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| 02/04/2012 05:04 AM |
| A Cuban-American jailed in Cuba since 2006 is freed and sent home because of ill health |
| Julio Rafael Mesa Fariñas, freed by Cuba on Friday, was in a cell next to Alan Gross during part of his incarceration. |
| 02/02/2012 11:43 PM |
| Cuban women on a protest march say police harassed and detained them |
| They say they were trying to stage a march in the central Cuba city of Santa Clara when police searched them for cellphones |
| 02/03/2012 04:45 AM |
| Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit |
| The Brazilian leader had vowed to make human rights a cornerstone of her foreign policy pointed to the U.S. detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantánamo Bay on the island’s southeastern tip. |
| 02/02/2012 03:11 AM |
| Private Cuban video shows corruption cases |
| Top officials are getting private showings of a video that purportedly details ongoing corruption investigations. |
| 02/01/2012 02:52 AM |
| Cuba food prices up 20% in 2011 |
| Government report shows agricultural reforms not increasing production or dropping prices. |
| 01/31/2012 09:58 PM |
| Brazil prez: Blogger's travel for Cuba to decide |
| Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday that her country acted properly in granting an entry visa to Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, but that it's an internal matter for Cuba as to whether Sanchez is allowed to leave the island. |
| 01/31/2012 01:19 AM |
| Lawmakers ask if U.S. is prepared for Cuban oil drilling |
| Members of Congress want to know who would pay for the cleanup if there is a spill from an oil rig set to drill an exploratory well in Cuban waters. |
| 01/30/2012 06:00 AM |
| Cuban communists OK term limits for party and government officials |
| At the Cuban Communist Party’s first national conference, term limits are approved for government and party officials. |
| 04/14/2011 02:07 PM |
| Cuban ex-CIA agent Posada returns to Miami |
| 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. |
| 06/24/2010 06:30 PM |
| TWO INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS ARRESTED COVERING ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST |
| Two independent are being held by police following their arrest while covering an anti-government demonstration. |
| 06/07/2010 07:50 PM |
| 4-year sentence for living in Havana without permission |
| 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. |
| 05/06/2010 10:23 PM |
| Man arrested for stealing his own pressure cooker |
| 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. |
| 04/27/2010 04:13 PM |
| Police captain under investigation for abuse of power |
| A captain in the National Revolutionary Police force has been accused of selling pedicabs he confiscated from unlicensed owners. |
| 04/26/2010 07:15 PM |
| Whereabouts of detained independent journalist unknown |
| Independent journalist Yosvani Anzardo Hernández was arrested over the weekend by two State Security agents and his whereabouts are unknown, according to his wife. |
| 04/23/2010 10:52 PM |
| Anti-government slogans appear in Havana |
| 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. |
| 04/22/2010 10:48 PM |
| Dissident's daughter jailed on charge of prostitution |
| 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. |
| 03/23/2010 05:20 PM |
| Independent librarian fired from government job |
| 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 |
| 02/24/2010 06:32 PM |
| Protesters force police to return sack of rice |
| 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. |
| 01/11/2010 09:31 PM |
| Police try to stop sellers of bread |
| Since the beginning of the New Year, police in Santa Clara have been pursuing private sellers of bread, which is considered a crime. |
| 01/28/2012 06:00 AM |
| Cuba’s Communists meet to update party, not much buzz on street |
| Cuba’s ruling Communist Party opens an unprecedented gathering Saturday that will approve term limits and call for trimming the party’s role in government — and might even hint at who will succeed Raúl Castro. |
| 01/28/2012 09:39 PM |
| How church, Castros learned to coexist |
| Enrique López Oliva remembers the days when Cuban Catholics hung their religious icons in their grandmother’s rooms, hoping that Fidel Castro’s communist government would not dare punish an “abuelita.” |
| 01/28/2012 06:00 AM |
| A Havana theater built in 1921 collapsed, killing one man and highlighting Cuba’s desperate housing shortage. |
| A theater opened in 1921 was the second fatal building collapse in 10 days |
| 01/28/2012 04:08 PM |
| Communist Party meets in Havana |
| Granma reports that term limits and the economy are on the agenda of this weekend’s Cuban Communist Party Congress in Havana |
| 01/28/2012 05:01 PM |
| Cuba Communist Party eyes term limits at gathering |
| Cuba's Communist Party closed the first day of its national conference Saturday with declarations of support for the burgeoning private-sector class, tough talk on corruption and vows to be attentive to islanders' complaints. |
| 01/26/2012 11:00 AM |
| Is oil drilling in Cuban waters safe? |
