Fidel Castro

Jay-Z Stirs Passions About Cuba With New Song

Daniel Hicks — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:09:34 +0000

Meet The Man Many Call Cuba's Gorbachev

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:30:50 +0000

Within 10 days of Miguel Diaz-Canel's big promotion to vice president of Cuba in February, he was already being tapped as a stand-in for reticent, 81-year-old President Raul Castro. It was Diaz-Canel, not Raul or Fidel Castro, who gave Cuba's first public condolences when the communist government lost its best friend and benefactor, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"We're saddened, but more determined than ever," Diaz-Canel said in a speech broadcast on national television.

Will 2013 Bring New Hope To Cuban-American Relations?

Phil Latzman — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

The New Year marked 54 years since the Castro Revolution in Cuba. Since then, there have been 11 U.S. Presidents. Will 2013 finally be a year of major change on the island? Will Cuban-American relations improve?

We brought together two experts to look into their crystal balls, El Nuevo Herald reporter Juan Tamayo and Dr. Andy Gomez of the University of Miami's Institute of Cuban-American studies.

2012: The Year of What Didn't Happen In Latin America

Phil Latzman — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:30:00 +0000

2012 may be remembered in Latin American for what didn't happen more than for what actually did, especially in Venezuela and Cuba.

VENEZUELA

The year began ominously for Venezuelan nationals living in South Florida. The U.S. State Department expelled the country's consul-general, alleging she was involved in a cyber-terrorism plot. In January, Venezuela's Miami consulate was shut down by President Hugo Chavez, who was facing a tough reelection campaign.

Castro Brushes Off Death Rumors, Proves He's Still Alive With Pictures

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:37:00 +0000

The lead story on the digital version of Cuba's communist newspaper Granma puts to rest the death rumors that have plagued Fidel Castro for weeks.

They show Castro, not in a military uniform and not in the track suit, which he has so often donned the past few years, but in a plaid red and blue shirt and a straw sun hat.

Week After Latest Death Rumors, Cubans Get Letter From Fidel Castro

Mark Memmott — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:00 +0000

One week after the latest rumors of his death, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has emerged — sort of — in a letter he's said to have written.

"The Cuban government-run newspaper Granma has published a letter signed by Fidel Castro, the first by the 86-year-old former president to be made public since July," The Associated Press reports from Havana.

How Cuba Nearly Joined The Nuclear Club

Rick Stone — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:53:29 +0000

Recent research and a new book by the son of a Soviet insider are putting the Cuban Missile Crisis of a half century ago in a scary new light. Juan Tamayo of the Miami Herald reports we were closer to nuclear war than we have realized. Here's the part about the 98 nuclear missiles that Nikita Khrushchev almost left with Fidel Castro.

Fidel Castro Death Rumors Are A Familiar Story

Ashley Lopez — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:59:30 +0000

Social media has been abuzz today with rumors that Fidel Castro might be dead. As The Miami Herald reports:

Rumors of the retired leader’s alleged passing had been circulating online since Sunday, when Castro did not congratulate Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez on winning reelection.