Aroldis Chapman, the left-handed pitching phenom who recently defected from Cuba and signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Cincinnati Reds, is being sued by a Cuban American for allegedly reporting him to Cuban State Security, which led to a prison sentence when they both lived on the island. Via The Spokesman-Review: Cuban-American files lawsuit [...]

Rabbi Arthur Schneier, left, meets with U.S. subcontractor Alan Gross in the Havana prison facility where Gross is being held, March 6, 2012. (Courtesy Appeal of Conscience Foundation) Everyone — including the Cuban dictatorship — knows there is no comparison between Alan Gross and the “Cuban Five.” Gross is an American aid worker being held [...]

Considering the total and complete uselessness and corruption of the United Nations, this inquiry into the deaths of political prisoners and dissident arrests carried out by the Castro dictatorship in Cuba will most likely go nowhere. Nevertheless, at least we get a break from the incessant good press Cuba’s murderous regime enjoys on an almost [...]

Looking for something interesting and beneficial for your kids to read this summer? Check out this list I have summarized from this WSJ article in Monday’s paper: BOOKS • “Teen Business Blasts Off!” by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Amy Rosen – After researching, I found the book can be purchased for $5 here. • “The [...]

While the media hails Mariela Castro as a sensible “gay-rights activist,” they completely ignore the Cuban dictator’s daughter’s strikingly anti-American views and statements. Fortunately, the Cuba Transition Project at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies at UM has the facts: _____________________________ CUBA FACTS Issue 57- May 2012 Cuba Facts is an ongoing series of [...]

Roberto de Jesus Guerra Perez, a correspondent for the Cuban independent news agency Hablemos Press, is reporting the death of 64-year-old Sonia Monteja Tavares, who suffered a fatal heart attack after her home was violently attacked by a paramilitary mob organized and led by the State Security apparatus of the Castro dictatorship. Apparently, the stress [...]

Two Cubans who had escaped a Cayman Islands detention where they were being held awaiting deportation back to communist Cuba have been captured by authorities: Remaining Cuban escapees caught The two remaining Cuban escapees who went on the lam from the George Town Immigration Detention Centre on Saturday night have been recaptured. According to the [...]

Romney: “The Obama Administration Should Not Be Welcoming The Daughter Of A Dictator” Mitt Romney Press | May 22, 2012 Boston, MA United States Mitt Romney today made the following statement on the Obama Administration’s decision to allow Raul Castro’s daughter to travel to the United States: “I am greatly disturbed by the Obama Administration’s [...]

Gratuitous photo of William Levy for our female readers Congratulations to Cuban American actor William Levy for placing third on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Via the Sun-Sentinel: South Florida’s William Levy takes third on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ William Levy, the Southwest Ranches telenovela heartthrob, came in third place onABC’s “Dancing with The Stars.” [...]

They say most Obama statements come with an expiration date – and most of the time it’s true. But once in awhile, the mask slips a little, and Obama tells us what he really thinks: According to Phil Kerpen at Fox News, the market-clearing price for new 2015 capacity will be eight times higher than [...]