Cuba faces a sharp drop in tourism as fuel shortages force airlines to cut flights
Several groups of visitors have been relocated to higher-category hotels due to the island’s energy crisis
Facing economic collapse, a cornered Cuba is forced into dialogue with the US
The Caribbean island is dealing with its worst crisis yet, exacerbated by Trump’s latest sanctions on oil supplies
Cuba’s growing fuel shortages: ‘This feels apocalyptic’
With oil shipments suspended since December, massive blackouts and a collapsed transportation system, the regime is asking for new sacrifices and ‘creativity’ from an exhausted population
Trump’s oil tariff push deepens Cuba’s agony: ‘I’m just doing my best to survive’
By targeting the island’s access to crucial imports, the US has exacerbated its economic and social strain. The Castro regime says it is trying to provoke a ‘genocide’
Havana pulses with jazz despite blackouts and Trump’s threats
The organizers of the Jazz Plaza Festival say that maintaining the event’s standards is becoming increasingly difficult due to the economic crisis and a reduced presence of international artists
Cubans look to Venezuela fearfully after Trump’s incursion: ‘We could be next’
Island residents are trying to figure out what the fall of Chavismo could mean for them, and whether Cuba might be Washington’s next target as suggested by State Secretary Marco Rubio
How a Spanish teacher convicted of abusing a 12-year-old student reinvented himself in Havana
From the time he fled Spanish justice until his arrest, Martiño Ramos Soto presented himself in Cuba as a businessman traveling as a tourist. He frequented cultural circles, where he connected with young people through photography
The lives that Hurricane Melissa upturned in Cuba
The natural disaster has deepened the precarious situation in the eastern part of the island. Those who lost everything are unsure how to rebuild their lives amid the various crises affecting them