MiamiHerald.com: Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Cuba http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Cuba 60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:27:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com More Democrats oppose lifting Cuban travel ban http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1321116.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1321116.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST More than 50 House Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi supporting current Cuba policy, which embargo-supporters say effectively means that a bill to open Cuba to tourists is dead. Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1321125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1321125.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Famed Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez said Friday she and another blogger were punched and thrown violently into a car by presumed state security agents as they walked to participate in a peaceful march in downtown Havana. Cuban crewmen stuck in Africa after ship begins to list http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1320034.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1320034.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52 EST Sixteen Cuban crewmen were stranded Thursday in a backwater African port, with little cash and owed up to 11 months of salary, after their cargo ship began listing with a possibly illegal lumber cargo aboard. Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1319270.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1319270.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A Miami sports agent sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban prison for trying to help Orlando ``El Duque'' Hernández and other baseball stars defect has been freed and will fly home Friday, his former business partner said. Cuba's blogosphere has developed a sharper edge http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1325230.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1325230.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When a dozen Cuban bloggers wanted to stage a protest last month, they simultaneously tweeted, texted and posted messages like ``Freedom.'' <p/> One later used a blond wig to sneak into a government building and complain against censorship of the Internet. And the next day, she posted a video of her complaint on her blog. Cuban Colada http://www.miamiherald.com/1329/story/653899.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1329/story/653899.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:36 EDT <!--#include virtual="/static/blog_includes/cuban_colada.html" --> Czechs who insulted Castros to be tried http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1317311.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1317311.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Two Czech tourists arrested in March after they shouted insulting remarks about Fidel and Raúl Castro during a scuffle at Havana's international airport will be tried next week, diplomatic sources confirmed Wednesday. Cuban spending on U.S. food may decline http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1313282.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1313282.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cuban purchases of U.S. food will fall by at least a third this year as the island slashes imports to stabilize an ever-weak economy further hammered by the global economic crisis, a top trade official said Monday. U.N. again condemns U.S. embargo of Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1305759.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1305759.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The United States found itself up against virtually the entire world Wednesday as country after country at the United Nations denounced the nearly 50-year-old trade embargo against Cuba, which the island government says is as strong as ever under President Barack Obama. Cubans fear more gov't control of farmers markets http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1304960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1304960.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:19 EDT The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" - farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices. But food stalls overflow with abundance not seen elsewhere on the shortage-plagued island. Cuba is focus of conference http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1303480.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1303480.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:59 EDT Charles Shapiro, the senior advisor for economic initiatives in the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, is slated to be among the dozens of speakers at a three-day conference starting Wednesday in Miami Beach on Cuba and other international issues. Castro's sister: My work with CIA didn't threaten brothers' lives http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1300821.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1300821.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:22 EDT Juanita Castro was recruited by the CIA in 1961 through her friend Virginia Leitao de Cunha, wife of the Brazilian ambassador in Havana, but refused to conspire in any attempts on the lives of her brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro Fidel Castro's sister says she worked with CIA while in Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1300032.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1300032.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro, cooperated with the CIA in the 1960s -- a time when the U.S. agency was plotting to assassinate Fidel and overthrow his revolution -- according to an exclusive Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her newly published book. Poll shows shift in Cuba travel opinions http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1294072.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1294072.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT A new poll of Cuban Americans shows a strong majority favor allowing all Americans to travel to the island, a major shift from a 2002 survey that showed only a minority supporting the change, the Bendixen & Associates polling firm reported. All Americans should be allowed travel to Cuba, says new poll http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1292944.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1292944.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:27 EDT A new poll of Cuban Americans shows a strong majority favor allowing all Americans to travel to the island, a major shift from a 2002 survey that showed only a minority supporting the change, the Bendixen & Associates polling firm reported Tuesday. Cuban newspaper deletes online column critical of regime http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1290474.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1290474.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:37 EDT A Cuban newspaper has deleted an online column harshly attacking the government's tight controls on information and arguing that a well-informed citizenry is required for a ``more full and democratic socialism.'' Cuba's spy `walk-ins' target U.S., experts say http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1289201.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/1289201.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT In the six months after the 9/11 attacks, up to 20 Cubans walked into U.S. embassies around the world and offered information on terrorism threats. Eventually, all were deemed to be Cuban intelligence agents and collaborators, purveying fabricated information. US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325258.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52 EST The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island. Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1321066.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1321066.