http://www.mail.com/locations/3296-havana.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3296-havana.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077224-cuban-spy-officially-stripped-us-citizenship.html HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who served 13 years in a U.S. prison has officially been stripped of his American citizenship. Rene Gonzalez said Friday he received a certificate of loss of nationality from the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana this week. Gonzalez, who was a dual national, volunteered to give up his U.S. citizenship in return for... Fri, 10 May 2013 17:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077224-cuban-spy-officially-stripped-us-citizenship.html 2013-05-10T17:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066878-cuban-spy-unrepentant-hopes-better-ties.html HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. prison said Monday he still has affection for America and hopes to see the two countries reconcile, but added that he does not regret for a moment his decision to spy for Cuba. Rene Gonzalez also told The Associated Press he would welcome an exchange of prisoners that would send a jaile... Mon, 06 May 2013 23:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066878-cuban-spy-unrepentant-hopes-better-ties.html 2013-05-06T23:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's life. A private U.S. foundation is working with Cuba to preserve ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2066380-items-hemingways-cuba-to-jfk-library.html 2013-05-06T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html MIAMI (AP) — One of the convicted spies known as the "Cuban Five" will be able to permanently remain in Cuba in exchange for renouncing his U.S. citizenship, a federal judge ruled Friday after U.S. officials dropped their initial opposition. Rene Gonzalez, 56, has been in Cuba since April 22 to attend memorial services for his father, who died earlier las... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:24:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061318-apnewsbreak-us-judge-allows-spy-to-stay-cuba.html 2013-05-03T18:24:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html HAVANA (AP) — A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes Iran, Syria and Sudan. That is sure to ruffle feathers in Havana, which vehemently denies any links to terrorism. Cuba's government contends its inclusion on the list is a political vendetta by... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:40:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2057038-us-cuba-sponsors-terrorism-list.html 2013-05-01T23:40:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052850-despite-hurdles-cuba-real-estate-market-buzzing.html HAVANA (AP) — In some ways, Yosuan Crespo's real estate office resembles any you might find in New York, London or Tokyo. There are slick posters of hot properties hanging from the ceiling, a steady stream of hopeful buyers and sellers and a constant clack of computer keys. But Crespo's headquarters in central Havana's trendy Vedado neighborhood is actual... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:05:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2052850-despite-hurdles-cuba-real-estate-market-buzzing.html 2013-04-30T08:05:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2044948-worlds-oldest-ex-big-leaguer-turns-102-cuba.html HAVANA (AP) — There weren't nearly enough birthday candles on hand to do justice to Conrado Marrero, the world's oldest living former Major League Baseball player. So the Cuban hurler had to make do with just one atop the cake Thursday as he celebrated his 102nd birthday at his modest Havana apartment, surrounded by family and friends with an unlit Cuban cigar in his mouth a... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:15:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2044948-worlds-oldest-ex-big-leaguer-turns-102-cuba.html 2013-04-25T21:15:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039378-cuban-dissidents-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Eight years after winning Europe's top human rights prize, members of a Cuban opposition group on Tuesday finally picked it up after securing permission to travel abroad. Cuba's Ladies in White won the European Union's Sakharov Prize in 2005 for their fight for democracy and human rights, but they weren't granted permission to leave the co... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:09:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039378-cuban-dissidents-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html 2013-04-23T18:09:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2017198-boy-triplets-sensation-top-cuba-ballet-school.html HAVANA (AP) — Visitors to the elite feeder school for Cuba's renowned National Ballet might be forgiven for thinking they're suddenly seeing triple. Identical triplets Angel, Cesar and Marcos Ramirez wear matching black leotards and white socks as they leap, prance and twirl across the linoleum floor of the mirrored studio. They share the same wiry build,... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2017198-boy-triplets-sensation-top-cuba-ballet-school.html 2013-04-13T06:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2013348-jay-z-references-cuba-trip-song-open-letter.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released "Open Letter" Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical of the trip questioned if the rapper's visit to Havana with wife Beyonce, which coincided with their fifth wedding anniversary, was officially licensed. On the song, Jay-Z ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:22:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2013348-jay-z-references-cuba-trip-song-open-letter.html 2013-04-11T18:22:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011184-under-radar-cuba-us-work-together.