Fleeing to U.S., Cubans’ First Stop Is Often Mexico

"Cubans are migrating to the United States in the greatest numbers in over a decade, and for most of them the new way to get north is first to head west — to Mexico — in a convoluted route that avoids the United States Coast Guard.American officials say the migration,...

The Challenges Of Being On the Internet In Cuba

"When 32-year-old Yoani Sanchez wants to update her blog about daily life in Cuba, she dresses like a tourist and strides confidently into a Havana hotel, greeting the staff in German. That is because Cubans like Sanchez are not authorised to use hotel internet connections,...

Cuba Seeks Migration Accord With Mexico

Mexico & Cuba are ready to play nice! Seems that Mexico's Calderon wants to be sure that just because there are Cubans, Mexico is not Cuba! Funny when the shoe is on the other foot..."A sharp increase in the number of Cubans crossing into the U.S. via Mexico requires a...

Cuba's Cure

"The Cuban health care system is producing a population that is as healthy as those of the world’s wealthiest countries at a fraction of the cost. And now Cuba has begun exporting its system to under-served communities around the world—including the United States."

Lessons from an Embargo: Cuba's Recycling Expertise

"Ariel Rodriguez makes new keys from old ones. He shapes them on a 1953 key-copying machine that he bought broken and fixed with parts from a grain mill. He shines them on a key polisher he rebuilt with a washing-machine motor."This story from the Florida-Sun Sentinel tells...

19 Cubans Arrive in Key West, 9 Haitians in Palm Beach

Two groups of illegal migrants made it ashore in South Florida Thursday morning.  According to the Sun Sentinel newspaper,  19 Cuban migrants made to the backyard of the home of a Naval Air Station commander in Key West.  They apparently arrived in a homemade...

U.S. scouting out Gitmo sites in case of mass exodus after Castro death

"If Cubans flee in droves when Fidel Castro dies, those intercepted at sea will likely wind up at this base where nearly 400 men captured in the war on terror are held, creating ``an incredible challenge'' for U.S. forces, the base commander said. Military officials say they...