago that brought 125,000 Cubans to the United States.

Officers never forget glories of Cuba's sole naval academy

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:34 EDT

Prerevolution Mariel was a bustling little town, largely because it was home to the island's only naval academy, a magnet for Cuba's best and brightest.

Cement transforms Mariel -- and my family

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:34 EDT

In 1895, Cuba opened the first cement plant in Latin America -- the same year it won its independence from Spain -- and my hometown of Mariel soon became a focal point of the industry.

Mariel Memory: We were made to leave in the middle of a storm, but we made it

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:57 EDT

We came in a little boat named the Tauka -- a 24-footer that carried 36 passengers.

There were two people in my party -- Luis Morera Acosta, who was 65 at the time and a political prisoner of over 15 years; and me, I'm a Chinese Cuban.

NPR broadcasts show on the 30th anniversary of the Mariel boatlift

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:42 EDT

NPR's popular national show Talk of the Nation dedicated its show Tuesday to the 30th anniversary of the Mariel boatlift and its impact on South Florida.

Cuban dissident says racism remains a grave problem

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00 EDT

Manuel Cuesta Morua says Cuban blacks need affirmative action to catch up to whites.

Cuban food production drops despite reforms

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:42 EDT

Part of the decline could be the result of devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in agriculture-rich Eastern Cuba.

Cuban balsero census being taken by Brothers to the Rescue leader at Cuba Nostalgia

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:28 EDT

If you are a Cuban balsero and were spotted in the Florida Straits by a Brothers to the Rescue plane between 1991 and 1996, come to Cuba Nostalgia this weekend to leave your name for a list being created by the group’s founder, Jose Basulto.

Guantánamo hunger strike tally hits 102

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50 EDT

Military officials would not comment on whether the current 102 hunger strikers include alleged 9/11 conspirators.

Canadian jailed in Havana corruption scandal speaks out

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08 EDT

Sarkis Yacoubian, a Canadian accused of corruption in Cuba, says he blew the lid on a major corruption scandal.

A quince party in Cuba: a real fairytale to be recalled at this weekend’s Cuba Nostalgia

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:59 EDT

Like many teenage girls in Cuba, Lydia Hortensia de Castroverde yearned to be a quinceañera — to one day dress like a princess, enter a banquet hall full of family and friends on her father’s arm to dance a waltz, then blow out the candles on a spectacular cake. In effect, flying out as a butterfly from a cocoon. A beautiful human spring.

‘Yankees of Cuba’ to play games in Miami, Tampa

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01 EDT

The idea came from a comedian, but it’s far from being a joke.

Cuba government minister reports on corruption in international deals and gas

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07 EDT

The Cuban cabinet hears about irregularities in international deals and the growing problem of gasoline thefts.

Cuban hunger striker begins tour in Miami

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:44 EDT

A frequent Cuban hunger striker and dissident arrived Sunday in Miami ahead of Cuban Independence Day, as part of a tour that will include several U.S. stops before going to Europe.

Elsa Morejón, wife of Cuban dissident Oscar Elías Biscet, visits Miami

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:52 EDT

Elsa Morejón, wife of Cuban dissident Oscar Elías Biscet, said the Cuban government is “worried” more about assigning resources to criticize opponents while ignoring the most urgent needs of the population.

Cuba’s Ladies in White leader meets Pope Francis

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:42 EDT

Pope Francis exchanged a brief greeting Wednesday with Cuban dissident Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, in the Vatican at the end of a general audience held in St. Peter’s Square.

Scott’s ALF panel let industry off hook, critics say

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:23 EST

The panel looking at fixing abuse and neglect at ALFs issued a report that was immediately condemned by critics as too soft on the industry.

State denies forcing disabled kids into nursing homes

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:32 EDT

State healthcare leaders defended a program for sick and disabled children that federal authorities say forces youngsters to live their lives in adult nursing homes.