Cuba embargo

FILE - People wait to be attended at a Western Union office on its last day of business in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Western Union said Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, that it has resumed remittance services between the U.S. and Cuba in a limited capacity after two years of the essential economic lifeline being severed. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, File)

Western Union resumes limited money transfers to Cuba

Western Union says it has resumed remittance services between the U.S. and Cuba in a limited capacity after two years of the essential economic lifeline being severed.

Cuban migrants on a sinking vessel found by the U.S. Coast Guard off Key Largo, Florida, in February.

Commentary

Immigration Incoherence: Havana keeps pouring the whine, Miami keeps fermenting it

Tim Padgett

COMMENTARY Cuba blames the U.S. embargo for immigration surges but gives no reason to lift it. The U.S. faults Cuba but gives it the embargo to scapegoat.

The San Cristobal paladar, or privately run restaurant, in Havana that President Obama visited in 2016.

Commentary

Yes, cruise lines screwed up in Cuba. But engagement built up Cubans' sense of control

Tim Padgett

COMMENTARY: The positive effects of U.S. travel to Cuba — especially strengthening private entrepreneurs — helped bring Cubans out to protest last summer.

Books written by U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran Justin T Eggan, who is is a father, national award-winning poet and a graduate student at Florida Atlantic University.

Gun Laws In Florida, U.S. Vet Reflects On Afghanistan Through Poetry, And 'The Cubans'

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

Local officials don't have any say in changing gun laws in Florida. Why? A U.S. vet shares his poetry and reflects on the situation in Afghanistan. Plus, Sundial's book club pick for August tells stories of Cubans on the island.

Thousands of people showed up July 2021 at Southwest Eighth Street near Versailles Restaurant in support of anti-government protests in Cuba.

The Biden Administration's Response To Cuba, Surfside Investigation, And Save The Bay

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

What role should the U.S. play as protesters continue to defy the Cuban government? A new investigation of the Surfside tower tragedy and the design flaws in buildings that are decades old. Plus, a PSA campaign to save Biscayne Bay.

Cuban-Americans, most having traveled from Miami, protest outside the Cuban embassy in Washington D.C. this week.

Commentary

Cuban Exiles Want The World On Their Side, Not Cuba's. Try Persuasion, Not Petulance

Tim Padgett

COMMENTARY Cuban-Americans want countries to join an anti-apartheid-style front against Cuba. Do they recall how they dissed the anti-apartheid movement?

Activists participate in a rally at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The rally was held in solidarity with the protests happening in Cuba.

Cuba's Historic Protests, The Role Of Artists And The Diaspora's Solidarity

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

The latest on Cuba's historic uprising. The role artists are playing to inspire change. Plus, the diaspora in South Florida and their efforts to get aid to those on the island.

Government supporters shout slogans as anti-government protesters march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators went out to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs.

Cuba Protests, Building Around Climate Change, And College Athletes Get Paid

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

Cuba’s rising dissent. Climate change and building safety. Plus, college athletes can now bank on their names.

A man is arrested during a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, on July 11, 2021. - Thousands of Cubans took part in rare protests Sunday against the communist government, marching through a town chanting “Down with the dictatorship” and “We want liberty.”

‘Freedom!’ Thousands Of Cubans Take To The Streets To Demand The End Of Dictatorship

Adriana Brasileiro

Thousands of Cubans across the island country took to the streets to protest against the current dictatorship as people grapple with a shortage of basic necessities amid rising COVID-19 cases.

A woman exchanges U.S. dollars for Cuban pesos in Havana. Remittances from the United States have become the lifeblood of many Cuban families.

Cuban Government Announces Closure Of Western Union Offices And Suspension Of Remittances

Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald

Embargo regulations imposed by the Trump Administration will result in the closure of more than 400 Western Union offices in Cuba and the suspension of remittances.

Cuba Names Tourism Minister To Be First PM Since 1976

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country's first prime minister since 1976 — a nomination…

‘We Cubans Have Lost Ground In Miami’: Protesters Demand Reinstatement Of Parole Program

Miami resident María del Carmen Nieto woke up early Sunday morning with a mission in mind: fight for her son.She was one of more than a 100 protesters who…