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30 EST A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors. Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1320984.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1320984.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30 EST A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity. Winery incubator opens with praise and hope http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1318433.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1318433.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25 EST Officials believe a new winery incubator tucked away on Chicago Street in Caldwell could emerge as a major hub for industry start-ups in the heart of the state's viticultural region. EU leader: Cuba must make human rights gestures http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1317872.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1317872.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20 EST The European Union's development commissioner wants Cuba to show signs it's serious about protecting fundamental human rights. BVI judge hears requests before sentencing US man http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315609.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:31 EST A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba trip should serve at least 25 years in prison before getting parole, prosecutors in the British Virgin Islands told a judge on Wednesday. Kentucky mans dies scuba diving off Florida coast http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315198.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315198.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:31 EST A Kentucky man has died scuba diving in caverns off Florida's Gulf Coast. Kentucky mans dies scuba diving off Florida coast http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315194.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1315194.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:26 EST A Kentucky man has died scuba diving in caverns off Florida's Gulf Coast. Castro: more US visitors mean more Cuban swine flu http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1309570.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1309570.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:21 EDT Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu. Cubans fear more gov't control of farmers markets http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1304960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1304960.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:52 EDT The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" - farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices. But food stalls overflow with abundance not seen elsewhere on the shortage-plagued island. Cubans fear more gov't control of farmers markets http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1304955.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1304955.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:47 EDT The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" - farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices. But food stalls overflow with abundance not seen elsewhere on the shortage-plagued island. Police arrest five blind street vendors http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1324475.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1324475.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:09 EST Members of the National Police Force arrested five blind street vendors in the capital last week. Crackdown on illegal vendors http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1318067.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1318067.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30 EST The City of Havana provincial court has punished 85 persons so far this year for illegally selling goods and food on the street. Subsidized potatoes dropped from ration book http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1315554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1315554.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48 EST The government has eliminated potatoes from from the subsidized basket of food purchased under the ration card in the capital. Bus breaks down but fares not returned http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1313836.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1313836.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:08 EST Frustrated passengers protested last week at the local bus terminal when a departure was canceled because of mechanical problems with a bus and the fares weren’t returned. Ex-political prisoner threatened with seizure of his farm http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1308343.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1308343.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:05 EDT Former political prisoner Ángel Frómeta was ordered to appear in court Monday to prove that the 125 acres he inherited from his father legally belong to him. Dissident denied unused land http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1306397.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1306397.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08 EDT The request of dissident Carlos Manuel Pupo for 3.5 hectares (8.75 acres) of unused farmland has been rejected by the government. Independent bloggers school opens in Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1304283.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1304283.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25 EDT Twenty-eight people showed up Tuesday for the inauguraion of the Bloggers Academy of Cuba, held in the home of internationally known blogger Yoani Sánchez. Polls show 69% oppose Raúl Castro http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1300896.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1300896.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:56 EDT Polls conducted by two independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) show that 69 percent disapprove of president Raúl Castro. Independent journalist expects trial http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1295293.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1295293.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:27 EDT Independent journalist Julio Beltrán was detained by police last week as he was about to pray for the freedom of political prisoners at Friday mass at Our Lady of Carmen church. Police prevent dissident from leaving his home http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1293041.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1293041.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:38 EDT Dissident Néstor Rodríguez Lobaina says political police prevented him from leaving his home in Baracoa. Several dozen “deported” to Santiago http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1282774.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1447/story/1282774.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40 EDT Dissident Alexander Cala Reyes says he and a group of others were taken under guard to Santiago de Cuba because the police had said they were living illegally in Havana. EEUU "deplora'' ataque contra blogueros cubanos y pide a gobierno respete DDHH http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325191.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325191.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:02 EST El Gobierno de EEUU deploró hoy el ataque contra los blogueros cubanos Yoani Sánchez, Orlando Luis Pardo y Claudia Cadelo, quienes fueron detenidos el pasado viernes por la fuerza y golpeados cuando se dirigían hacia una manifestación. Nuevas restricciones amenazan con empeorar la crisis en Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325179.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325179.