The Globe and Mail8d
Cuba leases farmland to foreign company for first time since 1959 revolution
Cuba said on Wednesday it had leased farmland to a Vietnamese company to grow rice, a first since the 1959 revolution which kicked all foreign landowners out. The Communist Party daily, Granma ...
The New York Times20d
10 Years Ago, a U.S. Thaw Fueled Cuban Dreams. Now Hope Is Lost.
A decade since the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic relations — which many believed would transform the island — Cuba is in its worst crisis since Fidel Castro took power. Luis ...
Reuters28d
Cuba tourism struggles as blackouts and shortages deter visitors
Cuba's tourism decline linked to blackouts, shortages, and labor issues Tourism Minister reports 2.2 million visitors, below 3.2 million target Canada and Germany issue travel warnings due to ...
Yahoo28d
Cuba tourism struggles as blackouts and shortages deter visitors
HAVANA (Reuters) - As blackouts, food, fuel and labor shortages in Cuba grow more acute by the day, a trip to the Caribbean island has become a hard sell. Cuban government statistics tell the ...
WLRN22d
Rubio is no friend of Havana − but does Trump’s pick for secretary of state mean Cuba policy is set?
Indeed, one recent profile of Trump’s pick for top diplomat described Rubio as “Cuba’s worst nightmare.” So how will Rubio’s antipathy for the communist government in Cuba – alongside ...
The Hill29d
Bush, Obama alumni ask Biden administration to ease up on Cuba before Trump takes office
A group of former diplomatic and national security officials is calling on the Biden administration to loosen some restrictions on Cuba before handing over the reins of U.S. diplomacy to President ...
Reuters24d
Cuba hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake, no immediate reports of damage
Dec 23 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Local authorities said that as of early Monday morning no ...
Yahoo News Canada28d
Cuba tourism struggles as blackouts and shortages deter visitors
HAVANA (Reuters) - As blackouts, food, fuel and labor shortages in Cuba grow more acute by the day, a trip to the Caribbean island has become a hard sell. Cuban government statistics tell the story: ...
CBS News17d
Spies for Cuba a danger to U.S. national security as American secrets are sold around the world
The original video can be viewed here. In April, a career American ambassador pleaded guilty to spying for the intelligence service of Cuba. Victor Manuel Rocha served his country in positions ...
The Independent27d
Travel warning issued for Caribbean island over blackouts and shortages
Government statistics tell the story: Earlier this week, Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia said Cuba saw 2.2 million international visitors this year, well short of its original goal of 3.2 ...
BBC25d
Hit by blackouts, Cuba’s tourism industry now braces for Trump
Traditionally, Cuba has been hugely popular among Canadians, drawn to the pristine white sands of beach resorts like Varadero. They fill the void left by Americans wary of the travel restrictions ...