The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Cubans and Haitians Are Fleeing to the U.S. in Staggering Numbers

So many Cubans and Haitians arrived at once that Dry Tortugas National Park was forced to temporarily close.

Reason · Jan 12, 2023

Western Union resumes limited money transfers to Cuba

Western Union says it has resumed remittance services between the U.S. and Cuba in a limited capacity after two years of the essential economic lifeline being severed

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Cuban Authorities Finally Allow Women To Compete In Boxing

Cuban female boxers can now compete in the boxing ring

Zenger · Jan 11, 2023

Ana Montes, former U.S. analyst convicted of spying for Cuba, is released from prison

Montes was highly regarded for her expertise on Cuba. But under the radar, she shared classified information with the Cuban government, including the identities of U.S. spies.

WEKU · Jan 8, 2023

Florida state police in Keys for migrant landings as Coast Guard ships Cubans back home

KEY LARGO, Fla. — The six state troopers greeting a boat with 28 Cubans aboard in Key Largo on Sunday hinted at a stepped-up Florida response to a long-running influx of migrants into the southern island chain that Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state emergency.

Miami Herald · Jan 8, 2023

‘Very deadly’ spy Ana Montes who fed secrets to Cuba freed after 20 years

“She repeatedly tried to get Americans killed in combat”

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2023

She spied for Cuba for years from inside the US government. Now she’s walked free

As the US reeled in the wake of 9/11, the arrest of a top government analyst who’d spent years spying for Cuba went almost unnoticed. Ana Montes has now left prison and the author of a new book tells Sheila Flynn just how damaging her betrayals really were, not only…

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

Ana Montes: ‘One of most damaging’ Cold War spies released after 20 years in US prison

Analyst compromised ‘virtually everything’ US intelligence knew about Cuba

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

Notorious Cuban spy Ana Montes released from federal prison

Ana Montes, a Cuban spy who gave up American secrets for 17 years while working for the Defense Intelligence Agency, was released from prison Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 8, 2023

Cuba spy Ana Belen Montes released after 20 years behind bars

Ana Belen Montes, one of the highest-ranking U.S. officials ever proven to have spied for Cuba, has been released from prison early, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed Friday, after she spent more than two decades behind bars.

Reuters · Jan 7, 2023