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In Cuba, the U.S. fuel blockade and the country’s aging power grids barely provide more than two hours of electricity a day. Solar panels have become the popular alternative, but at a very big price.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s U.N. ambassador says he wants to know why Washington keeps piling on sanctions that stymie the very economic opening it has sought for decades.
Residents in one Miami neighborhood say a monument honoring the Cuban exile community is being disrespected after years of neglect.
As the economic vise grip of America’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Cuba aimed at toppling its communist leadership continues, two Cuban American congressmen representing South Florida are urging patience when it comes to when the world might witness political change on the communist island.
In 2018, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, better known as “LuisMa,” stood up against government censorship in Cuba.
As Cuba prepares to mark the 100th birthday of its late leader Fidel Castro, the communist island is reckoning with the pending total collapse of its state-run economy amid America’s maximum pressure campaign, leading some to wonder about Castro’s ultimate legacy.
Cuba is in the United States’ crosshairs again. The Trump administration is ratcheting up sanctions, this time on the military and, at the same time, sending in spies.
Cuba began gradually restoring electricity Monday after the island suffered its sixth nationwide power grid collapse this year, leaving the country’s entire electrical system offline, according to state energy officials.
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Washington, D.C. keeps sanctioning the Cuban government and members of the elite. The Cuban government has shown their capability to survive at the cost of the Cuban people. The question I ask myself is what will happen when Raul Castro dies?
On Wednesday, the Cuban government announced that the private sector will soon be able to open its own pharmacies.
Cubans are still celebrating an important anniversary as Sunday marked what’s considered one of the island nation’s most sacred moments.
Attorney Marcell Felipe welcomed a group of experts on Wednesday to the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talked about Cuba during a news conference on Wednesday in the Philippines.
The U.S. State Department and Catholic Relief Services on Tuesday dispatched the first humanitarian flight to Cuba as part of a $100 million U.S. aid commitment, marking the first direct shipment under an initiative announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The U.S. State Department released a 100-page report on Monday, accusing Cuba of using spies to infiltrate the “highest reaches” of the federal government, and of supporting a “wave of left-wing terrorism.”
Cuban artist and activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in Miami Saturday after being released from prison and allowed to go into exile.
President Donald Trump recently talked to Fox News about his intervention in Cuba and Venezuela.
Just after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the entire Cuban energy grid collapsed once again. It’s the third time it’s collapsed in little over a week.
Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism, or MINTUR, was among the list of 10 companies that the Trump administration announced new sanctions for on Monday.
Cuban flags were flying high, and “Nuestro Día Viene Llegando” by Willy Chirino was playing on Saturday during the Liberation Day rally in Miami.
An Iranian military drone displayed Wednesday in Coral Gables prompted warnings from lawmakers and national security experts who said Iran’s growing relationship with Cuba could pose a threat to the United States, though one analyst said he does not believe an attack from the island is likely.
The Cuban government announced yesterday at the closing of the annual National Assembly meeting that they are considering allowing Cuban exiles to visit the island, stay as long as they want and invest in Cuba.
Reactions from Cubans ranged from skepticism to cautious optimism over whether the island nation can actually implement the sweeping economic reforms its National Assembly voted to approve.
The need for food, medicine and other basic essentials across Cuba is the most dire it has ever been -- and it’s one reason why a crucial meeting took place Wednesday on the island between Cuban religious organizations and U.S. diplomat Mike Hammer, aimed at getting supplies to the people.
United States Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth made a trip to Cuba this week.
A rare magnitude 6.1 earthquake near western Cuba that was felt across parts of Florida on Monday could be followed by aftershocks in the days and weeks ahead, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Monday afternoon about 65 miles from Mantua, Cuba.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro made his first public appearance Friday since being indicted in the United States on murder charges tied to the 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue.
Cuba’s government continues to hold out despite facing fuel shortages, declining tourism and mounting pressure from the United States.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued new sanctions on Thursday on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban President Raúl Castro’s son, Alejandro “El Tuerto” Castro Espín, three of their relatives, and five entities.
The U.S. designated Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982, rescinded it in 2015, and redesignated it in 2021.
A former detainee of the Florida immigrant detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz is being singled out by President Donald Trump.
The recent devastating earthquakes in Venezuela have put on pause any serious conversations between Washington, D.C. and Cuba. However, the question remains: how long can Cuba hold on as their economic situation worsens and social unrest increases each day?
The spiraling crisis in Cuba is getting new attention -- this time through music.
As high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Cuba appear to stall, U.S. leaders continue to make the case for intervention while leaders on the communist island say they are prepared to defend themselves should the U.S. strike.
Michael Hammer, the top diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, released a video on Friday reporting on his trip to the province of Artemisa.
Potential drone danger out of Cuba is being monitored closely by the United States.
The U.S. Navy was making changes in the Caribbean, the U.S. Marine Corps announced on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Navy Institute.
During an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday at the White House, President Donald Trump asked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to give an update on Cuba and Venezuela.
As the war with Iran is possibly coming to an end, many in South Florida are wondering if Cuba is next.
The Cuban government’s copies of the "Gaceta Oficial de la República" released on Monday included the names of the 2,010 prisoners who were pardoned in April.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel released a statement on Sunday thanking the Chinese government for 15,000 tons of rice in aid.
