Abel Fernández
The Miami Herald
Miami, FL, United States
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Intermeds site to help Latin America patients by U.S. specialists
Intermeds seeks to offer patients in Latin America the opportunity to have their medical records reviewed by specialists in the United States. The initiative could help the nearly 9 million people in the region on waiting lists. → Read More
La Covacha to reopen with promise that women won’t expose themselves
As part of a settlement reached by La Covacha and Sweetwater, the club pledged “not to allow ladies to expose their breasts again,” said the club’s attorney Louis J. Terminello. In return, the city reinstated the operating license. → Read More
Little Havana’s small businesses are at risk of disappearing
Rising rents and the growing demands on real estate in the Little Havana neighborhood have put small business owners in a bind. Some have already been forced to close, and others fear the same fate. → Read More
La Covacha nightclub closes after video of naked dancing women goes viral
La Covacha nightclub, located at 10730 NW 25th St., has been ordered to shutter its doors after a video of patrons egging women to take off their clothes during a dance contest went viral on Facebook. → Read More
Cuba's required entry permit for U.S. visitors remains an enigma
Regardless of any Cuba policy changes, within the labyrinth of details about travel to the island is one document that remains largely unexplained: the Cuban entry permit, known as visa or tourist card, that all non-Cuban visitors are required to buy. → Read More
Elderly Cuban couple still detained nearly a month after judge denies asylum
The couple’s daughter, Geidy Caraballo, 41, of Miami, said relatives are “destroyed” by the denial of asylum, but also frantic because of the lengthy detention. → Read More
Doral’s Venezuelans protest power grab from Legislature, calling Maduro ‘Caesar’
Almost 200 people, including two leading Venezuelan politicians, protested Friday night in Doral after the Venezuelan Supreme Court seized power from the National Assembly, Venezuela’s version of Congress, in a ruling Wednesday night. → Read More
Scared to stay at an Airbnb-like rental in Miami Beach? There’s a loophole
The Airbnb for boats, GetMyBoat, offers a sleep aboard option that is a loophole to the short-term rental restrictions imposed on hosts on land. → Read More
Castro’s daughter favors bold legislative weapon to combat prostitution — punish the client
In Cuba, where prostitution is not officially illegal, many experts agree that the island is a long way from implementing laws that punish sex seekers because it would be inconsistent with the idiosyncrasies of a macho society and the socio-economic reality of the island. → Read More
Exile initiative aims to help hundreds of Cubans stranded in Mexico
More than 4,000 pounds of food, personal hygiene products and other donations have been collected so far. But much more is needed to fill a tractor trailer headed to Mexico on Sunday. → Read More
Authorities rescue 10 Cubans allegedly kidnapped in Mexican border city
The Cubans were reportedly kidnapped in Reynosa, across the border from Hidalgo, Texas, last week, after being stranded in Mexico following the end of the so-called “wet foot, dry foot” immigration policy, which allowed entry to Cubans who made it to U.S. soil. → Read More
Yachting to Cuba — a ‘beautiful’ exception to the embargo
Hundreds of yachts that have been sailing from the United States to Cuba since September 2015, when the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a new set of regulations approved by the former Obama administration that opened the door to passenger transportation to the island by sea. → Read More
South Florida video game industry struts it stuff at GaCuCon event
The GaCuCon is a four-day event extended with a three-day cruise to bring together members of the video game community. → Read More
Detention has begun for some Cubans, causing anguish and fear of deportation
One Cuban couple is detained and several others are going through similar situations. → Read More
Relatives in Miami wait anxiously to see if Cuban loved ones make it into U.S.
Many tried frantically to get in touch with their relatives by phone or waited for more than 24 hours to see if relatives would get through at Miami International Airport. → Read More
U.S. and Cuba meet to discuss human trafficking and confiscated property claims
The two-day gatherings will happen in both Washington, D.C., and Havana. → Read More
Cuban lechón can be ordered in Miami but roasted and eaten on the island
Those who want to treat family, friends or potential business clients in Cuba with the tasty pork morsels don’t have to travel to the island. Orders can now be done from Miami. → Read More
Cuba is in for another whirlwind year, according to the island’s babalawos
The so-called “Letter of the Year 2017” warns Cubans of corruption, robbery and the squandering of public funds, among other things. Yoruba religion priests called on Cubans to show unity, but also search for change where possible. → Read More
More U.S. carriers are cutting back on flights to Cuba
Between January and February, Silver Airways plans to reduce the number of flights on six of its nine destinations to the island. → Read More
Unusually large group of Cuban migrants lands in Marquesas Keys
All the migrants were in good health and were transferred to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Station in Marathon, where they were processed and turned over to Church World Services, CBP said in a statement. → Read More