Tag: Cuba

• Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Cuba left powerless as Hurricane Ian passes by on its way to Florida

  

  Hurricane Ian left Cuba with no electricity Tuesday night as it caused major damage to the island's network on its way to Florida. Only the few who have access to gasoline-powered generators were spared from the full-scale blackout.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 19:07 UTC

  Cuban voters agree to same-sex marriage

  

  With over 66% votes in favor, Cubans have approved through a referendum the introduction of same-sex marriage and other novelties, the Electoral Council announced Monday. The agency also considered the trend to be “irreversible.” Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel said that “justice has been done.” The new legislation will replace the norms dating back to 1975.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Mexico/US border migrants' record arrests; mostly from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

  

  New figures from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), indicate that 2.15 million migrants were detained at the US/Mexico border over the past year, a 24% increase, but with a drastic change in the origin of the new migrants, since the fastest growing number are from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  UNHCHR issues statement against Nicaragua's regime

  

  The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has exposed in a document released Tuesday Nicaragua's disregard for civil liberties nationwide.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Patients with monkeypox die in Cuba, Mexico

  

  Cuba and Mexico have joined the list of countries such as Brazil, Peru, and Spain, where people with monkeypox have died, it was reported Tuesday. Worldwide, there have been 41,664 cases and 12 deaths.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:26 UTC

  First Cuban case of monkeypox almost fatal, still serious

  

  Cuban authorities have confirmed during the weekend the first case of monkeypox in the country. It was a 38-year-old Italian tourist who was reported to be in serious condition, according to Granma.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentine President calls for an end to Venezuela, Cuba blockades

  

  Argentina's Alberto Fernández Thursday called for an “end” to blockades against Cuba and Venezuela during an event at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK) in Buenos Aires hosted by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), of which he currently holds the pro-tempore presidency.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 21:29 UTC

  Fuel deposit fire in Cuba reaches 4th day - one firefighter dies

  

  A gruesome fire in Cuba has reached its fourth day. A fuel deposit has been burning since Friday in Matanzas, in western Cuba, in what has already been described as the biggest industrial disaster in the country's history.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Cuba to produce antibiotics locally to save on pricy imports

  

  Cuban health authorities announced earlier this week that the Caribbean nation will produce some antibiotics in high demand at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) to save on their high price.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 22:43 UTC

  Cubans to keep enduring power cuts in blazing summer

  

  The electricity supply in Cuba's capital city is showing increasingly recurrent cuts as the aging power plants seem to be reaching their point of technical exhaustion.