US to allow more flight routes to Cuba in latest restriction lift Biden administration announced plan to lift Trump-era restrictions related to Cuba in May in bid to re-engage. Al Jazeera · Jun 2, 2022
US finally lifts Cuba flight ban introduced by Trump Trump administration had scaled back flights and imposed further restrictions on Cuba The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022
US Transportation Dept. lifts restrictions on Cuba flights The U.S. Transportation Department is making it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba, lifting flight restrictions that were established during the Trump administration The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022
U.S. lifts Cuba flight restrictions imposed under Trump The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on U.S. airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana. Reuters · Jun 1, 2022
U.S. embassy says trial of Cuban artist-activists 'neither free nor fair' The U.S. Embassy in Havana on Wednesday criticized the trial of two Cuban artist-dissidents as neither "free nor fair" on social media, fueling a growing standoff over human rights just weeks after Washington moved to ease sanctions on the island nation. Reuters · Jun 1, 2022
Renewed hopes but more delays for Cubans seeking US visas Like many Cubans before him, Roberto De la Yglesia left most of his family behind when he made his way to the United States with only his son in 2015, hoping that he could soon bring his wife and daughters to join him The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022
US Coast Guard returns 223 migrants back to Haiti, Cuba. Some stopped off Florida Keys MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 223 U.S.-bound migrants back to Haiti and Cuba on Tuesday after detaining eight migrant boats at sea during the Memorial Day weekend. Miami Herald · Jun 1, 2022
Cuba lifts mask mandate as vaccination rate soars and deaths plummet Cuba on Tuesday lifted a mask mandate in place for two years following a successful vaccination drive that health officials say has contributed to a sharp drop in cases and nearly three weeks without a single death from COVID-19. Reuters · May 31, 2022
Cuba dissident leaders face trial in tightly held proceedings By Dave Sherwood Reuters · May 30, 2022
Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua condemn exclusion from U.S. summit A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month's Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend. Reuters · May 27, 2022
Mexican president unlikely to attend Summit of the Americas in LA next month MEXICO CITY — Despite a major U.S. lobbying effort, the president of Mexico hinted strongly Friday that he will not attend a high-stakes regional summit next month in Los Angeles because the Biden administration refuses to invite a trio of leftist governments. Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022
How a Miami mom followed the signs to start a printing business, then meet the president MIAMI -- At age 10, when she arrived in the United States from Cuba after waiting four years to be reunited with her father, Jennifer Arniella didn’t dare to speak English. She was afraid that her middle school classmates would make fun of her, so she kept to herself and… Miami Herald · May 27, 2022
'No future for babies:' 842 US-bound Haitians end up in Cuba Some of the more than 840 Haitians who tried to reach the United States in a boat but ended up in Cuba say Thursday that they fled violence in their country and were charged thousands of dollars by smugglers who ushered them onto a dilapidated boat and later abandoned them… The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Cuban president says he won't go to U.S. summit even if invited Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said he would not attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas hosted by the United States, which has said that only democratic governments would be invited. Reuters · May 26, 2022
Reuters · May 26, 2022 U.S. says it is not inviting Venezuelan, Nicaraguan governments to Americas summit The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.
Miami Herald · May 26, 2022 The biggest wave of Cuban migrants arriving in US since 1980 is driving policy changes About 115,000 Cubans — more than one percent of the island’s population — have left their homeland fleeing poverty and repression and reached the U.S. in the past seven months, a mass migration wave on a scale not seen in four decades that has prompted recent changes in U.S. policy…
Los Angeles Times · May 26, 2022 Cuba says it won’t attend Summit of the Americas in LA after Biden administration snub WASHINGTON — The president of Cuba announced Wednesday that his country will not attend next month’s Summit of the Americas, a major conference to take place in Los Angeles, after the U.S. refused to extend a proper invitation.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Boat with reported 842 Haitian migrants winds up in Cuba Cuban state news media say that a single vessel carrying 842 Haitians who apparently were trying to reach the United States has landed instead in central Cuba
Reuters · May 25, 2022 Boat carrying 800 Haitians en route to United States washes ashore in Cuba instead A boat carrying 842 Haitian migrants bound for the United States strayed off course and washed ashore along the north coast of Cuba instead, according to Cuban state media reports on Wednesday, leaving island authorities scrambling to provide the group with humanitarian aid.
Reuters · May 25, 2022 Most Caribbean nations planning to attend Americas Summit: sources Most Caribbean Community member nations plan to attend the Summit of the Americas, according to two sources familiar with the situation, as some leaders call for a boycott if Washington excludes its ideological adversaries in the region.
Reuters · May 24, 2022 Cuban dissident leaders slated for trial in late May, activists say Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara is slated to stand trial in a Cuban court at the end of May, activists said on social media this week, in a case that has attracted the attention of human rights groups who allege he and others have been unfairly detained and…
The Independent UK · May 24, 2022 In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions The Biden administration's move to ease some sanctions on Cuba are being met with some confusion and caution by people on the island
Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2022 Biden administration races to salvage Summit of the Americas WASHINGTON — A brewing boycott over the invitation list to this year’s Summit of the Americas, a hemispheric gathering held every three to four years and planned for Los Angeles next month, has the Biden administration scrambling to avoid an embarrassment that could erode U.S. influence in the region.
Miami Herald · May 21, 2022 Fabiola Santiago: Biden abandons Florida Dems in tough races to run a fool’s errand in Cuba, Venezuela Who benefits from President Joe Biden’s sudden U.S. opening to repressive communist Cuba? Not American democracy — and not Florida, where the move almost feels like a betrayal by Biden and his administration.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2022 Biden risks troubled Americas summit in Los Angeles The Summit of the Americas is a little more than two weeks away in Los Angeles, and there's still no clear answer on which countries are going