Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on children's health and daily life Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade The Independent UK · Jun 15
Spanish hotel chain Meliá to shutter hotels in Cuba in latest blow to island's tourism sector Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo AAP · Jun 3
Hotel chain latest to shutter business in Cuba in latest blow to island’s tourism News follows new US sanctions and an ongoing oil embargo The Independent UK · Jun 3
Cuba to introduce two new banknotes honoring women to ease inflation as crises persist Cubans accustomed to shopping with wads of bills stuffed into bags because of skyrocketing inflation will get some relief Wednesday when two new high-denomination banknotes go into circulation The Independent UK · Mar 31
Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles A government-run news agency in Cuba says authorities have released a Salvadoran man who was convicted of participating in a string of hotel bombings on the island in 1997 The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024
Did an American rapper make it rain money in Havana? Somebody did — and bedlam ensued A U.S. rapper visiting Cuba is being blamed for creating chaos in a central Havana street when he allegedly started throwing what seemed like dollar bills to a crowd. Miami Herald · Feb 17, 2023
Protests continue in Cuba after days without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian Cubans in several neighborhoods in Havana and other cities took to the streets again on Friday, banging pots and pans and demanding the restoration of electrical service as they had done Thursday, after a failure in Cuba’s dilapidated power grid left the country in near total darkness since Tuesday. Miami Herald · Oct 1, 2022
Cuba to send hundreds of doctors to Italy's Calabria region Cuba will send nearly 500 doctors to the Calabria region of southern Italy, Cuban state media reported this week, part of a broader program that sends surplus medics from the communist-run island to countries in need. Reuters · Aug 19, 2022
Authorities release names of the 26 dead in explosion in Cuban hotel Efforts to find victims trapped by the rubble of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, which was rocked by a powerful explosion Friday, continued throughout the day Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. Miami Herald · May 7, 2022