Speaking to 14ymedio Rosa María Payá said she found “the whole of civil society represented” to honor the memory and legacy of her father. “[All opponents] agree fundamentally: this system does not work and we have to change it.”...
Experts will discuss the conditions necessary for full restoration of ties between the U.S. and Cuba. The resolution of outstanding property, claims made by each country against the other--Cuba’s expropriation of U.S. and other properties, U.S. certified claims, and default judgments against Cuba, and...
Conservation and sustainability of this region's heritage and its values depend on ecologically responsible tourism. We are pleased that the Cuban public and visitors will soon be able to access both printed material and information in the cloud. ...
“It would be the first loss of democracy in the region in almost 40 years. This is 1970s stuff, and we’re not going back to that in this region, and the people of Venezuela aren’t going back to that.-- Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday...
Borjas re-visited the Mariel Boatlift, focusing on those native-born Americans most likely to face competition from the new arrivals — male non-Hispanic high school dropouts aged 25-59. More than half of that group in Miami were black....
Casa Bacardí was not only ICCAS’ home, but also the intellectual home of Cuban exiles. If it is no longer led by Dr. Suchlicki, and instead led by someone willing to live with the fantasy of a “post-Castro Cuba,” then it will be a fantasy...
The children, instead of throwing stones, were throwing mangos because they became worthless. “This happens every year, and this time the television came to film it and then shared it with the National Assembly, but it is nothing new,” laments the farmer....
“They got in and identified themselves as members of the State Security’s Technical Department of Investigations (DTI). They checked the accounting, the kitchen, lifted some tiles from the floor and they even took nails from the walls."...
Thalía became interested in chess at the age of 7 in elementary school. She won several trophies representing Cuba. At age 11, she won the Havana provincial championship for players under 14....
Panama is not closing the door to Cubans. Panama is closing the door to irregular migration. We have no issues with Cubans coming here, but they need to do it correctly. We can't foment disorder.”--Javier Carrillo, Panamanian Immigration Chief...