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Entire island of Cuba without power after passage of Hurricane Rafael
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Entire island of Cuba without power after passage of Hurricane Rafael

Al Jazeera  

Cubans are having a bad sense of deja vu after the second major hurricane and islandwide power outage in two weeks. The entire island of Cuba has been left without power for the second time in two weeks after Hurricane Rafael tore across its western farmlands with raging winds, destroying crops and knocking down trees and power lines. Information was …

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Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
2 months ago

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

The Independent  

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On the brink of nuclear war: Fidel Castro's BBC interview
7 months, 2 weeks ago

On the brink of nuclear war: Fidel Castro's BBC interview

BBC  

On the brink of nuclear war: Fidel Castro's BBC interview Getty Images Fidel Castro makes a statement of victory following the revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista In 1961, the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro talked to the BBC about his land reform – passed this week in 1959 – and how he wanted peace. On 26 June 1961 in a …

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Cubans stage rare protests amid blackouts, persisting economic crisis
9 months, 1 week ago

Cubans stage rare protests amid blackouts, persisting economic crisis

Al Jazeera  

President points finger at US after hundreds of people demonstrate against food shortages and blackouts. President Miguel Diaz-Canel called for calm on Monday after hundreds of people gathered in Santiago, Cuba’s second largest city, to demonstrate against power blackouts and food shortages a day prior. Social media videos showed crowds in the communist-governed country chanting, “Power and food.” Diaz-Canel blamed …

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Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Cuba says it has no part in war in Ukraine and would ‘act vigorously’ against those trafficking Cubans as fighters. Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced Cuban citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said, adding that authorities were working to “neutralize and dismantle” the network. “The Ministry of the …

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As Cuba’s private sector roars back, choices and inequality rise
1 year, 5 months ago

As Cuba’s private sector roars back, choices and inequality rise

Al Jazeera  

Even as more small businesses have popped up across the island, some simply can’t afford what’s on sale. “The difference is enormous,” said Jakcel Conteras, a former vet’s assistant who is now one of hundreds of thousands of Cubans working in the private sector. “When I worked for the state, I earned 800 to 900 pesos a month, now I …

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Remembering the Cuban July 11 protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Remembering the Cuban July 11 protests

LA Times  

I had just gotten into an elevator in Las Vegas when I heard the familiar accent. The #EU should urge President @DiazCanelB to free those unjustly imprisoned #CubaSinRepresión✊🏾 #CubaWithoutRepression pic.twitter.com/4ENcB6eajW — Amnesty EU July 10, 2023 The protests that took place two years ago this week in Cuba were something many of us in the U.S. and on the island …

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US launches first deportation flight to Cuba since COVID-19
1 year, 8 months ago

US launches first deportation flight to Cuba since COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The US anticipates an increase in arrivals across its southern border with Mexico as COVID-19 restrictions expire. The United States has sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after the island nation agreed — for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic — to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the US-Mexico border. “On April 24, US …

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DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy
1 year, 11 months ago

DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy

Associated Press  

TAVERNIER, Fla. — Florida Gov. DeSantis decides to do will be the right thing.” The episode unfolding in south Florida offers insight into DeSantis’ leadership as he eyes a presidential primary campaign against former President Donald Trump. Jeb Bush, a Trump rival during the 2016 campaign who attended DeSantis’ second inauguration last week, offered a warm assessment when asked to …

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Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols
1 year, 11 months ago

Migrant repatriations continue as Florida steps up patrols

Associated Press  

KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 273 migrants to Matanzas, Cuba, over the weekend following interdictions off the Florida Keys. While more than 4,400 migrants from Cuba and Haiti have made their way by boat to the state since August, more than 700 migrants arrived in the Florida Keys over New Year’s weekend, officials said. However, the …

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US reopening visa, consular services at embassy in Cuba as immigration pressure rises
1 year, 11 months ago

US reopening visa, consular services at embassy in Cuba as immigration pressure rises

Firstpost  

The resumption comes amid the greatest migratory flight from Cuba in decades, which has placed pressure on the Biden administration to open more legal pathways to Cubans and start a dialogue with the Cuban government, despite a historically tense relationship Havana: The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done …

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US embassy in Cuba resumes full immigrant visa services
1 year, 11 months ago

US embassy in Cuba resumes full immigrant visa services

Al Jazeera  

Resumption of visa and consular services in Havana comes amid record migration from the Caribbean island to the US. The United States has resumed full immigrant visa services at its embassy in Cuba’s capital, five years after Washington closed consular services in Havana due to a spate of unexplained health incidents. The resumed services come amid record migration from Cuba …

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US, Cubans will meet again in Havana: State Department
2 years, 1 month ago