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:52 EST La crisis económica que atraviesa Cuba está golpeando fuertemente la vida cotidiana de la población con apagones cada vez más frecuentes, una paulatina eliminación de los productos subsidiados y la amenaza de nuevas restricciones que los medios oficiales comienzan a agitar como un fantasma de fin de año. Texas se prepara para ejecutar a reo cubano http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325122.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1325122.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47 EST El Departamento de Justicia Criminal de Texas (TDCJ) se prepara para la ejecución mañana, martes, del cubano Yovanis Valle, quien hoy recibió la visita de familiares y amigos en la prisión Polunsky, en Livingston, Texas. Prensa cubana silencia los 20 años de la caída del Muro de Berlín http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324932.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324932.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02 EST La prensa cubana soslayó los 20 años de la caída del Muro de Berlín que se cumplen este lunes, suceso al que siguió la desintegración de la ex Unión Soviética, aunque destacó el fin de semana el 92 aniversario de la revolución bolchevique en Rusia. Norge Vera en cuidados intensivos por interceder en bronca familiar http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324921.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324921.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57 EST El derecho Norge Luis Vera, quien es considerado el mejor de los lanzadores de la selección nacional de béisbol de Cuba, perderá al menos cuatro meses de acción por una severa lesión en el rostro, reportaron el sitio Visorcubano.cu. y EPNDeportes. Pitcher cubano Vera hospitalizado por golpe en el rostro http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324447.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1324447.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:52 EST El estelar derecho Norge Luis Vera se encuentra en la sala de cuidados intensivos de un hospital de Santiago de Cuba tras ser víctima de un golpe en el rostro que recibió en una riña, según informes de la prensa cubana. Reclamo del Vaticano queda sin respuesta http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323644.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323644.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:26 EST El presidente del Consejo del Vaticano para las Comunicaciones Sociales, Claudio Celli, terminó el domingo una visita a Cuba en la que pidió que su iglesia tenga acceso normal y frecuente a los medios masivos de la isla, todos controlados por el Estado, pero no obtuvo respuesta concreta. El sida se expande a todos los municipios de la isla http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323638.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323638.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:19 EST Los 169 municipios cubanos "tienen algún grado de afectación'' por el VIH y el SIDA, lo que marca una expansión geográfica pues en el 2006 sólo estaba presente en 41 de ellos, dijeron el domingo autoridades sanitarias citadas por el diario Juventud Rebelde. Defunciones de cubanos en la Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323491.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1323491.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:52 EST ACEVEDO, Lorenza R., de 85 años, natural de Cuba. Servicios hoy al mediodía en Woodlawn Park North. Funeraria Maspons, Miami. Blogueros logran levantar el cerco http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1322328.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1322328.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:05 EST Cubanos cuyos blogs se concentraban en las frustraciones de la vida diaria ahora están haciendo duros comentarios y desarrollando actividades que algunos temen lleven a una represión por parte del gobierno comunista. Diario oficial señala "deterioro'' de 90 por ciento de vías férreas cubanas http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1322399.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1321/story/1322399.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:40 EST El 90 por ciento de los 5,000 kilómetros de vías ferras de Cuba está deteriorado y es causa de frecuentes accidentes y retrasos de los trenes, por lo que se requiere una gran inversión para recuperarlo, informó el diario <i>Granma</i>, portavoz del gobernante Partido Comunista. Case appears closed on 'Cuban Five' http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1119455.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1119455.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15 EDT If one person's freedom fighter is another's terrorist, the case of the Cuban Five illustrates the chasm that remains between Havana and Washington, despite recent overtures that are gradually easing tensions left over from the Cold War. Cuba's so hot it's cool http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1087239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1087239.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:29 EDT Tell friends you have just been to Cuba, and depending on the circles in which you travel, you may be rewarded with a lot of envy. Cuba is hot, and we're not talking about the tropical weather. Cuba goes capitalist http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1087217.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1087217.html Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:10 EDT Come July, there will be another sign of Cuba’s New Labour-style accommodation of the capitalist 21st century: wealthy foreigners will be able to buy luxury holiday homes on the island. U.S. pushed hard for OAS accord http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1082905.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1082905.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:52 EDT For a few hours this week, the Organization of American States appeared about to splinter: Leftist Latin American governments squared off against the United States over whether Cuba should be allowed to rejoin the main forum for political cooperation in the hemisphere. Inside the OAS's Cuba conundrum http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1077392.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1077392.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:12 EDT Latin American leaders usually have few qualms about lecturing the U.S. on what they regard as the folly of its Cuba policy, especially of late. Reintegrating Cuba has become a priority issue for many if not most of the region's governments, who see it as a way to break with the Cold War politics and U.S. hegemony that burdened the region in the 20th century. U.S. urged to relax Cuba policy to boost regional relations http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1071388.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1071388.html Fri, 29 May 2009 07:29 EDT The U.S. government is fighting an effort to allow Cuba to return to the Organization of American States after a 47-year suspension. But the resistance is putting it at odds with much of Latin America as the Obama administration is trying to improve relations in the hemisphere. Relishing the idea of a Post-Castro Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1065807.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1065807.html Tue, 26 May 2009 08:04 EDT Meet the Forrest Gump of Cuban communism, Óscar Espinosa Chepe. Like the character played by Tom Hanks in the 1994 film, Chepe has spent the past half-century having the good (as well as the bad) fortune of being wherever the action is. Cuban exile mobilizes for fellow survivors of Castro's labor camps http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1059166.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1059166.html Thu, 21 May 2009 11:56 EDT Emilio Izquierdo Jr. survived Cuba's gulag and came to America in 1980. His struggle instilled in him a love of liberty that would drive him to become a thriving businessman. It would also drive him to fight Castro's propaganda by forming the UMAP Political Prisoners Association. Uncertainty a common feeling in Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057141.