US Embassy Issues Health Alert for Cuba

HAVANA—The U.S. embassy in Havana issued a health alert for Cuba on Friday, warning travelers and residents of a spike in intestinal illnesses and diarrhea caused by failing water and electricity supply. "The U.S. Embassy has noted a significant …

A woman is robbed of her chain in her own home in Santiago de Cuba

A woman identified as Yadira Paz González reported on Friday that she was a victim of a violent theft of a 14-karat gold chain in the hallway of her own home, located in Reparto Mariana de la Torre, Santiago de Cuba. According to the statement that the …

Scams via WhatsApp in Cuba: Accounts are hacked to request transfers and the police do not take action

The journalist Jesús Álvarez López from the station CMHW in Villa Clara reported on Facebook the ongoing rise of digital scams in Cuba, and described how someone attempted to deceive him by pretending to be a friend whose WhatsApp account had been hacked …

The Paradox of US-Cuba Relations: Exports Grow as Sanctions Increase

The island increasingly depends on fuel, vehicles, and medicines sent by “the empire,” even as food purchases show a small decline Between January and July, the accumulated value reached 674 million dollars, 61.8% more than in the same period of 2025. …

C-17 in Moscow Echoes India-Pak’s 1999 Kargil & Cuba Missile Crisis. Can It Break the Ukraine Deadlock?

When, on  August 25, a  US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe, landed in Moscow for secret meetings with Russian officials, it reminded one of the stories of the Cold War years when intelligence heads frequently succeeded …

This is how the informal market in Cuba closes this Saturday: the dollar ends the day stable while the euro rises

At 8:00 PM local Cuban time, concludes the day this Saturday, September 5, 2026, with mixed behavior: the US dollar remains unchanged compared to the previous day, the euro rises, and the MLC shows a notable decline, although caution is advised due to the …

SA soldiers in Cuba pressured to donate more than R15 000 each to needy Cubans

Democratic candidate demands to charge and arrest Díaz-Canel: "Without dismantling the regime, there is no freedom for ...

Phil Ehr, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida's 28th District, demanded this week on his social media that the United States government formally charge, arrest, and prosecute Miguel Díaz-Canel, the president of Cuba, in a message that …

Cuba: Israel must stop killing civilians in Lebanon

Havana – Saba: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Saturday called on Israel to stop killing civilians, particularly children, in Lebanon. Rodríguez said in a post on X that Israeli forces had killed 257 children and injured 1,039 others in Lebanon …

Cuba’s crisis was created by its own socialist politicians, not Trump’s blockade

Cuba’s children returned to school this week in a country running on fumes. Schools lack teachers, food and reliable electricity. The government had uniforms for just 12% of primary pupils, while some families rely on horse-drawn carts because fuel is …