Most of Cuba hit by power outages: minister Barbados Today17/03/20240634 views Large swathes of Cuba including the capital have been hit by power outages, authorities said, as the country grapples with a dire economic crisis. “Almost the whole country has been… Read more
At least one dead as downpours flood eastern Cuba Barbados Today11/06/20230128 views (Tasnim News Agency) – A 60-year-old man drowned in the municipality of Jiguani, Granma region in Cuba after the Bayamo river overflowed its banks. Cuban Government TV showed images of… Read more
US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 Barbados Today11/06/20230121 views (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a… Read more
Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections Barbados Today26/03/20230135 views (AFP) – Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections in which the results are a foregone conclusion but with the abstention rate the real issue in play.… Read more
Mexico welcomes Cuban president amid hard times Barbados Today11/02/20230158 views SOURCE: The Associated Press — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged Saturday that the island faces “tremendously difficult challenges,” as he arrived for a visit in Mexico. The Cuban leader blamed… Read more
Cubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis Barbados Today24/12/20220110 views SOURCE: AP — As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of lettuce and onions in hand, she wonders how she’ll feed… Read more
Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage Barbados Today25/09/2022075 views SOURCE: AP — Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, as… Read more
Mottley expresses solidarity with gov’t and people of Cuba Barbados Today07/05/2022098 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has expressed solidarity with the Government and people of Cuba, and offered any assistance Barbados can render, following a horrific explosion in downtown Havana on Friday.… Read more
Cuba slaps new tax on food sales as economic woes hit hard Barbados Today06/02/2022095 views SOURCE: AFP — Cuba on Saturday announced a new 10 per cent tax on retail food sales, as the country endures economic woes marked by rampant inflation. The levy taking… Read more
Denny calls on United States to remove embargo against Cuba Anesta Henry24/07/20210156 views General Secretary of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration David Denny has joined the call for the United States to remove the embargo against Cuba. During a solidarity rally… Read more