The professor, exiled in the US since 1961, identifies for EL PAÍS a series of factors, among them the embargo, which influence the poor results of the Cuban economy
The 38th Jazz Plaza Festival filled the Cuban capital with long nights of rum and jam sessions in the company of extraordinary musicians
New restrictions are being imposed on travelers with cameras and binoculars as the regime attempts to restrict reporting on the repression
The singer-songwriter Fernando Bécquer was sentenced to ‘limitation of freedom’ following a sexual abuse trial involving several women, only to be later jailed after mocking the victims in his lyrics
Study puts insured property losses from this year’s 10 most costly weather disasters at more than $168.1 billion
A makeshift boat with a US flag on its bow was caught drifting off the Malecón, in a powerful symbol of the problems afflicting the island nation for over a year
In a visit to Moscow, Miguel Díaz-Canel showed his support for Russia’s leader, in exchange for the postponement of debt payments
The singer-songwriter, creator of songs like ‘Yolanda,’ died in Spain where he had lived for years to receive medical treatment for cancer
In just one year, 224,000 citizens –mostly young people – have left the island nation for the United States
Family reunification will be prioritized, while the embassy will ‘expand consular services’ and increase its staff ‘as conditions permit’
Economic decline has caused 180,000 people to flee the island in the last year
The president of Mexico says that he will intercede in favor of the founder of WikiLeaks when he visits his American counterpart Joe Biden on July 12
Deteriorating living conditions on the island are driving crowds to line up for visas outside consulates. Exodus numbers are overtaking the crisis years of 1980 and 1994
EL PAÍS looks at the factors that have sparked the demonstrations, from food shortages to the regime’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of people all over the country came out to demonstrate on Sunday, amid a situation of shortages and hardships that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. More than a hundred arrests were made
The highly symbolic trip aims to show support for businesses from Spain, and does not constitute official support for the Cuban government
The island’s medical system is envied throughout the region and is a major foreign revenue earner
The man who had orchestrated the largest democratic petition drive in Cuban history, was killed. Carromero’s detailed account of the crash matches that of other witnesses