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba and the United States may be longtime enemies with a bucket overflowing with grievances, but the fast return of a Florida couple who fled U.S. authorities with their two kidnapped children in tow shows the Cold War enemies are capable of remarkable cooperation on many issues. Indeed, diplomats and observers on both sides of the Florida ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:45:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2011184-under-radar-cuba-us-work-together.html 2013-04-10T19:45:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2009156-cuba-turning-florida-couple-children.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba on Tuesday said it will hand over to the United States a Florida couple who allegedly kidnapped their two young sons from the mother's parents and fled by boat to Havana. U.S. diplomats in Havana said in a statement early Wednesday that the two children had left Cuba and "are safely on their way home." The statement did not mention whet... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:39:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2009156-cuba-turning-florida-couple-children.html 2013-04-10T04:39:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008838-experts-fla-couple-welcome-cuba.html MIAMI (AP) — The Florida couple accused of snatching away their two sons and fleeing to Cuba may have thought they could find a refuge from U.S. authorities on the communist island. But with criminal charges pending and little for Cuba to gain politically by holding them, experts say they are unlikely to stay for long. In a case drawing parallels with the... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008838-experts-fla-couple-welcome-cuba.html 2013-04-09T20:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html MIAMI (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the communist island was licensed. U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida have written to the U.S. Department of Treasury expressing concern about the trip. In the letter, both sai... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:34:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2005918-cuban-american-politicians-decry-beyonce-cuba-trip.html 2013-04-08T20:34:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006232-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-big-start.html MIAMI (AP) — It was two weeks before Christmas, and Robinson Perez had bundles of gifts ready for his family in Cuba: A giant plastic Barbie doll and stuffed animals for his two daughters. For his pregnant sister, a wooden crib and baby clothes. Perez could not go to Cuba for the holidays, so he chose the next best thing: Maritime shipping from Miami to H... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2006232-miami-cuba-seaborne-shipping-stops-big-start.html 2013-04-08T19:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002080-cuba-culture-official-demoted-ny-times-op-ed.html HAVANA (AP) — A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in the New York Times that criticized "blatant racism" on the island. In a phone interview with The Associated Press in Havana, Roberto Zurbano refused to speculate on whether his demotion from publishing director at th... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 03:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002080-cuba-culture-official-demoted-ny-times-op-ed.html 2013-04-06T03:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B's power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay. La Guarida staffers showed The Associated Press pictures of the two dinin... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:57:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1998536-beyonce-jay-z-turn-heads-havana.html 2013-04-04T21:57:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991888-miami-cuban-dissident-blogger-calls-unity.html MIAMI (AP) — They came from all over to hear her speak. Old Cuban ladies with wrinkled faces and pristine makeup. Young students with iPhones and digital cameras. Men and women who fled Cuba decades ago and just last year, on makeshift rafts and planes. When Cuban dissident and blogger Yoani Sanchez entered the room to speak Monday, dressed simply in whit... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:48:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991888-miami-cuban-dissident-blogger-calls-unity.html 2013-04-01T23:48:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1984906-cuban-revolution-video-game-treatment.html HAVANA (AP) — Fight your way through mangrove swamps shoulder-to-shoulder with bearded guerrillas clad in the olive green of Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Your mission: Topple 1950s Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Out to foil you are helmeted Batista soldiers and police in mustard-yellow uniforms who pop out from behind trees and fire from tru... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:35:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1984906-cuban-revolution-video-game-treatment.html 2013-03-28T17:35:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980528-cuba-cleric-francis-criticized-church-conclave.html HAVANA (AP) — Pope Francis issued a strong critique of the church before the College of Cardinals just hours before it selected him as the new pontiff, according to comments published Tuesday by a Roman Catholic magazine in Cuba. According to Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio urged the Vatican to eschew self-absorption and refocu... