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Cuba News - Miami HeraldVatican may put Cuba’s Felix Varela on the road to sainthoodPope Benedict XVI may announce Felix Varela has been made a ‘venerable’ when he visits Cuba Italy frees former Guantánamo detaineeAn Italian appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian man who had spent nearly eight years in the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo, Cuba. A Cuban-American jailed in Cuba since 2006 is freed and sent home because of ill healthJulio Rafael Mesa Fariñas, freed by Cuba on Friday, was in a cell next to Alan Gross during part of his incarceration. Cuban women on a protest march say police harassed and detained themThey say they were trying to stage a march in the central Cuba city of Santa Clara when police searched them for cellphones Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visitThe Brazilian leader had vowed to make human rights a cornerstone of her foreign policy pointed to the U.S. detention camp for suspected terrorists at Guantánamo Bay on the island’s southeastern tip. Private Cuban video shows corruption casesTop officials are getting private showings of a video that purportedly details ongoing corruption investigations. Cuba food prices up 20% in 2011Government report shows agricultural reforms not increasing production or dropping prices. Brazil prez: Blogger's travel for Cuba to decideBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday that her country acted properly in granting an entry visa to Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, but that it's an internal matter for Cuba as to whether Sanchez is allowed to leave the island. Cuban ex-CIA agent Posada returns to MiamiAfter being acquitted in a trial for perjury in federal court in El Paso, former CIA-agent Luis Posada Carriles plans to make his first public appearance in Miami on Wednesday during a press conference and then he will dinner at the Big Club Five of Miami. TWO INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS ARRESTED COVERING ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTTwo independent are being held by police following their arrest while covering an anti-government demonstration. 4-year sentence for living in Havana without permissionDissident Duartes Miguel Lara Rodríguez has been sentenced to four years in prison on charges of being a “danger” to society because he was living illegally in Havana. Man arrested for stealing his own pressure cookerLeonardo Díaz says he taken to the police station in handcuffs on Tuesday because he didn't have proof of purchase of a pressure cooker he was taking to a repair shop. Police captain under investigation for abuse of powerA captain in the National Revolutionary Police force has been accused of selling pedicabs he confiscated from unlicensed owners. Whereabouts of detained independent journalist unknownIndependent journalist Yosvani Anzardo Hernández was arrested over the weekend by two State Security agents and his whereabouts are unknown, according to his wife. Anti-government slogans appear in HavanaAnti-government slogans were written on Tuesday on the walls next to Havana's Mariano theater and near a police station, according to witnesses who said they saw the writing before police painted it over. Dissident's daughter jailed on charge of prostitutionDissident Carmen Bermúdez Arrieta says her 25-year-old daughter has been sentenced to two years in an internment camp on a trumped up charge of prostitution. Independent librarian fired from government jobJosé Ignacio Oropesa Almora says he was fired from his job as a truck driver for the state oil company because he’s an independent librarian Protesters force police to return sack of riceMore than 60 passengers on a bus protested the seizure of a 20-pound sack of rice and forced the police to return it to the owner. Police try to stop sellers of breadSince the beginning of the New Year, police in Santa Clara have been pursuing private sellers of bread, which is considered a crime. Cuban communists OK term limits for party and government officialsAt the Cuban Communist Party’s first national conference, term limits are approved for government and party officials. Lawmakers ask if U.S. is prepared for Cuban oil drillingMembers of Congress want to know who would pay for the cleanup if there is a spill from an oil rig set to drill an exploratory well in Cuban waters. A Havana theater built in 1921 collapsed, killing one man and highlighting Cuba’s desperate housing shortage.A theater opened in 1921 was the second fatal building collapse in 10 days Communist Party meets in HavanaGranma reports that term limits and the economy are on the agenda of this weekend’s Cuban Communist Party Congress in Havana Cuba’s Communists meet to update party, not much buzz on streetCuba’s ruling Communist Party opens an unprecedented gathering Saturday that will approve term limits and call for trimming the party’s role in government — and might even hint at who will succeed Raúl Castro. How church, Castros learned to coexistEnrique López Oliva remembers the days when Cuban Catholics hung their religious icons in their grandmother’s rooms, hoping that Fidel Castro’s communist government would not dare punish an “abuelita.” Cuba Communist Party eyes term limits at gatheringCuba's Communist Party closed the first day of its national conference Saturday with declarations of support for the burgeoning private-sector class, tough talk on corruption and vows to be attentive to islanders' complaints. Fidel Castro writes again after long breakThe former Cuban leader produced five columns in three weeks, after a long break that sparked rumors about his health. Is oil drilling in Cuban waters safe?With Scarabeo 9, a Spanish company’s leased oil rig, in place for exploratory drilling off the Cuban coast, response plans are being firmed up in case a spill reaches the United States. Castro lambasts US Republican primary as idioticFidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of "idiocy and ignorance" the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday, and also took shots at the news media and foreign governments for seizing on the death of a Cuban prisoner to demand greater respect for human rights. 2 Cuban migrants escape Cayman detentionTwo Cuban boatpeople who escaped from a detention center in the Cayman Islands remained at large Tuesday and might have found a way to leave the Caribbean territory, officials said. Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoirFidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's ChavezCuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. Cuban dissident blogger says exit visa deniedCuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been denied permission attend a film festival in Brazil. Cuban officials shown video warning on corruptionCuban authorities are summoning bureaucrats and Communist Party members to watch a video about corruption investigations, a person who has seen the video said Thursday, as President Raul Castro's government sends a stern warning that it's serious about cracking down on graft. Orlando gets permission for Cuba flightsOrlando International Airport has received permission to offer air service to Cuba. Correction: Cuba-Oil Drilling storyIn a Jan. 30 story on Cuba's efforts to drill for oil off its coast, The Associated Press erroneously described the type of documents the U.S. Coast Guard and private response teams have received to work with Cuba and its partners to clean up any potential spill. They received licenses from the U.S. government, not visas. Brazil prez: Blogger's travel for Cuba to decideBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday that her country acted properly in granting an entry visa to Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, but that it's an internal matter for Cuba as to whether Sanchez is allowed to leave the island. Widow of Cuban prisoner confirms domestic violenceThe widow of a Cuban prisoner who reportedly died after a 50-day hunger strike acknowledged Monday that his legal troubles stemmed from a domestic violence incident and that he aligned himself with the opposition only after he was detained for that, but accused the government of negligence leading to his death. Raul Castro calls for openness in Communist Party -- up to a pointCuba's Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island's future leaders, while Raúl Castro issued a strong call for openness within the party and mass media — but only up to a point. Experts, officials to testify on Cuba oil drilling at Sunny Isles Beach hearingMembers of the U.S. Coast Guard, experts and U.S. officials will testify on the risk of oil drilling off the coast of Cuba, and whether the U.S. is prepared for any possible spill. The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in FloridaIf Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoirFidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader. Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's ChavezCuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival. Cuban dissident blogger says exit visa deniedCuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been denied permission attend a film festival in Brazil. Cuban officials shown video warning on corruptionCuban authorities are summoning bureaucrats and Communist Party members to watch a video about corruption investigations, a person who has seen the video said Thursday, as President Raul Castro's government sends a stern warning that it's serious about cracking down on graft. Orlando gets permission for Cuba flightsOrlando International Airport has received permission to offer air service to Cuba. Cuba Weather
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