The Latest Breaking News from Cuba

Migration talks mark progress in tense U.S.-Cuba relations

Cuba says it will receive deportation flights from the United States that had been stalled in the pandemic — and said it was open to continuing dialogue with Washington

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Cuba and U.S. make progress in migration talks, but more is needed, Cuba says

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

In midst of historic wave of migration to US, deportation flights to Cuba will resume

MIAMI — Cuba has agreed to begin accepting deportations from the United States, two U.S. officials said, in what they described as the resumption of decadeslong migration agreements between the two countries amid a historic exodus from the island.

Miami Herald · Nov 15, 2022

Cuba and U.S. to hold second round of migration talks in Havana

Cuba and the United States will hold another round of migration talks on Tuesday in Havana, Cuba´s vice minister of foreign affairs said on Monday, as the two countries grapple with a growing crisis.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Cuba slashes growth forecast as economic crisis grinds on

Cuba has cut by half its original forecast for growth in 2022, the head of its chamber of commerce said on Monday, as the Caribbean island nation struggles to jumpstart its ailing economy and all-important tourism industry.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold

Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage.

Reuters · Nov 14, 2022

Droughts, rising sea levels, Cuba's agriculture under threat

Like the rest of the Caribbean, Cuba is suffering from longer droughts, warmer waters, more intense storms, and higher sea levels because of climate change

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

Cuba agrees to accept U.S. deportation flights as border crossings rise

Cuba has agreed for the first time since the pandemic to accept U.S. deportation flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border, three U.S. officials told Reuters, giving U.S. authorities a new but limited tool to deter record numbers of Cuban border crossers.

Reuters · Nov 11, 2022

Does Britain have a £50bn fiscal black hole? It depends who you ask

A month and 60 years ago, the world almost came to an end. The Soviet Union had deployed ballistic missiles in Cuba, the United States imposed a quarantine around the island and both sides contemplated the annihilation of the other before a peaceful resolution was found. We called it the…

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2022

High-level U.S. delegation visits Havana amid migration crisis

By Dave Sherwood

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022