Climate
Alert: New storm system brewing in Caribbean could become hurricane heading toward Cuba, Florida
Meteorologists give an 80% chance that the low pressure system will become a hurricane in the coming days
Cuba
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Human Rights
Minors continue to be imprisoned by Cuban regime
Although adulthood legally begins at 18 in Cuba, the regime has made the age of criminal responsibility 16 years. This has meant that individuals who would be considered minors according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child have been tried as adults by the regime
Law Enforcement
US calls for release of political prisoner Julian Mazola Beltran
"Peaceful protests are not a crime, why is Julian being punished? We call for his immediate release," demanded the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. The young man is being asked to serve 12 years in prison
Politics
Democrats pressure Biden to lift sanctions against Cuban military dictatorship
Democrats send letter demanding Biden remove sanctions while U.S. State Department instead calls for release of all political prisoners amidst reports of torture
Politics
MEP blasts Spanish hotel executives for being "slave drivers" who pander to the Cuban dictatorship
"They are all accomplices of the criminal totalitarian government of Cuba," said Spanish MEP Hermann Tertsch
Politics
OAS calls for release of political prisoners and humanitarian mission to Cuba
The OAS called for the release of political prisoners in Cuba and proposed sending a Humanitarian Mission to verify the human rights
Politics
White House hangs up on Sen. Scott when he called to discuss Cuban regime's imprisonment of famed dissident
"This isn’t just weakness, it’s shameful cowardice. I won’t tolerate it," Sen. Scott tweeted
Politics
Spain becomes the refuge of the Castro family
The descendants of Fidel and Raúl Castro have been able to live, do business, and evade U.S. sanctions in Spain
Politics
Cubans with other citizenships may hold positions within the regime
These exceptions can only be approved by the President of the Republic
MLB
Minnie Minoso: A baseball Hall of Famer at last
The fact that he wasn't chosen sooner has long been considered a great injustice to the man and the sport.
Nicaragua welcomes the exodus of Cubans with the “free visa”
The “free visa” could create an exodus of Cubans from the island.
