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U.S., Cuban officials wrap up law-enforcement talks in Havana

A visiting U.S. delegation wrapped up two days of talks on law-enforcement issues with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, the two governments said following the first meeting of its kind since the previous Trump administration stopped such dialogue.

Reuters

Homeland chief: Cubans, Haitians who come by sea are disqualified from new parole program

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that Cubans and Haitians who illegally come to the United States by boat will be disqualified from applying to a recently announced parole program, a public declaration that follows a wave of migrant landings in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

Tripadvisor awards Cuba top spot for travel destinations

They say that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer, so with that in mind, here are the hottest destinations this year.

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Young paramedic, 22, found dead in her bedroom on New Year's Eve

Zaquira Lawson-Cos was found dead in her bedroom on New Year's Eve. The night before she died the paramedic, who was born in Havana, Cuba, had video-called her mum

Daily Mirror

This Miami agency has been helping migrants for decades. These days, it’s busier than ever

MIAMI — On a recent day, migrants from all over the world rush in and out of a small reception room in a small suite of offices in downtown Miami.

Miami Herald

Tripadvisor reveals top travel destinations for 2023 – and London comes in third

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The Independent UK

Review: 'Code Name Blue Wren,' by Jim Popkin

NONFICTION: The fascinating story of Ana Belen Montes, an American bureaucrat — and spy for Cuba.

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Leak of secretive Cuban reserves data stirs confusion, concern

Cuba’s state-run media has created a stir among economists, diplomats and creditors by publishing an estimate of the Communist-run island’s international reserves, an elusive data long considered a "state secret" there.

Reuters

Bahamas interception of sea-borne Cuban migrants jumps in 2022

The Bahamas detained an increasing number of sea-borne Cuban migrants in 2022 compared with 2021, according to figures released to Reuters, as an economic crisis triggered an exodus from the Communist-run island.

Reuters

Ruling against cruise lines clouds Cuba investment picture

If investors thought doing business in Cuba was tough after the Trump administration reinstated sanctions against the island nation’s Communist regime, a Miami federal judge’s ruling that tags four cruise lines for “trafficking” in confiscated property is giving them even greater pause.

Tribune News Service

Immigration spike has created an unexpected wave of enrollment at Miami-Dade schools

MIAMI — Since the start of the 2022-23 school year, nearly 10,000 students from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have enrolled in Miami-Dade County public schools — about 2,500 more students than who arrived in the entire 2021-22 year, reflecting the surge of immigrants coming from those four countries over…

Miami Herald

Simon Calder answers your travel questions, from passport problems to safety concerns

Our travel correspondent on passport validity for British travellers to Europe, the Cuba-US tangle and whether the Bahamas is a good choice for July

The Independent UK

US to send delegation for law enforcement talks to Cuba

Talks come as the administration of US President Joe Biden eases relations with the Caribbean nation.

Al Jazeera

Cuba says vulture fund seeking 72 million euros never a creditor as UK court begins proceedings

Cuba's Central Bank on Friday lashed out against a "vulture fund" seeking to cash in on unpaid government debt lingering from the era of former leader Fidel Castro, calling illegitimate its claims against the Communist-run island in a London court.

Reuters

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As more migrant boats keep arriving, Keys responders find themselves stretched thin

MIAMI — It was early December, and Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay had had it with the federal government’s response to what he considered a “humanitarian crisis” as more and more migrants arrived by boat in the Florida Keys.

Wales Online

The American missionaries who've opened a shop in Wales where everything in it is free

Ken and Jen Arrington from North Carolina have travelled to places like Cuba and India - but say there's no place like Wales

The Independent UK

Coast Guard returns 177 Cubans caught at sea to the island

The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea to the island

Reason

Cubans and Haitians Are Fleeing to the U.S. in Staggering Numbers

So many Cubans and Haitians arrived at once that Dry Tortugas National Park was forced to temporarily close.

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The Independent UK

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

Zenger

Cuban Authorities Finally Allow Women To Compete In Boxing

Cuban female boxers can now compete in the boxing ring

Reuters

Cubans size up new hurdles, avenues for migration after U.S. policy shift

Cubans frantic to escape economic crisis at home weighed up options this week on how to move to the United States after the Biden administration rolled out a new set of rules at the U.S.-Mexico border that dramatically change the landscape for the island´s would-be migrants.

Miami Herald

Florida says it’s helping feds deal with migrant surge but not directly intervening

MIAMI — Florida’s emergency response to the influx of migrants from Cuba and Haiti arriving by boat will be one of surveillance and not interdiction as 150 to 200 troops and officers work with federal Homeland Security officials “to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities,’’…

The Independent UK

Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys

Miami Herald

A Cuban boat’s dangerous voyage to freedom in the Florida Keys

MARATHON, Fla. — The motor died early in Arlen Núñez’s voyage by sea from Cuba to the Florida Keys, leaving him and nearly two dozen other migrants to rely on wind and their own paddling to get to the shores of the United States.

WEKU

Ana Montes, former U.S. analyst convicted of spying for Cuba, is released from prison

Montes was highly regarded for her expertise on Cuba. But under the radar, she shared classified information with the Cuban government, including the identities of U.S. spies.

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