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As blackouts, food, fuel and labor shortages in Cuba grow more acute by the day, a trip to the Caribbean island has become a hard sell. Cuban government statistics tell the story: Earlier this ...
A group of former diplomatic and national security officials is calling on the Biden administration to loosen some restrictions on Cuba before handing over the reins of U.S. diplomacy to President ...
HAVANA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago.
The 2021–2024 Cuban migration crisis refers to an ongoing event characterized by a significant surge of Cuban nationals leaving the country, mostly to the United States, due to a combination of factors, including economic hardships and political uncertainties in their homeland.
Downed tree limbs, trash and debris blocked many roadways, complicating travel and recovery efforts. Havana's airport was scheduled to remain closed through at least Thursday at mid-day, officials ...
On 17 March and 18 March 2024, blackouts alongside a poor harvest and food shortages [29] [6] [30] caused [7] [8] widespread protests primarily in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba's second largest city, during which three people were arrested. [5] [31] Cuba accused the government of the United States of stirring up unrest, an accusation that the United ...
Cuba sure doesn’t feel like a terrorist state. The United States designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism in 1982, when it was a close ally of America’s archrival, the Soviet Union.
Rafael continues to strengthen and is now a Category 2 hurricane closing in on Cuba after lashing the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday night.