Cuba

How Not To Do Cuba Like The Kardashians: Try Something Real With Your Rum

By • Jul 4, 2017
Al Diaz / Miami Herald

Note: This story was first broadcasted on Jan. 16, 2017. 

In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area

By • Jul 2, 2017

In recent years, a growing number of news and political websites have popped up in Cuba. Some are taking advantage of what they say has been a small but vibrant opening afforded them since former President Obama reestablished U.S. relations with Cuba. But others worry that President Trump's harder line toward the Communist Castro government could have a chilling effect on the independent media movement afoot.

A Woman's Place In Cuba's Boxing Ring

By & Jordyn Heck • Jun 30, 2017
Jordyn Heck / University of Florida

HAVANA – The fading yellow-green walls are chipping, and someone’s rooster crows loud enough to be heard over the whistles and punches.

The Gimnasio de Boxeo Rafael Trejo in Havana, Cuba, has tall buildings on either side which frame the outdoor practice facility. 

Cuban Orchestra Tours U.S. Amidst Changing International Relations

By Wilson Sayre • Jun 23, 2017
Courtesy of Simone Dinnerstein

An orchestra from Cuba is making its South Florida debut amidst changing relations between it and the U.S.

The Havana Lyceum Orchestra is on its first tour throughout the U.S. and will be performing Friday at the New World Center in Miami Beach.

The orchestra is one of the country’s most prominent classical music groups composed of conservatory students, graduates and music teachers.

With about half of the members of the orchestra, violinist Maiin Hau has been touring the east coast: New York, Philadelphia, Boston, now Miami Beach.

The Cuban Exiles Are Back! Sounds Like Good News For The Cuban Regime

By • Jun 21, 2017
Sebastian Ballestas / Miami Herald

COMMENTARY

President Trump's speech in Little Havana last Friday wasn’t about remaking America’s Cuba policy. It was about reliving the Cuban-American past.

It was an exile Woodstock reunion, a nostalgic return to a time when Miami Cubans (and their impressive voter turnout) convinced Washington to isolate communist Cuba. Back to the years when they tightened the economic and diplomatic screws until the head slots stripped – certain it would drive the Castro dictatorship from their mother island.

Did President Trump Lay Out A Cuba Case In Miami – Or A Cuba Con?

By • Jun 20, 2017
Roberto Koltun / Miami Herald

President Trump’s Cuba speech in Miami last Friday offered chest-thumping, cold-war nostalgia sound-bites like:

“Now we hold the cards.”

“We challenge Cuba to come to the table with a new agreement.”

The Florida Roundup: What's Actually Changed In Trump's New Cuba Policy?

By Bridget O'Brien • Jun 18, 2017
EVAN VUCCI / AP

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Trump Says 'We Now Hold The Cards' On Cuba; But Cuba Looks Unlikely To Fold

By • Jun 16, 2017
Al Diaz / Miami Herald

President Trump brought a fiery taste of the Cold War back to Miami today when he announced his new Cuba policy. But is his Cuba crackdown likely to leverage the democratic changes he promised?

Trump Rolls Back 'Completely One-Sided' Cuba Policy

By & & Adrianne Gonzalez & Holly Pretsky & Isabella Cueto • Jun 16, 2017
Al Diaz / Miami Herald

President Donald Trump Friday announced new restrictions on travel and business with Cuba, reversing some of the relaxed new relations instituted two years ago by President Barack Obama.

Cuba Starts Election Cycle, Likely Last Of Castro Presidency

By • Jun 16, 2017
Ladyrene Perez / Cubadebate via AP

HAVANA — Cuba is starting an electoral process that is expected to end with President Raul Castro stepping down in February.

The Council of State says in Wednesday's state media that voting for municipal assemblies will take place on Oct. 22. It doesn't set the date of voting for the country's parliament, which selects the Council of State and the president. Elections are held every five years.

Castro has said he'll step down as president in February, although he is expected to remain head of the ruling Communist Party.

Trump's Cuba Policy Not That Drastic – Unless You Hoped To Be 'Un Turista Yanqui'

By • Jun 15, 2017
Al Diaz / Miami Herald

President Trump will be in Miami Friday to unveil his new Cuba policy, which will reverse some of his predecessor’s normalization measures. The main targets are Cuba’s military – and wannabe American tourists.

Central America More Important Than Cuba – Despite Trump's Miami Visit

By • Jun 15, 2017
Andrew Harnik / AP via Miami Herald

COMMENTARY

I don’t usually feel sorry for Central American heads of state. Too many of them, right-wing or left-wing, have done their damnedest to perpetuate the image of the corrupt, tin-pot strongman.

The Cleveland-Cuba Connection: Solving Issues In Urban Design

By editor • Jun 14, 2017

At first glance, it might seem like an old Midwest steel town like Cleveland wouldn’t have much in common with a tropical island capital like Cuba’s Havana. But, a group of urban designers from both cities are finding that they share some problems and can help each other find solutions.

David C. Barnett (@DCBstream) from Here & Now contributor WCPN ideastream reports.

Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba

By • Jun 12, 2017

Updated at 8:19 p.m. ET

President Trump is preparing to announce changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba, possibly tightening restrictions on travel and trade that were loosened under former President Barack Obama.

Trump is expected to announce the changes in Miami on Friday.

The move was confirmed by a congressional source with direct knowledge of the situation.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been leading the push for a more restrictive policy, along with his fellow Cuban-American, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.

Trump Expected In Miami Friday - But Big Changes To Cuba Policy Aren't

By & • Jun 10, 2017
Al Diaz / Miami Herald

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