http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Cuba News 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:58:26 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1346254.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1346254.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:52 EST Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1344659.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1344659.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47 EST The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1342224.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1342224.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51 EST President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1341861.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1341861.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31 EST President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1338572.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1338572.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08 EST A hunger strike by a Cuban dissident has been a hot story for Miami-based Spanish-language media, and concern about her health even reached the halls of the U.S. Congress, where an anti-Castro lawmaker warned that she was "close to death." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336909.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336909.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24 EST Any good will Raul Castro enjoyed as Cuba's new leader has dissipated, according to a new poll, which found more than four out of five of those surveyed in Cuba were unhappy with the direction of the country. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336626.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336626.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19 EST Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336491.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1336491.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04 EST The Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute in Miami between school officials and civil libertarians over a book about Cuba that depicts smiling children in communist uniforms but avoids mention of problems in the country. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1335598.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1335598.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:06 EST Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1331818.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1331818.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37 EST "Pingpong diplomacy" thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can "baseball diplomacy" help do the same for the U.S. and Cuba? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1331159.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1331159.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:17 EST Think you're obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1330257.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1330257.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:11 EST The husband of an internationally known dissident Cuban blogger is challenging the presumed state security agents who roughed up his wife to a verbal duel on a Havana street corner. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1328604.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1328604.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:40 EST Eight American scientists, including Nobel laureate in chemistry Peter Agre, are in Havana to engage in "science diplomacy." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1327058.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1327058.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06 EST Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who lost in a bid to purchase to the Chicago Cubs, apparently still has some interest in owning a Major League Baseball team. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1327055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1327055.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01 EST Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who lost in a bid to purchase to the Chicago Cubs, apparently still has some interest in owning a Major League Baseball team. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325848.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1325848.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:51 EST A former dive shop owner convicted of killing his wife on a Caribbean scuba outing in 1999 was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors called a near-perfect crime motivated by his desire to pursue another woman. 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. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1163800.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1163800.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:22 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 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1159317.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1159317.html Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:15 EDT It is an uncanny thing when you are in Cuba. With no cameras around, most Cubans on the street will speak freely about their frustrations and complaints after more than 50 years of socialist revolution. If the camera goes on, however, almost everyone demurs. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1158422.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1158422.html Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:03 EDT Here are excerpts from the speech delivered Sunday, in Holgun, Cuba, by Rañl Castro, president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155826.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155826.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:55 EDT The establishment of Cuba as an Nearshore services base for US corporations is not as outrageous as we might have thought only a year ago. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155714.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155714.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:57 EDT There are just three cities in the U.S. that have flights departing for Havana, Cuba, and Key West would like to be the fourth -- or at least the fifth http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155713.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1155713.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:50 EDT Whether at the beach, poolside, or on a city rooftop, summer is a great chance to grab a cool drink and relax with a good book. That's why throughout the hottest months Tell Me More has been recommending great reads. This week we speak to Cuban American author Achy Obejas. Obejas' latest book, Ruins, is an insightful look at Cuba in the mid-90's. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1154688.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1154688.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:35 EDT For a communist country, Cuba has marketed itself pretty well over the years. It's almost impossible to hear the island's name without thinking of white rum, cigars, salsa, Ernest Hemingway and streets lined with battered 1950s American cars. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1154686.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1154686.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:25 EDT Aleida Guevara talks about having to share her 'Papi' with the world – and her dislike of the commercialisation of his image