{"id":542,"date":"2026-05-17T23:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=542"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:33:36","slug":"cubans-gather-in-miami-dade-to-celebrate-heritage-culture-amid-rising-political-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=542","title":{"rendered":"Cubans gather in Miami-Dade to celebrate heritage, culture amid rising political tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 Inside the Miami-Dade County Fairground, a celebration of Cuban heritage and culture was held on Sunday, transforming the building into the streets of Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=540\">Officials take tour of new cancer center in Miami Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to maintain our culture, even when Cuba is free,\u201d said Peter Regalado, Executive Director of CubaHostalgia. <\/p>\n<p>The event coming as political tensions between the U.S. and Cuba continue to deteriorate, with Axios reporting Cuba has acquired 300 military drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we know is that Cuba has always been a national security threat,\u201d said U.S. Rep Carlos Gimenez. \u201cThis is another piece of evidence that demonstrates the national security threat that Cuba is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Government officials in Cuba are said to be discussing potential attacks on a U.S. base, military vessels, and Key West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey apparently have money to buy drones, but they don\u2019t have enough money to but fuel, feed their people,\u201d said Gimenez. <\/p>\n<p>Gimenez says there is no intel to suggest an eminent threat just yet.<\/p>\n<p>This as Cuba\u2019s power blackouts are worsening on the island, with the Cuban government saying it has run out of oil. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=538\">It\u2019s official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain\u2019s next prime minister<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s very sad,\u201d said native Cuban Ralph Duarte. \u201cI honestly think it\u2019s more than a rolling blackout. It\u2019s a full-time blackout. I have family over there and they are going through hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protest have been flaring up around Havana, while in the U.S., the Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to indict former Cuban president and brother to Fidel Castro, 94-year-old Raul Castro, for his alleged role in the deadly shoot-down of two humanitarian planes 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family members deserve justice,\u201d said Gimenez. \u201cEven if its justice delayed, it\u2019s justice. Raul Castro needs to pay the price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are still many in South Florida who remain hopeful for a brighter future for the island nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it\u2019s hurts, but we have to wait and see what happens,\u201d said SOMEONE. \u201cI hope Marco is there pushing to get something done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Castro\u2019s possible indictment, many believe that could come as early as Wednesday, which is when the acting U.S. Attorney General will be in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=536\">Miami Beach mayor leads group aimed at curbing anti-Semitism<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside the Miami-Dade County Fairground, a celebration of Cuban heritage and culture was held on Sunday, transforming the building into the streets of Havana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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