A member of the so-called “Cuban Five” espionage ring has been released from a U.S. jail after serving 13 years of a 15-year sentence. Rene Gonzalez, who had been jailed since 1998, left the prison in Florida early Friday. He must serve three years probation in the United States. His lawyer says he will make […]
Member of ‘Cuban Five’ Released From US Jail
Posted October 7th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
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Cuba Eases Ban on Car Sales
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Cuba has legalized the sale and purchase of automobiles for its citizens for the first time since the 1959 revolution. The government announced the move in April, but sales were on hold until the measure was published into law Wednesday. The new policy had been expected as part of a series of reforms being undertaken […]
Cuba Criticizes Longstanding US Embargo
Posted September 26th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has criticized the longstanding U.S. trade embargo against his country, saying it has cost the communist-led island $975 billion. Rodriguez made the comment Monday during an address before the United Nations General Assembly. Rodriguez, however, said Cuba’s government reiterates its willingness and interest to move toward the normalization of relations […]
US Marathon Swimmer Ends Cuba-Florida Crossing
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has abandoned her latest attempt to swim the 166 kilometers from Cuba to Florida. Making the journey without the benefit of a shark cage, the 62-year-old Nyad had reached the halfway point despite suffering painful stings by Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish. But medics warned her that with toxins from […]
U.S. Swimmer Nears Halfway Point of Cuba – U.S. Course
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
American Diana Nyad is moving toward the halfway point Sunday in her third attempt at swimming from Havana, Cuba to the Florida Keys . Late Saturday, Nyad was treated by doctors aboard a support vessel after being stung a second time by Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish. Her support team says she is now attempting […]
Nyad Resumes Epic Swim from Cuba to US
Posted September 25th, 2011 at 2:21 am (UTC-5)
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad resumed her swim from Havana, Cuba to the Florida Keys early Sunday after getting medical attention. Late Saturday, Nyad was treated by doctors aboard a support vessel after being stung a second time by Man o’ War jellyfish. The 62-year-old swimmer began her journey Friday evening from Havana’s Hemingway Marina. […]
US Swimmer “Gaining Strength” In Cuba To Florida Trek
Posted September 24th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad appeared “to be gaining strength,” as she recovered from multiple Man o’ War stings while making her second attempt in two months to swim from Havana, Cuba to the Florida Keys. “Her rest times per hour are less and less,” according to a post on her blog. The 62-year-old swimmer […]
Nyad Attempts Cuba-Florida Swim Again
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has begun her second attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage after falling short of her goal recently. Nyad set out from Havana’s Hemingway Marina Friday for the swim, which will take about 60 hours and cover 166 kilometers. Earlier, she said weather forecasts called for […]
Nyad to Attempt Cuba-Florida Swim Again
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is preparing for a second attempt Friday to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage after falling short of her goal recently. Nyad, who will set out from Havana’s Hemingway Marina, says weather forecasts call for calm seas through Sunday. Last month, Nyad spent nearly 30 hours in […]
Richardson Back in US Without Jailed Contractor
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson is back in the United States after failing to secure the release of an American contractor serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba for crimes against the communist state. Richardson returned Wednesday after spending a week on the island trying to get permission at least to see 62-year-old Alan […]
