Cuba’s military wants to show readiness. Footage reviewed by CNN reveals its limits

Hundreds of videos and images published online by Cuban authorities in recent months illustrate the reduced state of its ...
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Cuba oil lifeline hinges on Mexican firms willing to brave US sanctions

By Alek Buttermann Mexico is gearing up to resume oil shipments to Cuba through privately owned companies rather than state ...

Cuba approves free-market reforms in effort to stave off economic collapse

Cuban lawmakers Thursday adopted nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe ...
National Catholic Reporter

With Cuba in crisis, faith groups work to influence policy, deliver aid

U.S. Republican administrations have long seen faith groups as a cornerstone for humanitarian aid and community trust as they ...

Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill

The country’s already-struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by ...

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since the revolution

Observers are calling Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul on the island’s communist economy ...

Cuba's sweeping economic reforms met with skepticism

Cuba's parliament approved a package of 174 economic reforms in just one week, marking the most significant shift in ...

Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, ...
WLRN

Worse than 'Periodo Especial': AP journalist reports on Cuba’s 'apocalyptical' energy, food crisis

The communist nation of Cuba is at a crossroads. Even the government acknowledged as much when last week it issued the most sweeping economic reforms that Cuba has seen since the earliest days of ...
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When Cuba's grid goes dark, solar and batteries keep cafes, barbershops, and repair shops going

"Without power at home, I wouldn't be able to work." ...