Tag Archives: Cuba
Belgian Manhunt, Obama Speaks to Cuba
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Brussels Attack: A manhunt is on in Belgium for 24-year-old Najim Laachraou, who was seen in the Brussels airport yesterday with two brothers shortly before a coordinated suicide attack. Laachraou was already being sought in connection with the Paris attacks. …
Terror in Brussels, Barack and Raul
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Brussels Attack: Terrorists have struck again in Europe. At least 28 people are dead in bombings at the Brussels airport and in the metro system. Two explosions hit the departure area of Zaventem airport shortly after 8 am and an …
Obama to Cuba, Move to Dump Trump
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Cubama: President Obama arrives in Cuba today for the first visit to the island country by a US president in 88 years. It’s an historic warming to the country that has been frozen out of world commerce since its communist …
The Cuba Diaries
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Havana, March 4-12, 2016. — You learn a little something about Cuba before you even board the airplane in Miami. The Cubans who are allowed to visit the States return with giant plastic-wrapped bundles of goods they can’t buy at …
Santeria, Ralph Lauren and Fruit of the Loom
Saturday, March 12, 2016
The Americans Are Coming: One night at an outdoor restaurant a waiter opened a new bottle of rum and immediately spilled a splash of it to the sidewalk. It was an offering to the Gods of Santeria, the religion African …
Civil Discourse, Moors and Christians
Friday, March 11, 2016
The News: Abandoning their personal attacks, the Republican candidates had their most intelligent and substantive debate of the season in Miami last night. Trump said, “So far, I cannot believe how civil it’s been up here.” The upcoming Florida primary is …
Democrats in Miami, A Smart Country
Thursday, March 10, 2016
The News: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders duked it out in debate last night over future relations with Cuba, immigration reform, and healthcare. Both candidates said the US should normalize relations with Cuba, but did their best to please the …
Nancy Reagan, Cuba Before McDonalds
Monday, March 7, 2016
The News: Nancy Reagan, a former actress who married an actor and became an influential First Lady, died of congestive heart failure at age. She was the woman behind the man who became governor of California and the 40th president. …
Cruz Wins, Hemingway Still Here
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Politics: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stung Donald Trump yesterday, wining primaries in Kansas and Maine by healthy margins. Trump took Kentucky and Louisiana by only a few percentage points each. Trump called for Marco Rubio to drop out of the …
OJ’s Knife Or Not, The Cuba Diaries
Saturday, March 5, 2016
The News: The Rooney Report departed for Cuba on the news that many years ago a knife was found on the property when OJ Simpson’s old house was torn down, breathing new life into the never-ending saga of OJ and …
