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Exclusive-U.S., Cuba to hold high-level migration talks in Washington

American and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal U.S. talks with Havana since President Joe Biden took office last year.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2022

State Department warns of ‘systemic and violent repression’ in Cuba in latest report

The U.S. State Department said it has received credible evidence of unlawful killings, forced disappearances and torture of political activists in a scorching assessment of the Cuban government’s record, released this week as part of the agency’s annual report on human rights practices.

Miami Herald · Apr 14, 2022

47,000 Cubans have arrived at the US border in recent months

MIAMI — A Cuban diving instructor was recently rescued near Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, after sailing from Cuba on a windsurfing board. If the attempt seems desperate, it is not exceptional:

Miami Herald · Apr 5, 2022

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‘Prohibited tourism:’ Miami judge deals major blow to cruise companies that traveled to Cuba

MIAMI — In a consequential ruling Monday night, a Miami federal judge said four major cruise lines with South Florida ties — Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises — engaged in “prohibited tourism” and “trafficking activities” by carrying passengers to Cuba and profiting from the use of Havana port…

Miami Herald · Mar 22, 2022

Cubans frantic to migrate as economy falters, new hurdles arise

Bray Perez, a 19-year-old Cuban university student, is fast losing friends to a growing wave of migration off the island.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2022

Cubans protest at Havana embassy as Panama tightens visa requirements

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Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Family reunification program still in limbo as US Embassy in Havana resumes some services

A limited increase in processing immigrant visa petitions in Havana will not include thousands of pending cases of a family reunification program suspended by the Trump administration, a senior State Department official told reporters on Monday.

Miami Herald · Mar 8, 2022

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US to resume some visa services in Cuba after 4-year break

The U.S. government says it will resume limited processing of immigrant visas in Havana

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Florida Democrats introduce bill to restart Cuban family reunification program

Congressional Democrats want to restart a federal program that reunites Cuban families in the United States, years after application processing for the program ceased after U.S. government personnel in Havana became mysteriously ill.

Miami Herald · Mar 3, 2022

US will increase consular staffing in Cuba but ‘Havana syndrome’ concerns still linger

MIAMI — The Biden administration is expected to announce a partial staffing increase in the U.S. Embassy in Havana that will help address a yearslong visa backlog affecting thousands of Cuban American families, a source familiar with the plan said.

Miami Herald · Mar 2, 2022

Exclusive-U.S. set to announce increased staffing at Havana embassy to process visas-sources

The Biden administration is expected to announce as soon as this week a plan to beef up its skeletal staffing in the U.S. embassy in Havana to restore visa processing for Cubans that had been largely suspended since the Trump era, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Michigan State football offers 2023 3-star Florida S Cameron Upshaw

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to 2023 safety prospect Cameron Upshaw of Havana, Fla.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 25, 2022

Cubans protest in Havana as Costa Rica tightens visa requirements

At least 200 Cubans protested near Costa Rica's embassy in Havana on Monday against tighter visa requirements for Cubans passing through the Central American nation on the way to Nicaragua.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Havana Syndrome: Former US official shares recording of mysterious sound behind the unexplained illness

The mysterious illness has affected nearly 200 US officials since it was first reported in 2016

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

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Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Cuban tourism industry flounders as sunseekers look elsewhere

Cuba is struggling to reawaken its tourism industry after months of pandemic-induced slumber as travelers stay away, threatening to derail the government's plan to haul the economy out of a deepening crisis.

Miami Herald · Feb 17, 2022

Cuban activist stranded in Miami after she was denied boarding flight to Havana

MIAMI — At the request of the Cuban government, American Airlines did not allow Cuban activist Anamely Ramos to board a flight at Miami International Airport bound for Havana on Wednesday.

Inverse · Feb 16, 2022

You've already experienced the true cause of 'Havana Syndrome'

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read the truth about the illness 'Havana Syndrome,' how getting a little more sleep could help you lose weight, and more.

France 24 · Feb 16, 2022

Cuban protesters sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, more await verdicts

Cuban courts have handed out sentences of up to 20 years in prison to a group of people accused of taking part in protests that swept across the island in July, relatives and activists said Tuesday.

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Miami Herald · Feb 15, 2022

Despite ban, US cruise lines hired Cuban agencies to provide ‘tourism services’ to passengers

At the height of the enthusiasm sparked by President Barack Obama’s historic restoration of relations with Cuba, several cruise lines rushed to secure a piece of the island’s untapped market under newly eased regulations promoting “people-to-people” engagement.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Carmen Herrera obituary

Cuban-American painter and sculptor who concentrated on geometric abstraction and whose big break came at the age of 89

Inverse · Feb 14, 2022

Havana syndrome's mystery may lie in how we treat conditions of the mind

Brains are powerful, complex, and only partially understood. The evidence points to Havana syndrome being a poorly named, well-documented stress response. Here's why.

The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2022

Havana syndrome has ‘dramatically hurt’ morale, US diplomats say

American Foreign Service Association chief Eric Rubin says syndrome, whose cause has yet to be determined, has affected recruitment

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022

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Miami Herald · Feb 4, 2022

Consular services in Havana to increase in 'the not too distant future,' US diplomat says

A year after announcing a review of U.S. policy toward Cuba, a top State Department official hinted the Biden administration was readying to move to increase visa processing in Havana.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022

Omicron felled me, but like the unheard tree in the forest I couldn’t prove it

When the wave hit suddenly half the people I knew were sick with Covid – or were they?

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