MiamiHerald.com: Cuba

Sociologist: Income levels of Mariel migrants lower than earlier Cuban exiles

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15 EDT

Sociologist finds that more recent Cuban arrivals are not the ‘golden exiles’ of times past and have incomes similar to other Latin migrants

Canadian executive awaits verdict in corruption trial

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20 EDT

The two-day trial of Sarkis Yacoubian concluded Friday. It may take up to two weeks for a verdict.

7 migrants returned to Cuba by U.S. Coast Guard

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15 EDT

Seven Cuban migrants have been returned to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, after arriving off the Keys.

Canadian goes on trial in Havana for corruption scandal

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00 EDT

Sarkis Yacoubian says he will plead guilty to one charge, but that he’s innocent of other corruption charges

Cubans more optimistic about Castro’s economic changes

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13 EDT

Cubans appear to be growing more optimistic about ruler Raul Castro’s economic reforms and large majorities favor direct elections of their president but say the government is repressive, according to a poll made public Thursday.

Gloria Estefan delivers a message of freedom in the Vatican

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07 EDT

During a brief encounter with Pope Francis, Gloria Estefan asked him to keep the plight of Cubans in mind

Pro-government TV host at center of Venezuelan tape scandal steps down

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:10 EDT

Mario Silva, whose alleged comments provoked a brewing government scandal in Venezuela, stepped down from his television show Tuesday amid calls for a congressional investigation.

Annual U.S. report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still imposed many restrictions

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:51 EDT

U.S. State Department finds some religious reforms but says controls on Cuban churches remain strong

Cuban ex-CIA agent Posada returns to Miami

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:07 EDT

After being acquitted in a trial for perjury in federal court in El Paso, former CIA-agent Luis Posada Carriles plans to make his first public appearance in Miami on Wednesday during a press conference and then he will dinner at the Big Club Five of Miami.

TWO INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS ARRESTED COVERING ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:30 EDT

Two independent are being held by police following their arrest while covering an anti-government demonstration.

4-year sentence for living in Havana without permission

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:50 EDT

Dissident Duartes Miguel Lara Rodríguez has been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of being a “danger” to society because he was living illegally in Havana.

Man arrested for stealing his own pressure cooker

Thu, 06 May 2010 16:23 EDT

Leonardo Díaz says he taken to the police station in handcuffs on Tuesday because he didn't have proof of purchase of a pressure cooker he was taking to a repair shop.

Police captain under investigation for abuse of power

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:13 EDT

A captain in the National Revolutionary Police force has been accused of selling pedicabs he confiscated from unlicensed owners.

Whereabouts of detained independent journalist unknown

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:15 EDT

Independent journalist Yosvani Anzardo Hernández was arrested over the weekend by two State Security agents and his whereabouts are unknown, according to his wife.

Anti-government slogans appear in Havana

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:52 EDT

Anti-government slogans were written on Tuesday on the walls next to Havana's Mariano theater and near a police station, according to witnesses who said they saw the writing before police painted it over.

Dissident's daughter jailed on charge of prostitution

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:48 EDT

Dissident Carmen Bermúdez Arrieta says her 25-year-old daughter has been sentenced to two years in an internment camp on a trumped up charge of prostitution.

Independent librarian fired from government job

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:20 EDT

José Ignacio Oropesa Almora says he was fired from his job as a truck driver for the state oil company because he’s an independent librarian

Protesters force police to return sack of rice

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:32 EST

More than 60 passengers on a bus protested the seizure of a 20-pound sack of rice and forced the police to return it to the owner.

Police try to stop sellers of bread

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:31 EST

Since the beginning of the New Year, police in Santa Clara have been pursuing private sellers of bread, which is considered a crime.

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28 EDT

Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fiber optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater bandwidth and a backup in case the main leg to Venezuela is not available, according to a U.S. company that monitors global Internet traffic.

Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55 EDT

Members of the Cuban opposition group were in Miami the same day that Cuba’s traditional Independence Day is celebrated

Chávez ally paints picture of power struggles in alleged tape

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:39 EDT

Venezuela’s opposition released a tape of a conversation that pro-government television host Mario Silva allegedly had with a Cuban official. In it, Silva paints a picture of power struggles and corruption.

Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02 EDT

Cuba Nostalgia, a three-day event that celebrates pre-Castro Cuba, once again drew those wanting to relive the past and those trying to reconnect with their roots.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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 silent on Canadian's corruption trial

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54 EDT

Official silence surrounded the case of a Canadian businessman targeted by a corruption probe in Cuba on Friday, as the initial trial of several foreigners suspected of graft entered its second day.

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:34 EDT

When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.

Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:09 EDT

A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered.

Coast Guard repatriates 7 Cuban migrants

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29 EDT

Seven Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys were returned to their Caribbean homeland, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.

Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:44 EDT

Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban imposed in 2005 amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts.

AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44 EDT

A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia.

Key West celebrates centennial Cuba flight

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12 EDT

Exactly 100 years after making the first successful flight between Key West and Havana, Cuba, aviation pioneer Domingo Rosillo del Toro is being honored.

23 Cuban migrants returned home by US Coast Guard

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47 EDT

U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have returned nearly two dozen Cuban migrants to their homeland.

Cuban prisoner settles lawsuit against Md. company

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27 EDT

An American imprisoned in Cuba settled a lawsuit Thursday against the company he was working for when arrested, a lawsuit that claimed he wasn't properly warned about or prepared for the risks of working in the communist nation.

Gloria Estefan speaks at Cuba's Independence Day

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:08 EDT

Singer Gloria Estefan is expected to speak at a Miami event to commemorate Cuba's Independence Day.

Frequent Cuban hunger striker arrives in Miami

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:08 EDT

A frequent Cuban hunger striker is scheduled to be in Miami ahead of Cuban Independence Day.