Cuba hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake
HAVANA — An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Cuba today, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The tremor hit about 22 miles (37 km) south of Guisa, Cuba at 6:00…
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Can Cuba and Venezuela help rescue Haiti? Head of U.S.-backed transition is asking
MIAMI — In Cuba the population is fighting shortages of food, fuel and medicine while a collapsing electrical grid that resulted in three nationwide blackouts this year continues to leave…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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…
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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…
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,…