Alina Fernández, the daughter of the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and niece of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, says a recent U.S. indictment against her uncle represents what she called “the end of impunity” for Cuba’s leadership.
Thousands gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday to protest the Justice Department’s indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro, while people across South Florida reacted to the demonstrations and the renewed tensions between Cuba and the United States.
The indictment that the U.S. Justice Department announced on May 20 at the Freedom Tower, after a Miami grand jury charged Raúl Castro and five pilots on April 23, includes details about the role that Cuban spies played.
Thousands of people crowded along Havana’s famed seawall Friday to decry the U.S. indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, 94, has been charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, two counts of destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder in connection with the fatal 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
New developments are unfolding in the federal case against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro as political and legal pressure on Cuba intensifies.
At the end of the Florida Keys island chain, Key West is closer to Havana than Miami. Tourists line up for a picture with the “90 miles to Cuba” concrete buoy on a seawall to prove it.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says diplomacy with Cuba is doubtful following the indictment of Raul Castro and analysts say mixed messages coming from the White House make it hard to predict what will happen next.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday at the White House that he was standing firm on his policy on Cuba.
The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, a coalition of pro-democracy groups, met on Thursday in Miami-Dade County’s Fontainebleau neighborhood to discuss efforts to kick communism out of power on the island.
The U.S. Southern Command welcomed the Nimitz carrier strike group to the Caribbean on Wednesday when the U.S. Justice Department announced Raúl Castro’s indictment in Miami.
This is a copy of the Miami grand jury’s indictment that the U.S. Justice Department distributed on Wednesday at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.
The indictment of Raul Castro was big news in Venezuela, especially among those who consider the ouster of the country’s dictator, former President Nicolas Maduro, the beginning of change.
For Bay of Pigs veterans and the broader Cuban American community in South Florida, Wednesday’s indictment of Raul Castro is stirring both hope and heartbreak.
Miami’s Freedom Tower has been a beacon of hope and freedom for members of South Florida’s Cuban-American exile community.
The Trump administration is signaling a tougher stance toward Cuba as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio tied a historic indictment and renewed criticism of the island’s communist leadership to calls for political change and economic reform.
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott joined U.S. Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Byron Donalds during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel released a statement on Wednesday reacting to the U.S. indictment of Raúl Castro, whom he referred to as “a hero,” a “stateman,” and a “guerrilla fighter.”
Reactions are coming in from across South Florida following news of the indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro.
Cubans in South Florida have been reacting to the news of former President of Cuba Raul Castro being indicted by the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a video addressing Cubans on the island on Wednesday, the anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Cuba in 1902.
The U.S. has indicted Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
Ramón Saúl Sánchez was 5 when Fidel Castro took power, and 12 when he left Matanzas, Cuba, for Miami. He was a teenage member of Alpha 66, a paramilitary organization that aimed to get Castro out of power.
A tense standoff continued on Tuesday between the United States and Cuba.
The U.S. Justice Department will be hosting an event on Wednesday at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, and this has Cuban exiles hoping for an announcement about an indictment of Raúl Castro.
Congressional leaders from South Florida made their case Wednesday for indicting former Cuban President Raul Castro.
U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez, and Nicole Malliotakis announced a news conference on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.
President Donald Trump’s administration announced new sanctions on Monday against a group of top Cuban Communist Party officials.
A tense standoff continues between the United States and Cuba.
President Donald Trump’s administration announced new sanctions on Monday against a group of top Cuban Communist Party officials.
U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez said on Monday that he had learned the Cuban military had drones that were a danger to South Florida.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has accused the United States of threatening “military aggression,” following a report that the Cuban military had acquired attack drones capable of targeting South Florida.
Inside the Miami-Dade County Fairground, a celebration of Cuban heritage and culture was held on Sunday, transforming the building into the streets of Havana.
Cuba’s worsening power crisis is fueling growing unrest across the island as blackouts intensify and the Cuban government says it has run out of oil because of the U.S. blockade.
Many Cuban Americans gathered at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition Center on Saturday for Cuba Nostalgia, a celebration of Cuban heritage, culture and the Catholic faith.
Frustration is boiling over in Cuba.
The voice of Raúl Castro crackles from a laptop in Miami, near the living room rocking chair of Brothers to the Rescue founder José Basulto.
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens possible military action against the communist-run island.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro, in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, according to a Reuters report published Thursday night.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered to help Cubans with $100 million in direct humanitarian assistance and free and fast satellite internet.
Earlier this week, Republicans blocked a measure from Democrats that aimed to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers ahead of the administration’s next move on Cuba.
Cuban nationals and Cuban Americans in Miami gathered at the FPL Amphitheater, united by one hope -- that people on the island will soon be free.
In April 1961, the United States made a daring attempt to liberate Cuba in the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
As the future of Cuba remains at a crossroads, hope remains for prominent Cuban-Americans that a brighter future for the island nation is near.
At Café Versailles in Miami, the word spread quickly on Monday that the U.S. would allow Russian oil to arrive in Cuba, effectively giving its historic adversary permission to violate its own blockade.