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057141.html Wed, 20 May 2009 09:31 EDT Lawrence Journal-World photographer Richard Gwin recently attended the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution in Havana. During the May Day celebration, the streets began to fill at 6 a.m. as more than 1 million Cubans joined to march for the Revolution. Deena Stryker photographs of Cuba, 1963-1964 http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057140.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057140.html Wed, 20 May 2009 09:28 EDT The Deena Stryker Photographs collection contains photographs and related materials generated by the journalist, then known as Deena Boyer, during two trips to Cuba between July 1963 and July 1964. Charter companies flying to Cuba thrive http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057027.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1322/story/1057027.html Wed, 20 May 2009 07:41 EDT The crowd of Cuban-Americans pressing against the airport ticket counter scorned those on the other side. Only a handful of American charter companies have landing rights in Cuba, and with the new White House policy letting Cuban-Americans visit relatives there as often as they want, ticket prices have become political. Editorial: America caves to Cuban censorship http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1163800.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1163800.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:23 EDT The Obama administration has caved to demands from Fidel and Raul Castro's government to shut down a U.S.-sponsored electronic billboard in Havana. This is a symbolic step backward in America's mission to promote freedom VOA Editorial | Engaging With Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1152553.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1152553.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:51 EDT American and Cuban diplomats took the first small steps toward improving relations between our two countries with talks in New York this week on migration issues. The discussions revived a regular dialogue between Washington and Havana on migration issues for the first time in 6 years, and followed a pledge by President Barack Obama to reach out to all of America's neighbors in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba keeps ill writer jailed as Norway awards prize http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1124605.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1124605.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:24 EDT A few weeks ago, Normando Hernandez Gonzalez got the kind of news that usually prompts cheers and emotion-filled toasts. The Cuban journalist and poet had been awarded the annual Freedom of Expression award by the Norwegian Writers’ Union. A delegation traveled from Oslo to the island nation to present the award, which included a prize of 100,000 kroner (about $15,775). EDITORIAL | A Cuban dissident deflected http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1121630.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1121630.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:43 EDT Why doesn't President Obama have time for Cuba's pro-democracy opposition? Honduras and the Cuba exception http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1120948.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1120948.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:06 EDT Latin America's leaders are right to condemn the coup in Honduras -- but wrong to give Havana a pass on democracy. Why and How to Lift the U.S. Embargo on Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119431.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119431.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:59 EDT Most Latin American leaders slammed the 47-year-old U.S. embargo of Cuba at the mid-April Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Fidel Castro hadn’t been invited, so he ranted about the “blockade”—and President Obama—from Havana. This all sounds familiar, but there is an important new twist today. The Obama team, and shifts in Cuban American opinion, give hope that we may finally move toward eliminating the embargo—if we can jettison unrealistic demands and expectations. Obama should lift embargo on Cuba immediately http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119238.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:29 EDT After nearly 50 years, America's cold war embargo against Cuba appears to be thawing at last. Earlier this spring, the Obama administration relaxed controls on travel and remittances to the communist island by Cuban Americans, and last week it agreed to open the door for Cuba's re-entry to the Organisation of American States. The Havana obsession; Why all eyes are on a bankrupt island http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119210.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119210.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:08 EDT Bill Clinton and George W. Bush recently had a face-to-face debate in Canada to discuss current affairs. The only Latin American nation mentioned in their conversation? Cuba. Obama has many options to change course on Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119208.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1119208.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:04 EDT The Obama administration has made an excellent first step to eliminate some restrictions on travel to Cuba, to loosen constraints on remittances, and to re-engage in migration talks. Positive, multiple lines of engagement are clearly the way forward. Broader contact and leverage with Cuba through additional commercial and people-to-people contacts will in time help promote a more pluralistic, less impoverished, and more open society. Corporate Beneficiaries of Travel to Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1101357.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1101357.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:52 EDT If the United States lifted all restrictions on tourist travel to Cuba, what corporations would net the biggest gains? Two: Orbitz Worldwide of Chicago, Ill., and GAESA, S.A. of Havana. The Havana Obsession: Why all eyes are on a bankrupt island. http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1101337.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1044/story/1101337.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:45 EDT Bill Clinton and George W. Bush recently had a face-to-face debate in Canada to discuss current affairs. The only Latin American nation mentioned in their conversation? Cuba. US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325258.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325258.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52 EST The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island. Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1321066.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1321066.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30 EST A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors. Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1320984.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1320984.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:30 EST A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity. Winery incubator opens with praise and hope http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1318433.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1318433.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25 EST Officials believe a new winery incubator tucked away on Chicago Street in Caldwell could emerge as a major hub for industry start-ups in the heart of the state's viticultural region. EU leader: Cuba must make human rights gestures http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1317872.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1317872.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20 EST The European Union's development commissioner wants Cuba to show signs it's serious about protecting fundamental human rights.