Cuba

Tropical Storm Elsa Is Lashing Cuba And Has Florida Next In Its Sights

11:33am July 05, 2021

by Dan Charles

The tropical storm is bringing winds of up to 65 miles an hour and between five and 10 inches of rain to the tropical island. It is expected to reach the lower Florida Keys late on Monday.

Cuba's pitcher Yoanni Yera Montalvo throws the ball during a training session at the Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana last month. Cuba's losses this week in Florida to Venezuela and Canada in Olympic baseball qualifying play means the team will not compe

Sports

Cuba's Baseball Team Fails To Make The Olympics — And It's Canada's Fault

5:05pm June 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Clearly we have not learned how to beat Canada," reports Granma, the official newspaper of Cuba's ruling Communist Party.

Raúl Castro, first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and the country's former president, clasps hands with Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez during the closing session at the National Assembly of Popular Power in 2019 in Havana.

World News

Cuba Without A Castro: The Island's Old Guard Exits The Stage

4:33pm April 16, 2021

A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power six decades ago is set to exit the stage, with Raúl Castro saying he will step down as head of the Cuban Communist Party.

Cubans line up to buy food in Havana on March 3. The island nation is working to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. If successful, the island nation hopes to produce 1 to 2 million doses a month.

Health & Safety

Cuba's Revolutionary Dream: Making Its Own COVID Vaccine

4:47pm March 25, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Cuba is going it alone. No contracts with big drug makers, no support from WHO's vaccine program. If successful, Cuba will be the first producer of a vaccine in Latin America.

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An empty street near the Capitol in Havana in May. The Trump administration plans to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism five years after it was removed from that U.S. list.

U.S. Puts Cuba Back On List Of State Sponsors of Terrorism

5:15pm January 11, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.

A car drives past the U.S. Embassy in Havana in 2019. Dozens of Americans working at U.S. diplomatic missions in Cuba and China in recent years have suffered from ailments that have included headaches, balance problems and memory loss.

Microwave Radiation 'Most Plausible' Cause Of Diplomats' Ailments, Report Says

2:54pm December 06, 2020

by Greg Myre

The study by the National Academies of Sciences comes after dozens of U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China complained of migraines, dizziness and memory loss.

Waves splash in a pool during an earthquake, seen in a still frame from social media video, in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

World News

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Caribbean, But No Reports Of Injuries Or Damage

9:45pm January 28, 2020

The 7.7-magnitude temblor struck off the coasts of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Social media was flooded with posts of photos and video from people documenting the event.

Tourists who have just disembarked from a cruise liner tour Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday. The Trump administration has imposed major new travel restrictions on visits to the island by U.S. citizens.

Trump Administration Clamps Down On Travel To Cuba, Bans Cruise Ships

8:46pm June 04, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The changes, which bar "people-to-people" tours, are intended to further squeeze the Cuban economy while keeping U.S. dollars "out of the hands" of the communist government.

Juan Fierro García runs a migrant shelter in Juárez, Mexico, that houses asylum-seekers. Here, he joins in prayer with migrants from Central America, Cuba and Africa.

National

Thousands Wait In Juárez, Mexico, For A Chance At Sanctuary In The U.S.

8:48am June 01, 2019

by Lorne Matalon

Most people waiting are from Cuba and Central America, but increasingly Juárez has become a destination for migrants from all over the world who are fleeing violence and persecution.

Vianeth Avila outside the courtroom in Miami. Her husband, Cuban-born Jesus Avila, was detained by immigration officials on return from their honeymoon. Avila was a permanent resident, but not a citizen. In recent years, the U.S. government has taken a to

National

Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S., Now They're Being Deported

5:00am May 11, 2019

by Daniel Rivero

Sixty-four Cuban nationals were deported in fiscal year 2016. Two years later, the number was 463, a more than sevenfold increase, as U.S. policies have toughened towards Cuban immigrants.

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