A person sleeps on the Malecón seawall to escape the heat of their homes during a power outage in Havana earlier this month The US Embassy in Havana has issued a health alert over a rise in intestinal illnesses and diarrhea across Cuba, linking the outbreak to the continued deterioration of the island’s water and … Read more
Cuban children began the new school year Tuesday with shortages of teachers, food and uniforms and often no electricity as the island endures a crippling US pressure campaign. Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything At the Maria Cabrales Elementary School in the Havana area, kids filed into class without the typical … Read more
Peter Heggs He experienced humiliation and feelings of inadequacy after video footage posted on X showed him struggling to bench press in front of American soldiers. The video shows a sweaty Hegseth apparently facing the challenge of lifting weights while a soldier supports him from behind. During a visit to Guantanamo Bay, Pete Hegseth warned … Read more
In Cuba, “reality doesn’t knock on the door, it opens the door and breaks into your house,” writer Leonardo Padura said in an interview with AFP, reflecting on the uncertainty Cuba faces under increasing pressure from Washington. Novelist Leonardo Padula on life, writing in uncertain Cuba Padura, considered the most widely read Cuban author in … Read more
The United States on Wednesday announced federal criminal indictments against former President Raul Castro cubaand five others, marking a significant intensification of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the six-year-old communist regime. Former Cuban President Raul Castro faces federal charges in the United States, including conspiring to murder and destroying a plane. (via Reuters) The … Read more
Content creators and independent journalists Nick ShirleyHe reportedly made headlines last year for exposing a massive fraud involving taxpayer funds Minnesota Day Care Systemnow claims he was “almost in cubaShirley said he arrived in Cuba to photograph the island’s severe lack of fuel, food and electricity, and authorities confiscated his camera and gear at the … Read more
president Donald Trump He said on Monday he expected to have the “honor” of “occupying Cuba” just days after Cuba’s communist government acknowledged discussions with the United States. President Trump has hinted that he might occupy Cuba, describing it as a weakened country. He hinted at a potential intervention strategy, while Cuban President Diaz-Canel emphasized … Read more
After decades of frozen diplomatic and political hostility, the United States and Cuba are cautiously turning a new page. Under the leadership of the President of the United States barack obamadiplomatic relations were restored, and the U.S. Embassy in Havana reopened. On the Cuban side, the country is led by Raul Castro, who succeeded his … Read more