| With Scarabeo 9, a Spanish company’s leased oil rig, in place for exploratory drilling off the Cuban coast, response plans are being firmed up in case a spill reaches the United States. |
| 01/27/2012 02:30 AM |
| Fidel Castro writes again after long break |
| The former Cuban leader produced five columns in three weeks, after a long break that sparked rumors about his health. |
| 01/26/2012 06:25 AM |
| Castro lambasts US Republican primary as idiotic |
| Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of "idiocy and ignorance" the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday, and also took shots at the news media and foreign governments for seizing on the death of a Cuban prisoner to demand greater respect for human rights. |
| 01/26/2012 02:14 AM |
| Cuba court: Gross set up Wi-Fi nets for Jews in three cities |
| The defense lawyer for U.S. government contractor Alan Gross says the new court document shows that his client is not guilty. |
| 01/25/2012 06:00 AM |
| 2 Cuban migrants escape Cayman detention |
| Two Cuban boatpeople who escaped from a detention center in the Cayman Islands remained at large Tuesday and might have found a way to leave the Caribbean territory, officials said. |
| 01/26/2012 02:56 AM |
| Romney, Gingrich call for policy to end the Castro dictatorship |
| Both GOP hopefuls were courting Cuban-American voters during campaign swings through South Florida to outline their Latin American policies. |
| 02/04/2012 05:16 PM |
| Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir |
| Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. |
| 02/04/2012 04:36 AM |
| Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez |
| Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. |
| 02/03/2012 09:11 PM |
| Cuban dissident blogger says exit visa denied |
| Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been denied permission attend a film festival in Brazil. |
| 02/02/2012 08:22 PM |
| Cuban officials shown video warning on corruption |
| Cuban authorities are summoning bureaucrats and Communist Party members to watch a video about corruption investigations, a person who has seen the video said Thursday, as President Raul Castro's government sends a stern warning that it's serious about cracking down on graft. |
| 02/02/2012 09:07 AM |
| Orlando gets permission for Cuba flights |
| Orlando International Airport has received permission to offer air service to Cuba. |
| 01/31/2012 11:53 PM |
| Correction: Cuba-Oil Drilling story |
| In a Jan. 30 story on Cuba's efforts to drill for oil off its coast, The Associated Press erroneously described the type of documents the U.S. Coast Guard and private response teams have received to work with Cuba and its partners to clean up any potential spill. They received licenses from the U.S. government, not visas. |
| 01/30/2012 11:46 PM |
| Brazil prez: Blogger's travel for Cuba to decide |
| Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday that her country acted properly in granting an entry visa to Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, but that it's an internal matter for Cuba as to whether Sanchez is allowed to leave the island. |
| 01/30/2012 09:11 PM |
| Widow of Cuban prisoner confirms domestic violence |
| The widow of a Cuban prisoner who reportedly died after a 50-day hunger strike acknowledged Monday that his legal troubles stemmed from a domestic violence incident and that he aligned himself with the opposition only after he was detained for that, but accused the government of negligence leading to his death. |
| 01/30/2012 01:11 PM |
| Raul Castro calls for openness in Communist Party -- up to a point |
| Cuba's Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island's future leaders, while Raúl Castro issued a strong call for openness within the party and mass media — but only up to a point. |
| 01/30/2012 11:11 AM |
| Experts, officials to testify on Cuba oil drilling at Sunny Isles Beach hearing |
| Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, experts and U.S. officials will testify on the risk of oil drilling off the coast of Cuba, and whether the U.S. is prepared for any possible spill. |
| 01/29/2012 05:11 PM |
| The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida |
| If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. |
| 02/04/2012 05:16 PM |
| Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir |
| Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. |
| 02/04/2012 04:36 AM |
| Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez |
| Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. |
| 02/03/2012 09:11 PM |
| Cuban dissident blogger says exit visa denied |
| Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been denied permission attend a film festival in Brazil. |
| 02/02/2012 08:22 PM |
| Cuban officials shown video warning on corruption |
| Cuban authorities are summoning bureaucrats and Communist Party members to watch a video about corruption investigations, a person who has seen the video said Thursday, as President Raul Castro's government sends a stern warning that it's serious about cracking down on graft. |
| 02/02/2012 09:07 AM |
| Orlando gets permission for Cuba flights |
| Orlando International Airport has received permission to offer air service to Cuba. |
