Peter Orsi

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Wife of US man jailed in Cuba says he’s despondent

Peter Orsi · June 25, 2014 9:42 pm

Fidel’s former limos reborn as Havana taxicabs

Peter Orsi · June 20, 2014 4:46 pm

Cuba confirms first 6 cases of chikungunya virus

Peter Orsi · June 18, 2014 5:05 pm

Cuba Church magazine editors quit over ‘divisions’

Peter Orsi · June 12, 2014 4:43 pm

Students come to school for an exam of mathematics at the Pre-University Jose Marti in Old Havana, Cuba, Monday, June 9, 2014. Eight people are under arrest in connection with a scandal involving the illicit sale of university entrance exams, Cuban authorities said Monday, days after thousands of high school students were forced to retake the test. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

Cuba: 8 arrested in school exam cheating scandal

Peter Orsi · June 9, 2014 7:39 pm

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue speaks during a conference at the auditorium of the University in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Donahue urged Cuba to deepen economic reforms in the island, and the US to take steps to normalize relations with the Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US Chamber head urges Cuba to open economy more

Peter Orsi · May 30, 2014 5:02 am

US Chamber head prescribes open markets for Cuba

Peter Orsi · May 29, 2014 11:05 pm

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue, left, talks with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Delegation arrived today to Cuba to explore the business climate at the island. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

US business leaders assess Cuba business climate

Peter Orsi · May 28, 2014 5:42 pm

In this April 24, 2014 photo, film director Bob Yari, left, works with actors Joely Richardson, center, and Adrian Sparks, right, during the filming of the movie "Papa" in Havana bay, Cuba. Though the title derives from the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's nickname, the movie is based on an autobiographical script by Denne Bart Petitclerc, who is played by Giovanni Ribisi, while Hemingway is portrayed by theater and screen veteran Adrian Sparks. (AP Photo/Yesica Fish)

Hemingway pic a rare Hollywood moment in Cuba

Peter Orsi · May 7, 2014 4:37 am

FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Conrado Marrero holds up a baseball as he poses for pictures during an interview in Havana, Cuba. Family members say Conrado Marrero, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, has died in Havana. He was 102, just two days short of his 103rd birthday. Grandson Rogelio Marrero confirmed the death Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)

Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102

Peter Orsi · April 23, 2014 9:30 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal at Finlay military hospital as he serves a prison sentence in Havana, Cuba. Scott Gilbert, Gross' attorney said Wednesday, April 23, 2014, that Gross is suffering a number of ailments. On May 2, Gross will turn 65 years old. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

Lawyer: US man held in Cuba seeks to go home soon

Peter Orsi · April 23, 2014 9:18 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2012 file photo provided by U.S. lawyer James L. Berenthal, jailed American Alan Gross poses for a photo during a visit by Rabbi Elie Abadie and Berenthal at Finlay military hospital in Havana, Cuba. Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, released a statement through his lawyer Tuesday, April 8, 2014, saying he began fasting to protest his treatment by the governments of Cuba and the United States. (AP Photo/James L. Berenthal, File)

Cuba ‘concerned’ over American’s hunger strike

Peter Orsi · April 9, 2014 4:57 pm