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Jim Nickless was "embedded" on commando raids against Cuba 35 years before the word "embedded" became part of the journalism vernacular in the second Gulf War almost 40 years later. The year was 1964, and Nickless was looking for a way to link up with... Continue reading
Many Florida politicians are apoplectic over a visa granted to Fidel Castro's niece, but the state's voters don't seem to have the same hard line on Cuba. Insight into voters' feelings comes from the May Suffolk University/WSVN-Ch. 7 poll. Three of... Continue reading
Jim Nickless, un hoy retirado camarógrafo de NBC, estuvo "insertado" en grupos comandos que atacaban a Cuba hace 35 años. En 1964 Nickless buscó la forma de llegar a Manuel Artime, jefe de MRR para visitar sus campamentos de entrenamiento en Costa ... Continue reading
La suerte me ha permitido hacer mi segundo viaje a Cuba y comparar las sensaciones con mi primera visita, hace ya nueve años. La conclusión es que algunas cosas están cambiando. Lo que no puedo asegurar es si ese rumbo se profundizará. La primera... Continue reading
On May 20, 1902 the Cuban Republic was born, following the Spanish-American War, or Spanish(Cuban)American War, that ended Spain's colonial rule. Coincidentally, this May 20, the Dominican Republic is holding its 14th presidential election since the... Continue reading
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When painter Jose Bedia answers the phone on a Monday afternoon, he's standing inside a bustling marketplace in Lima, Peru, about to buy exotic food and souvenirs for his brother and son in Miami. The Cuban-born artist considers this journey to South... Continue reading
En 1997, el empresario Jeffrey Chodorow, en asociación con el magnate hotelero Ian Schrager, abrió lo que llegaría a ser uno de los más comentados restaurantes de la escena culinaria, Asia de Cuba, en el Morgans Hotel de Nueva York. Aunque hoy esa... Continue reading
— CubaNostalgia, un evento que celebra la herencia de la Cuba de ayer, regresa con nuevos bríos en su décima cuarta edición (14) del viernes 18 de mayo al domingo 20 en la Feria de Miami (Fair Expo Center). El festival estará dividido en cua... Continue reading
La noche del martes William Levy calificó para las semifinales del popular show de ABC Dancing With The Stars. Aunque se perfila como uno de los favoritos, nadie sabe con certeza quien será la pareja victoriosa. Pero no hay que esperar el final de ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON — A Spanish energy company is poised to strike oil off the shores of Cuba within a week, but a former U.S. environmental official warned on Thursday that the U.S. embargo has hampered plans to protect South Florida from a potential spi... Continue reading
Nearly one in four residents of Palm Beach County comes from outside the United States, reflecting the county's growing attractiveness to immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean, according to data from the 2010 Census released Thursday. The... Continue reading
WASHINGTON – A Spanish energy company is poised to strike oil off the shores of Cuba within a week, but a former U.S. environmental official warned on Thursday that the U.S. embargo has hampered plans to protect South Florida from a potential spi... Continue reading
A Spanish company drilling an exploratory well north of Havana is within a week of reaching its target: an oil reservoir believed to lie under Cuban waters roughly 60 miles from Florida. That’s the word from energy and environmental experts who ... Continue reading
As paddle boarding continues its rapid growth, Fort Lauderdale is taking steps to ensure that residents have access to the popular water sport. With the recent opening of free dock space for paddle boarders, residents who are interested in the sport... Continue reading
With the growing concern that Hugo Chávez may be suffering from an incurable cancer, Cuba and Venezuela are currently living two sides of the same coin. The situation is serious enough to have warranted an in-depth look by Jane's Intelligence Review a... Continue reading
Cuba y Venezuela hoy dependen el uno del otro más que nunca. Cuba necesita el petróleo de Venezuela. El país sud-americano necesita que Cuba le proporcione médicos y asesores militares. Además necesita que cuiden a Chávez con absoluto hermetismo.... Continue reading
En su piel, Buika lleva un poquito de todo: ascendencia africana, alma española, pasión caribeña. Y tan variada como ella son los géneros musicales que la han destacado desde que lanzó Buika, su álbum de estreno en 2005. Lo mismo jazz que flamen... Continue reading
El presidente Hugo Chávez ha pasado años alabando los ideales de ateos famosos como Karl Marx y Fidel Castro, pero ahora, aquejado por el cáncer y ante un difícil desafío electoral, el líder venezolano ha recurrido a la religión como refugio y e... Continue reading
WASHINGTON -- A giant floating rig hunting for oil north of Cuba is about to move farther west to dig an exploratory well even closer to the Gulf Stream that rushes along the South Florida coast. The exact location of the new site is a closely guarded... Continue reading
Who: Bartender Angelo Vieira What: Cuban Missile Where: Cuba de Asia, Mondrian Hotel South Beach, 1100 West Ave., Miami Beach, 305-514-1500 Behind the drink: Since the portions are large at Asia de Cuba, patrons are often encouraged to share dishes.... Continue reading
As we have all witnessed in our lifetime, even kings, princes and cardinals are not exempt from mucking things up by their deeds or words. King Juan Carlos of Spain made himself an international fool by going hunting for elephants in Botswana, which c... Continue reading
Recientemente el cardenal Jaime Ortega creo otro barullo con un discurso en la Universidad de Harvard en los que llamó delincuentes y enfermos mentales a los cubanos que ocuparon la iglesia de la Caridad en La Habana por dos días reclamando que el pa... Continue reading
Moon Over Guantanamo

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1994: Fleeing Cuba

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TALLAHASSEE -- Delving into the complex relationship between Florida and Cuba, Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday signed into law a measure that would ban state or local governments from entering into contracts worth $1 million or more with businesses that also... Continue reading
El presidente Hugo Chávez afirmó recientemente que la red social de Twitter es una maravillosa herramienta para dar respuesta a muchos problemas e informar sobre decisiones, en momentos que crecen las criticas de aquellos que lo acusan de gobernar de... Continue reading
A pre-dawn blaze that destroyed the Coral Gables offices of Airline Brokers, one of the eight companies that charter flights to Cuba, was “deliberate,” law enforcement officials said Friday. Deborah Cox, spokesperson for the State Fire... Continue reading
Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca pulled the county debates from the humdrum of county resolutions to the zing of an international political debate Tuesday. He read a statement about Cuba, and his reasons for voting against a proposed ferry service fro... Continue reading
Dos actores cubanos, uno de ellos desaparecido, compartieron el jueves el premio al mejor actor en el Festival de Cine de Tribeca por su actuación en el filme "Una noche", de la británica Lucy Mulloy, sobre adolescentes pobres cubanos que deciden hui... Continue reading
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El presidente Hugo Chávez retornó en la madrugada del jueves a Venezuela, luego de una ausencia de 11 días, procedente de La Habana, donde se sometió a una nueva ronda de radioterapia como parte de un tratamiento que procura evitar que se reproduzc... Continue reading
It was a lifetime ago. In February 1956 Esquire magazine published a story that described Havana as "The Sexiest City in the World." The headline alone made many Cubans in the island irate. The story about a love of sex, beautiful women and... Continue reading