US, Cubans will meet again in Havana: State Department

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. and Cuban officials plan to meet in Havana on Tuesday to discuss migration policy, the latest in a series of sessions between two governments with a historically icy relationship and amid one of the biggest migratory flights from the island in decades. U.S. authorities stopped Cubans nearly 221,000 times in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, a …

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Cubans, Nicaraguans drive illegal border crossings higher
2 years, 1 month ago

Cubans, Nicaraguans drive illegal border crossings higher

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency amid growing numbers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and other countries. Fewer Venezuelans came after the the Biden administration introduced new asylum restrictions on Oct. 12, but increasing arrivals from other countries more than offset that decline, …

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US offers hurricane assistance to Cubans amid blackouts
2 years, 2 months ago

US offers hurricane assistance to Cubans amid blackouts

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The United States said Tuesday it has offered critical emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of Cuba to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, an unusual but not unprecedented move after years of bilateral tensions. The assistance includes $2 million in provisions and supplies that will be delivered through independent non-governmental organizations that have experience and …

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Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power
2 years, 2 months ago

Cubans protest in Havana for 2nd night over lack of power

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Groups of Cubans protested Friday night in the streets of Havana for a second night, decrying delays in fully restoring electricity three days after Hurricane Ian knocked out power across the island. The government did not say what percentage of the overall population remained without electricity Friday, but electrical authorities said only 10% of Havana’s 2 million people …

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‘Turn on the lights’: Cubans protest post-Hurricane Ian blackouts
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Turn on the lights’: Cubans protest post-Hurricane Ian blackouts

Al Jazeera  

Power outages have reportedly led Havana to make rare request to US for emergency assistance. Protests have broken out in Cuba for the second night in a row over power outages in the wake of Hurricane Ian, with the continuing shortages reportedly prompting Havana to make a rare appeal to the United States for emergency assistance. The neighbourhood, like several …

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Cuban troops report fatal clash with Florida speedboat
2 years, 5 months ago

Cuban troops report fatal clash with Florida speedboat

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Cuban authorities say they have intercepted more than a dozen speedboats arriving from the United States this year — including two shooting incidents and at least one death. The ministry said its coast guard units had intercepted 13 speedboats from the U.S. entering Cuban waters this year, with 23 crew members. “Recently situations of greater violence and aggressiveness …

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In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions
2 years, 7 months ago

In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased US sanctions

Associated Press  

HAVANA — Marylín Álvarez seemed to be just the sort of person that eased American sanctions on Cuba were meant to help. It was one of myriad small private businesses blossoming on the Communist-led island as U.S. President Barack Obama’s opening to Cuba led to more money and visitors from the north. Former President Donald Trump tightened the six-decade-old embargo …

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White House moves to loosen restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, and lift Trump-era restrictions
2 years, 7 months ago

White House moves to loosen restrictions on U.S. travel to Cuba, and lift Trump-era restrictions

LA Times  

Tourists on the beach at a hotel in Varadero, Cuba, on Sept. 29, 2021. The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the island. “With these actions, we aim to support Cubans’ …

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US resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years
2 years, 7 months ago

US resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years

Associated Press  

HAVANA — The U.S. Embassy in Havana has resumed processing visas for Cubans, though on a limited basis, more than four years after stopping consular services on the island amid a hardening of relations. A State Department official on Wednesday told The Associated Press that for the time being U.S. officials in Havana will only process visa requests from Cubans …

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U.S. resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. resumes limited visa processing in Cuba after 4 years

LA Times  

People wait their turns outside the U.S. embassy the day after it reopened its consular services in Havana. The U.S. Embassy in Havana has resumed processing visas for Cubans, though on a limited basis, more than four years after stopping consular services on the island amid a hardening of relations. A State Department official on Wednesday told the Associated Press …

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US slams Cuba ‘intimidation tactics’ before planned protests
3 years, 1 month ago

US slams Cuba ‘intimidation tactics’ before planned protests

Al Jazeera  

Havana has banned Monday’s planned march, which comes after rare demonstrations broke out in the island country in July. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned what he called “intimidation tactics” employed by the Cuban government in advance of planned protests. “We call on the Cuban government to respect Cubans’ rights, by allowing them to peacefully assemble …

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GOP: Biden not doing enough to help Cubans access internet
3 years, 4 months ago

GOP: Biden not doing enough to help Cubans access internet

Associated Press  

MIAMI — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and fellow GOP politicians accused President Joe Biden on Thursday of not doing more to help Cubans on the island get access to the internet. The president also created a working group to review U.S. remittance policy to make sure the communist government is not taking a cut of the money Cubans send …

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