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Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane
Miami HeraldOn the last day of Cuba Nostalgia's quinceanera party, Carlos Rosario played dominoes with his son Enzo, Librada Caballero salsaed to Willy Chirino tunes, and Joe and Maria Elena Chambrot tried to find the addresses of their childhood homes on a...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hialeah, Cuba, The Miami Herald
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'The Class' Helmer Cantet Sets Cuban Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyFrench director Laurent Cantet, who won the Palme d'Or in 2008 for "The Class," will direct "Vuelta a Itaca," a drama set in Cuba. Script for Spanish-language pic is by Cantet and Cuban novelist Leonardo Padura. "Itaca" is set on a rooftop terrace in...Tags: Cuba, The Class (movie)
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Historic Key West-Cuba flight back in spotlight
Domingo Rosillo del Toro, Wright Brothers, Key West to Havana flight It was a time when aviation was in its earliest stages, when it took guts just get in a plane, let alone fly over 90 miles of open water. But tempted by a competition with $10,000 in...
Tags: Monroe County (Florida), Key West, Concourse, Woodrow Wilson, Cuba
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The Miami Herald View from El Nuevo Herald column
Miami HeraldLike many teenage girls in Cuba, Lydia Hortensia de Castroverde yearned to be a quinceanera -- to one day dress like a princess, enter a banquet hall full of family and friends on her father's arm to dance a waltz, then blow out the candles on a...Tags: West Miami, Entertainment Events, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Dance, Cuba
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Exclusive: Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - Canadian and British executives of three foreign businesses shut in 2011 by Cuban authorities, ostensibly for corrupt practices, have been charged after more than a year in custody and are expected to go on trial soon, sources close...Tags: Trials, Raul Castro, Justice System, Cuba, Economy, Business and Finance
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EXCLUSIVE-Cuba readies corruption trials of Western businessmen
Reuters* Executives facing charges of various economic crimes * Arrests part of broad government crackdown on corruption * Cases have strained diplomatic relations By Marc Frank HAVANA, May 14 (Reuters) - Canadian and British executives of three foreign...Tags: Trials, Raul Castro, Justice System, Politics, Cuba
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Cuban agent begins renouncement of U.S. citizenship
Reuters* Still must formally renounce before U.S. officials * Says happy to be in "society I belong to" * Foreign Minister says Alan Gross case has "no relation" By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 6 (Reuters) - A Cuban agent who served 13 years behind bars in the...Tags: Key West, Raul Castro, Justice System, Politics, Cuba
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Man convicted of spying in the U.S. is allowed to return to Cuba
MEXICO CITY -- A man convicted of spying in the U.S. for the Castro regime has been allowed to return to Cuba after more than a decade in an American prison, and on Monday he began the paperwork to make his homecoming permanent (link in Spanish). Rene...
Tags: Trials, Prisons, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Military, Justice System
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Colombia, FARC say progress made in talks
Reuters* Rebels reject idea of facing prosecution for war actions * Colombian president steps up military pressure against rebels * Ending conflict, drug smuggling still to be addressed By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 3 (Reuters) - Colombia and Marxist-led FARC...Tags: Rebellions, Colombia, Prosecution, Cuba, Wars and Interventions
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Cuba says will consider U.N. and Red Cross visits
Reuters* Red Cross halted prison visits in Cuba in 1989 * Cuba denies allegations of arbitrary detention, torture * Call for access among 293 recommendations at rights forum By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 3 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it would consider...Tags: Human Rights, Raul Castro, Prisons, Politics, Civil Rights
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Letters: Hawaii issue sets memories afloat
Mahalo nui loa ("thank you very much") for the Special Hawaii Issue [April 21]. Fabulous memories of several visits to the islands in paradise were made vivid by the stories, pictures and maps of Oahu, Molokai and the cruise with stops at the Big Island,...Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Cuba, Trips and Vacations
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No freedom of speech in Cuba despite easier foreign travel-activist
Reuters* Dissident among 19 Cubans allowed to leave so far * Says Havana controls media * Britain, Spain and U.S. call for freedom of association By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 1 (Reuters) - The Castro government's easing of foreign travel restrictions...Tags: Raul Castro, Politics, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Cuba
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