MiamiHerald.com: Cracks in the Embargo

American-made products readily available in Cuba

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:16 EDT

The three-level Carlos III shopping center in downtown Havana is a showcase of embargo-skirting goods. There are Wilson baseball caps, Westinghouse light fixtures, Proctor-Silex juicers and GE microwave ovens -- and that's on the second floor alone.

Cuba trade ban stands despite rising efforts to end it

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:10 EDT

President Obama's decision in April to lift the limit on visits by Cuban Americans to their homeland was seen by some as a sign that the embargo, centerpiece of U.S. efforts to isolate the island, might be nearing its final days.

Among exiles, support for trade embargo diminishes

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT

As pressure to dismantle the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba mounts in Washington, pro-embargo flames still burn in Miami, though polls show that support among Cuban Americans for keeping the longstanding law in place has eroded over the years.

South Florida sees upswing in family trips to Cuba

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:42 EDT

Nildo Herrera drew the stares of fellow passengers and airline ticket agents as he checked into his recent Havana flight at Miami International Airport wearing five hats, one atop another.

From truffles to fox furs, U.S. ships more than food to Cuba

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:57 EDT

When a Havana family sits down for pollo asado, passes pan de ajo across the kitchen table or splurges on some chocolate soy ice cream, chances are the ingredients came from U.S. farms.

U.S., Cuba will discuss revival of direct mail

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:57 EDT

Washington and Havana are going to take a crack at speeding up snail mail by negotiating direct correspondence, underscoring the stepped-up dialogue between the two nations, U.S. officials say.