Tag: Cuba

• Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  Cuban officials at funeral of Havana's Cardinal Ortega who reinstated working relations between Church and the regime

  

  Cuban government and Communist Party officials attended funeral services for Roman Catholic Cardinal Jaime Ortega on Sunday in a testament to his success in elevating the Church's position on the Caribbean island after the fall of the Soviet Union.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Mystery brain illness of US and Canada embassy staff in Havana remains unsolved

  

  Advanced brain scans of U.S. Embassy employees who reported falling ill while serving in Havana revealed significant differences from a control group, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 22:24 UTC

  Chinese-built trains help renew Cuba's obsolete railways

  

  For the first time since the 1970s, Cuba has new trains rolling on the island after the first train made up entirely of Chinese cars left Havana Friday on a 14-hour, 835-km journey to Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the island.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Former intelligence chief claims Maduro is head of criminal enterprise looting Venezuela

  

  Venezuela's former intelligence chief, Cristopher Figuera, who fled the country after backing a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro in April, has told the Washington Post the regime could still fall.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 07:44 UTC

  Cubans complain about Internet service, too expensive, too slow and censorship

  

  Six months on from the euphoria that greeted full internet access for mobile phones on the communist-run island, frustrated Cubans complain it is too expensive, too slow and crippled by government censorship.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC

  Venezuela and Cuba make a display of unity with Cabello's visit to Havana

  

  Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with Cuban government officials on Friday during a trip to Havana in a show of unity even as Cuba is being courted to help resolve the political crisis facing its ally.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump administration clamps down on US tourist visits to Cuba: cruise industry in shock

  

  The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba on Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Rationing, long queues and empty shelves in Cuba as the economy heads to recession

  

  As long lines outside shops with mostly bare shelves are increasingly common in Cuba, and the government has indeed signaled that things are going from bad to worse, Havana is blasting president Donald Trump's administration for the hardship and misery.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 03:09 UTC

  US claims Russia dissuaded Maduro from fleeing to Cuba, following a plot by several top officials

  

  The United States claimed on Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was on his way out, saying he had a plane ready and that senior officials were plotting to oust him, even as the leftist firebrand appeared to survive a military uprising.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Admiral in charge of Guantanamo detention center fired: no reasons given

  

  The US admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba “has been fired” due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday. Rear Admiral John Ring was removed from the post on Saturday, the brief statement said, without giving details about why.