Cuba

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba

1:28am January 15, 2025

President Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. label of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a deal aided by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again

1:12am December 05, 2024

The blackout, on Wednesday, affected the entire nation, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to suspend classes and work activities indefinitely.

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Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrates en route to the Bahamas

12:25am October 22, 2024

Tropical Storm Oscar disintegrated Tuesday and its remnants headed toward the Bahamas. It had earlier made landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people.

Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

1:09am October 21, 2024

Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

10:34am October 19, 2024

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

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Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails

4:04pm October 18, 2024

Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.

A woman and a boy attempt to hitch a ride during a scheduled power outage in Bauta, Cuba, Monday. The island is facing an energy crisis, with waves of blackouts worsening in recent weeks.

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Protesters in Cuba demand food and electricity as shortages bring hardship

5:09pm March 20, 2024

by Emily Green

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent days in the city of Santiago.

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"I remember any time I traveled to Mexico and other countries in the continent, I felt like, 'I'm Latina, but I'm not exactly like the people here,' Arocena tells NPR. "When I came to Puerto Rico, it was like, 'okay, now I understand.' "

How Daymé Arocena left Cuba and found a freeing new sound in Afro-Caribbean pop

6:17am March 01, 2024

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The Cuban jazz artist says she's never felt welcome in Latin pop. That is, until she came to Puerto Rico to record her new album, Alkemi, which expands her sound into R&B, bossa nova and neo-soul.

An American classic car makes its way down a street in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 11, 2023.

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Cuban government defends plans to either cut rations or increase prices

12:47am December 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Cuban government said Friday it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies.

Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel Castro, talks to a reporter, Oct. 27, 2009, in Miami. Juanita Castro, the anti-communist sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raul Castro who worked with the CIA against their government, has died in Miami at age 90.

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies at 90

5:04pm December 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

Juanita Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years ago.