AFPDaughter of Cuban leader Raul Castro to visit USChicago TribuneHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare US trip by a… Full Story

Universities and foreign companies in Cuba are shrinkingMiamiHerald.comCuban leader Raúl Castro's push to carry out needed economic reforms has led to reduced enrollment at universities and departure of some foreign companies. By Juan O. Tamayo Cuban… Full Story

MiamiHerald.comMariela Castro, Cuba President Raul Castro's Daughter, Backs Obama On Gay MarriageHuffington PostHAVANA -- Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter congratulated Barack Obama on Thursday for his support for gay marriage, but said… Full Story

Kansas City StarIconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at homeKansas City StarCuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who for years was always puffing on a Cuban Cohiba cigar, gave them up in the mid-1980s. A ferocious anti-smoking campaign by the government… Full Story

US tightens rules for some 'people to people' Cuba tripsThe Seattle TimesOther tours have met with Cuban government ministers and even a daughter of ruler Raul Castro. Rubio put a block on Roberta Jacobson's nomination as the top US diplomat… Full Story

WTOP'Stuck in the 50s': A photographer's journey to CubaWTOPWASHINGTON - For many Americans, Cuba is an elusive land with a reputation mired by Fidel Castro and communism. It is literally a land lost in time, and a place most people will never… Full Story

Arutz ShevaKitchen diplomacy: NY meets Cuba at art-fair chef exchangeChicago Daily Herald“Project Paladar” is the brainchild of Craig Shillitto, a New York architect, artist and restaurant designer who was fascinated to read about the explosion of… Full Story

Foreign Policy: Preparing for Life after CastroMiamiHerald.comThere is a great deal that can be done in advance to prepare for the day when the post-Castro transition begins. The Cuba Transition Project (CTP) at the University of Miami, created in 2001… Full Story

Cuba after Hugo ChávezMiamiHerald.comPresumably, a similar percentage does not agree that Venezuela should continue to subsidize, with billions of dollars, the pig-headed and unproductive collectivism imposed by the Castro brothers. Why did Chávez turn… Full Story

Cuban universities cut student intake by 26 pctFox NewsThe plan of economic reforms promoted by the government of President Raul Castro stipulates that university quotas must be "at the level needed to develop society and the economy." The Web… Full Story