Obama Urged To Loosen Cuba Embargo In Letter From Former US Officials, Business Groups
A February poll found that the majority of Americans support more engagement with Cuba. A group of top officials, businessmen and academics are pushing Obama to act unilaterally to boost it further.
#CubaNow Activist Group Launches Campaign Calling For Obama To Lift Embargo
The advocacy group wants Obama to remove all prohibitions on travel and money sent to entrepreneurs by Americans without family in Cuba.
Alan Gross, USAID Contractor, Begins Hunger Strike In Cuban Prison
Gross, a subcontractor with USAID, has served four years behind bars in Cuba for distributing communications equipment.
‘Cuban Twitter’ One Of Many Illegal US Programs In The Island, Says Government Press
The head of Cuba's state-run telecommunications company told Juventud Rebelde that there were at least 2 other programs funded by USAID which sought to subvert the Cuban government.
Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sánchez Meets With Vice President Joe Biden
At a forum in Miami Beach, the blogger announced she and a group of like-minded journalists would be launching a digital newspaper in Cuba.
White House Says ‘Cuban Twitter’ Was A ‘Development’ Program, Not Covert
The White House demurred on questions as to whether Obama had signed off on a USAID social-media program designed to stir up regime change in Cuba.
Venezuela Protests News: Protesters' Resentment Turns Focus To Cuba's Government
As protests in Venezuela intensify, anger amongst the country's protesters has turned increasingly towards their Caribbean communist counterpart.
Venezuela News: Protesters Demand End To Cuba's Involvement In The Country
Protests have taken place once again in Venezuela on Sunday, with protesters calling for an end to Cuba's involvement in the troubled South American nation.
‘Cuban Five' Update: Another Member, Fernando Gonzalez, Released From US Prison To Cuba
Fernando González is one of five Cuban spies convicted in 2001 of conspiracy. Cuba has lobbied for the agents' release since their 1998 arrest, calling them political prisoners.
Marco Rubio Calls US Policy In Venezuela ‘Shameful,’ Plans To Propose Sanctions
Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American senator from Florida, called the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "puppets of Havana," and said he would push for sanctions against them for recent violence against opposition protesters.
MLB Rumors: Yankees Not Expected To Offer Cuban Shortstop Aledmys Diaz Contract; Cardinals, Braves, Giants Remain Interested
Though New York held a private workout for the 23-year-old shortstop, sources indicate that the Yankees will not offer Cuba's Aledmys Diaz a contract.
Cuba Suspends Granting Visas To Americans, Citing Lack Of US Bank Account
98,000 Americans and over 350,000 Cuban-Americans visited Cuba in 2012. Those looking to head there soon might run up against problems, as Cuba has temporarily suspended visa and other consular services.
63 Percent Of Florida Residents In Favor Of Normalizing Relations With Cuba, Finds New Study
According to a new study published by the Atlantic Council, 63 percent of Flordia residents are in favor of 'normalizing' relations between the United States and Cuba.
Mexico Vs. Puerto Rico Live Stream: When And Where To Watch 2014 Caribbean Series Final
With one game left to crown a champion, find out when and where to watch the 2014 Caribbean Series title game between Mexico and ....
2014 Caribbean Series Live Stream: When And Where To Watch Semifinal Between Mexico And Dominican Republic; Complete Playoff Schedule
Find out when and where to watch Mexico battle Dominican Republic in the semifinals of the 2014 Caribbean Series. Venezuela and Puerto Rico will meet in the second semifinal.
Vicente Fox Criticizes Cuban Government ‘Chupacabras’ After Mexico Waves Debt
The former Mexican president has been hostile toward the Cuban government since a diplomatic fiasco erupted in 2002. He's criticizing Mexico's decision to waive almost $500 million in debt owed to it by Cuba.
Department of State: US 'Very Open' To Relationship With Cuba
A top American official has stated that the United States is "very open" to a new and improved relationship with Cuba.
Cuba, US To Talk Migration Policy In Havana; Island Wants To Abolish Current 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' US Law
Officials from Cuba and the US met this week in Havana in the latest of a series of talks which appear to be inching the dial in the direction of normalized relations.
Cuban Earthquake 2014: 5.1 Magnitude Quake Rocks Havana
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale has been recorded at 3:57 PM off the coast of Cuba in the Straits of Florida
U.S Allows Cuban Woman Into Miami To Donate Bone Marrow To Sister
Alina Ortega Reyes arrived in Miami on Monday night after the U.S approved her visa so she could provide her sister, a leukemia patient with a bone marrow transplant.
South Korean Telenovelas Grip Imaginations In Cuba, Challenge Brazilian Dominance
South Korean soaps, or "doramas", have won big audiences in Cuba since they first hit stations earlier this year, with Cubans buying bootlegs out of apartments or passing them around by USB drive.
Protests In Cuba: Demonstrations Turn Violent on Human Rights Day
A series of protests in Cuba have taken a violent edge: a protest organized by the Ladies in White was interrupted by police who shoved 20 dissidents into cars and buses and detained them for several hours.
Marco Rubio On Obama, Castro Handshake: He Should've Used The Moment To Talk Freedom In Cuba
Sen. Rubio (R-Fla.), son of Cuban immigrants, has accused the Cuban government of sponsoring terrorism and criticized President Barack Obama for loosening restrictions on travel to the island.
US Contractor Alan Gross Asks ‘Why Am I Still Here?’ In Letter To Obama From Cuban Jail
In a letter addressed to the president last week, Gross wrote that he feared he had been "abandoned" by the US government after being sentenced to 15 years in a Cuban jail for distributing satellite communications equipment to Cuban dissidents.
Nelson Mandela And Cuba: Late South African President Was A Friend To Fidel Castro
The anti-apartheid crusader, who died at age 95 on Thursday, long had an warm relationship with Fidel Castro, whom he regarded as a "brother-in-arms".
Elian Gonzalez, 19-Year-Old Cuban, Says If He Were Religious, 'My God Would Be Fidel Castro’
"To me, Fidel Castro is like a father. I don't profess any religion, but if I did, my god would be Fidel Castro," said González, who as a boy was at the center of a diplomatic scuffle between Cuba and the United States after he was rescued off the coast of Florida from a shipwrecked raft.
Cuba To Suspend Travel Visas, Passports
The Cuban consulate in Washington DC announced on Tuesday that it would be immediately suspending all consular services until further notice: as such, it will no longer be issuing passports and travel visas to the Caribbean island.
Buena Vista Social Club, Cuban Musical Legends, Announce Farewell Tour
"We want our music to endure over time and continue to charm the world," 83-year-old singer Omara Portuondo told news agency Europa Press. "That is what we have achieved with our concerts."
Cuba, US Direct Mail Service Re-Establishment Being Discussed In Havana Talks
Since 1963, mail going between the two countries has had to travel through a third country first, but that might soon come to an end.
Diana Nyad About To End Record Breaking Cuba To Florida Swim [VIDEO]
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is 2 miles away from completing her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida.