Trump Warns Cuba as Venezuelan Oil Ends U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Cuba, warning Havana to “make a deal” with Washington or face mounting consequences now that Venezuelan oil shipments and financial support have been effectively shut off. Speaking publicly and later posting on social media, Trump said Cuba had “lived for […]
Black Friday, Cyber Monday bring airline deals to Caribbean destinations Just after the Friday and Monday shopping rush, two airlines made important announcements. Caribbean Airlines has launched a new discount offer, and WestJet is now flying non-stop from Toronto to Havana, Cuba. Caribbean Airlines’ deal is short and sweet. The airline, a popular link between […]
Massive Relief Needed as Melissa Devastates Region Haiti and Cuba are facing mounting humanitarian crises as recovery efforts intensify in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction. Both nations have suffered widespread damage, with thousands displaced and essential services disrupted. In Cuba, more than 54,000 people remain displaced, including 7,500 in official shelters, according to the […]
As Hurricane Melissa sweeps across the Caribbean, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has assured visitors that their safety remains the government’s highest priority. The Tourism Emergency Operations Centre (TEOC), which operates under the Ministry of Tourism, has been fully activated to coordinate all hurricane-related efforts within the tourism sector. Acting as the central hub, […]
Assata Shakur’s legacy endures beyond death Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army member and figurehead of radical resistance in the United States, died on September 26 in Havana, Cuba, where she had lived in political asylum for more than four decades. Her death marks the end of a polarizing life that straddled the line […]
On the 49th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in Caribbean aviation history, the Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 bombing continues to stand as a bitter symbol, its wounds unhealed, its perpetrators unpunished, and the hypocrisy of certain states laid bare. On October 6, 1976, two bombs detonated aboard Flight CU-455 only minutes after it […]
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has been awarded one of Cuba’s highest national distinctions, the Medal of Friendship, even as her husband, Errald Miller, has revealed that the trailblazing leader is quietly living with dementia. The award, conferred by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez through Presidential Decree No. 1039 on July 10, was […]
Cuba’s sugar production collapse endangers rum industry Cuba’s once-thriving rum industry is facing a severe threat as this year’s sugar harvest has plummeted to historic lows, raising concerns over the future of one of the island’s few profitable exports. With just 165,000 metric tonnes of sugar expected from the 2025 crop, Cuba is producing less […]
A new dollar-only wholesale store opened on May 6 in Cuba’s Mariel Special Development Zone, a hub located roughly an hour from Havana. Operated by Tiendas Caribe—a subsidiary of the military-run GAESA conglomerate—the store aims to supply goods to licensed private enterprises, cooperatives, self-employed workers, state entities, and foreign offices. This new store, Caribe-Mariel, offers […]
In the heart of the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic, when panic gripped global institutions and the deadliest outbreak of the virus in history threatened to spiral out of control, a small nation responded with an outsized act of solidarity, Cuba. Despite enduring decades of economic embargo and hardship, dispatched hundreds of doctors and nurses […]
