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Cuba predicts 1% growth in 2025 after dismal year, economy minister says
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Cuba predicts 1% growth in 2025 after dismal year, economy minister says

HAVANA — Cuban Economy Minister Joaquín Alonso Vázquez on Monday forecast the Caribbean island's economy would grow only 1% in 2025 after a dismal year marked by one of the…
Posted by John McCarthy December 20, 2024
Cubans show religious fervor in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Cubans show religious fervor in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Lazarus

Cuban faithful made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Lazarus on Monday in a display of religious fervor, uncommon in a country that installed an atheist Communist government in…
Posted by John McCarthy December 17, 2024
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests against shortages…
Posted by John McCarthy December 12, 2024
Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
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Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places

HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba... in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author arrived in Havana to visit some of his favorite…
Posted by John McCarthy December 10, 2024
Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
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Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day

HAVANA (AP) — After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid was restored Thursday, authorities said, adding that scheduled power outages will now resume.…
Posted by John McCarthy December 7, 2024
Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list
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Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Finally, some good news for Haiti courtesy of the United Nations cultural organization and its annual list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The group, which previously recognized…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2024
A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again
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A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again

HAVANA (AP) — A new, widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on Wednesday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to suspend…
Posted by John McCarthy December 5, 2024
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
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Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake

SAINT GEORGE'S (AP) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season came to a close on Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven,…
Posted by John McCarthy December 2, 2024
Cuba’s contestant stuns in her national costume during Miss Universe 2024
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Cuba’s contestant stuns in her national costume during Miss Universe 2024

MEXICO CITY — Miss Universe Cuba caused a splash in her national costume on the preliminary night of Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico. Marianela Ancheta wore an outfit inspired by…
Posted by John McCarthy November 30, 2024
Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Humanitarian News

Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump

MIAMI (AP) — Cuba’s at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution, with nationwide scarcity fueling massive emigration, occasional protests and government crackdowns. Gangs control the streets of Haiti’s capital, firing on arriving jets and forcing delays…
Posted by John McCarthy November 28, 2024

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