Cuba, grid and Restore Power to Island
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Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The island’s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by the Trump administration against the communist-run government.
Mike Gonzalez, who fled communist Cuba, warns a vicious cycle of socialist candidates winning could put communists in double digits in Congress.
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Cuba’s foreign minister observes ‘no progress’ in US negotiations
A top Cuban official has accused the US of issuing ‘constant threats’ and attempting to scuttle a UN debate.
As Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has been a primary driver of President Trump’s foreign policy. But Cuba is his most personal challenge yet. And as he plots another potential run for the presidency in 2028,
The U.S. has offered $100 million in aid to Cuba as authorities said the island nation's national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island's eastern provinces. Cuba's leaders have said they would accept the aid ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela: An oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal charges and repeated threats of intervention. But similar pressure campaigns ...
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Thursday that strained relations with Cuba may not improve through diplomacy, commenting on the island nation as the Trump administration has placed more economic and political pressures ...
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action. By Jack Nicas Jack Nicas, a lead correspondent in Latin America, interviewed Cuba’s ...
The court made it easier for U.S. companies to seek compensation from Cuba's government, ruling in favor of Exxon in a suit against Cuban firm CIMEX.
A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea. The Justice Department, which acts on the president's preferences, obtained an indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro. And the president says he wants to, quote, "open Cuba" for Cuban ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On a farm in southeast Cuba in October 1868, an event known as “The Cry of Yara” sparked the island’s quest for independence. But it wouldn’t arrive until May 20, 1902. First came the “Great War,” which lasted nearly ...
The government’s security apparatus has staved off collapse under U.S. pressure, monitoring Cubans in their homes, on the job and even at movie theaters.