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:31:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980528-cuba-cleric-francis-criticized-church-conclave.html 2013-03-26T18:31:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html HAVANA (AP) — A normally routine bit of Washington bureaucracy could have a big impact on U.S. relations with Cuba, either ushering in a long-stalled detente or slamming the door on rapprochement, perhaps until the scheduled end of the Castro era in 2018. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry must decide within a few weeks whether to advocate that President ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1974856-key-us-decision-cuba-terror-designation-coming.html 2013-03-23T07:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html MADRID (AP) — Renowned Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, a composer and bandleader who recorded with Nat "King" Cole, was musical director at Havana's legendary Tropicana Club and a key participant in the golden age of Cuban music, has died in Sweden at age 94. The news of his death was confirmed by Cindy Byram, the agent of Valdes' son Chucho Valdes, who is a w... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1973766-cuban-pianist-bebo-valdes-dies-sweden-age-94.html 2013-03-22T22:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970388-colombias-ex-pres-faces-blowback-peace-talks.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alvaro Uribe did more as president than any Colombian leader to weaken the South American nation's main leftist rebel group and he has been among the most vocal opponents of peace talks with the insurgents. Now, he's finding that his strident opposition to the negotiations is bringing him some unsought attention. Uribe's high-profi... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:30:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970388-colombias-ex-pres-faces-blowback-peace-talks.html 2013-03-21T19:30:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html HAVANA (AP) — Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution. Back then, pro boxing was deemed corrupting and exploitative, and the big purses not in line with socialist egalitarian ideals. Now the island is on verge of relaxing the monopoly of amateur bo... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:21:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html 2013-03-21T19:21:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947308-cuban-media-carry-rare-interview-with-us-diplomat.html HAVANA (AP) — Communist Party newspaper Granma published a lengthy interview with a U.S. diplomat Monday, making for highly unusual reading in a country where the official media routinely depict Washington envoys as hostile agents in cahoots with enemies of the Cuban government. In the full-page article, Granma journalists quizzed Consul General Timothy R... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:34:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1947308-cuban-media-carry-rare-interview-with-us-diplomat.html 2013-03-11T21:34:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946408-fidel-castro-laments-loss-best-friend-chavez.html HAVANA (AP) — Retired leader Fidel Castro broke nearly a week of silence since the death of friend and ally Hugo Chavez, saying Monday that Cuba has lost its "best friend" with the late Venezuelan president's passing. In an article published on the front page of Communist Party newspaper Granma, Castro said that while it had been clear that Chavez's life ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:01:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946408-fidel-castro-laments-loss-best-friend-chavez.html 2013-03-11T17:01:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1936822-venezuela-petro-allies-nervous-chavezs-death.html HAVANA (AP) — Cubans remember the so-called Special Period of the 1990s, when the Soviet Union's sudden collapse plunged the island into years of economic depression, with cars and buses disappearing from the streets for lack of fuel and rolling blackouts leaving the capital in darkness. Now Cubans fear a return of hard times following the death of Venezu... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:39:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1936822-venezuela-petro-allies-nervous-chavezs-death.html 2013-03-06T23:39:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his passing was a tragic loss and others calling it an opportunity for Venezuela to escape his long shadow. Seen as a hero by some for his anti-U.S. rhetoric and gifts of cut-rate oil, others cons... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:58:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1934326-chavez-death-echoes-with-leftists-worldwide.html 2013-03-06T03:58:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930904-cuba-to-curb-deadly-scourge-jaywalking.html HAVANA (AP) — Teenagers dash across a six-lane thoroughfare and launch themselves into the balmy waters of the Straits of Florida. A couple skips the sidewalk and strolls down an unlit street as bulky 1950s cars with bald tires and worn brakes zip past inches away. "Here there is no custom of using the crosswalk," said Maria Rubio, a 55-year-old Havana re... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:41:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1930904-cuba-to-curb-deadly-scourge-jaywalking.html 2013-03-04T19:41:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1923176-tobacco-cuisine-display-cuba-cigar-festival.html HAVANA (AP) — Tobacco: It's what's for dinner. A team of Croatian chefs whipped up a pungent meal Thursday, infusing the flavor of the tobacco leaf synonymous with Cuba into baked stone bass filets, bread and butter, a rich demi-glace sauce, even ice cream. The result was a tangy heat that one taster likened to ancho chili powder, and ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:17:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1923176-tobacco-cuisine-display-cuba-cigar-festival.html 2013-02-28T23:17:01Z