Cuba

Ex-U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, who spied for Cuba for decades, sentenced to 15 years

A former U.S. ambassador formally pleaded guilty Friday to working for Cuba’s spy service for decades and was sentenced to 15 years…

Sentencing set for career US diplomat charged with spying for Cuba

A group of Cuban Americans gathered outside of the federal courthouse wanting to be heard, ahead of the sentencing of an accused…

Group of suspected Cuban migrants come ashore in upper Florida Keys

Authorities responded to a migrant landing on Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

Florida congressman, activists send call for action following economic crisis in Cuba

In a news conference hosted by U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, local leaders and activists voiced their concerns Monday amid ongoing street…

Former ambassador charged with being Cuban spy will plead guilty

A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to charges of working for decades as a…

Daughter of victim killed in FHP chase crash trying to get visa to attend funeral from Cuba

The daughter of a Homestead truck driver killed in a crash that also claimed the life of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper…

Scouts participate in Lincoln Marti Camporee

Scouts from American and Cuban heritages attended the Lincoln Marti Camporee this weekend for its 53rd year with a mission of “friendship…

China’s spy station in Cuba among topics lawmakers discussed in Miami

Lawmakers joined a round table on Monday in Miami’s Little Havana to discuss the aftermath of the historic protest that resulted in…

City increases cleanup efforts in Little Havana but residents want more done

Cuba changes passport validity and pricing

Cuba’s foreign ministry has announced major changes for passports.

Legislation would restrict real estate buyers from Cuba, Venezuela, others

New legislation is making its way through the Florida legislature that would place new rules on where you can purchase a home,…

Heavy smoke, two dogs missing after home fire in Little Havana

Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused the building to go up in flames in Little Havana.

Juan Guaidó fears for family’s safety back in Venezuela

Juan Guaidó said Venezuela’s regime deals with the opposition with torture, murder, exile, threats, and division — just as dictators in Nicaragua…

South Florida coastal counties preparing for stinky seaweed season

Large patches of what will become stinky shoreline seaweed, stretching from the west coast of Africa to just off the southern coast…

Crowds gather in Little Havana for massive Latin-American music festival

Iconic Calle Ocho is bustling as crowds have gathered for a large Latin-American music festival in Little Havana.

Flight returns to Cuba after plane engine catches fire

Passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight headed to Fort Lauderdale received quite a scare on Sunday.

Cuban pilot who landed in South Florida granted political asylum

Ruben Martinez Machado left Cuba in a small single engine plane and landed at the Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport.

Nearly 20 Cuban migrants come ashore in Key Colony Beach

With cries of joy, 19 people came to shore Tuesday morning in Key Colony Beach in a homemade boat.

US embassy resumes consular services in Cuba

The U.S. embassy in Cuba resumed consular services Wednesday in Havana.

15 Cuban migrants picked up in Florida Keys

The migrants were spotted Sunday morning after 5 a.m. near Key Colony Beach.

Coast Guard searches for Cuban migrants after man survives

The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for a group of Cuban migrants on Tuesday off Lake Worth.

Landlord tells tenants in Little Havana they need to get out, but what’s the real reason?

They were given just weeks to get out of their apartments after the owner tells them the building needs too much work…

Owner of Little Havana apartment building shocks tenants with sudden eviction notice

Families living in a Little Havana apartment building say they’ve been given just weeks to move out of their homes.

SWAT Call In Little Havana Turns Out To Be A False Alarm

U.S. To Resume Immigrant Visa Processing In Cuba Early Next Year

At least 5 die after migrant boat collides with Cuban Coast Guard

Pilot flies Soviet-era biplane from Cuba to Florida

A 29-year-old Cuban man who was flying alone landed the Antonov AN-2 at about 11:30 a.m., at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition…

Cuban Migrants On Windsurfing Boards Reach The Florida Keys

26 Cuban Migrants Come Ashore On Key Biscayne

U.S. Border Patrol said the 24 men and two women who were on the boat were taken into custody when they landed.…

Cuba’s request for help after Hurricane Ian causes controversy

Hurricane Ian leaves trail of destruction in western Cuba

Hurricane Ian made landfall early Tuesday morning in Cuba’s tobacco-rich Pinar del Rio province. The Category 3 storm — with winds of…

Expansion of LGBTQ+ rights meant to appease Cubans, expert says

Andy Gomez, a University of Miami expert on human values and attitudes in post-Fidel Castro Cuba, said the island’s communist leaders do…

Tropical Storm Ian 11 a.m. advisory update

Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to become a hurricane by late Sunday in the Caribbean and to continue to strengthen into a…

BREAKING: United States In Talks With Cuba To Restart Visa Program

During a press briefing Tuesday at the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the U.S. is in talks with Cuba…

Coast Guard repatriates 50 migrants to Cuba

A total of 50 people were brought back to the island nation following five interdictions off the Florida coast last week, officials…

Are patchwork immigration laws fueling Cuban migration to South Florida?

Amid an ongoing surge in Cuban migration, both on the shores of South Florida and at the U.S.-Mexico border, a South Florida…

Migrants land on Haulover Beach as surge continues

Federal and local law enforcement officials responded to a suspected Cuban migrant boat landing on Haulover Beach Monday morning.

Cuba Confirms First Monkeypox Case

A tourist from Italy is Cuba’s first confirmed case of monkeypox.

Hundreds of migrants intercepted at sea repatriated to Cuba

US Coast Guard officials said their crews repatriated 203 Cubans to the island nation Saturday, following 14 interdictions off Florida’s coast.

Videos show Cuban migrants voyage to Florida Keys

A group of Cuban migrants documented their three attempts to make a wooden boat and their voyage to the Florida Keys in…

Cuban Oil Depot Fire Under Control

77 hurt, 17 firefighters reported missing in Cuba as fire rages at oil tank farm

Group of Cuban men rescued at sea by Carnival cruise ship

A group of migrants from Cuba was rescued at sea by crew members of a Carnival cruise ship.

Long-overdue recognition for group of Cuban-Americans and their top secret efforts to fight communis

77 Migrants Returned To Cuba By Coast Guard

Seventy-seven migrants intercepted off the #FloridaKeys have been returned to #Cuba by the #CoastGuard.

Federal agents deal with ongoing Cuban exodus

Federal agents are dealing with an ongoing Cuban exodus with more migrants than the U.S. welcomed during the Mariel boatlift in 1980.

2 sisters, protestant pastor among those who remain jailed a year after protests in Cuba

It has been a year since the historic, massive Cuban street demonstrations

Witness video shows teen killed by police in Cuba

Witnesses said a police officer shot and killed a teenage boy on Friday in Santa Clara, Cuba.