Cuba: Hurricane Sandy leaves 11 dead
Hurricane Sandy leaves 11 dead and widespread damage; government announces further changes to migratory reform; Fidel lays death rumours to rest.
Hurricane Sandy leaves 11 dead and widespread damage; government announces further changes to migratory reform; Fidel lays death rumours to rest.
Government introduces migratory reform; Cubans head to the polls; Carromero gets 4 years; Fidel battles more health rumors
50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis; Cuban VP travels to Vietnam; Fidel Castro battles death rumours.
Cubans hold their breath over Chávez’ reelection; Carromero goes to trail amid controversy; Cuba addresses the UNGA.
New cases of cholera reported in the interior of the island; nomination period closes for representation at the National Assembly of People’s Power.
Cuba’s artists and intellectuals take on reggaeton; dissidents end hunger strike whilst independent journalist is arrested; trial date set for Spaniard charged with death of Payá.
Cuba launches its eighteenth census; blackout leaves half the island in the dark; dissidents lead mass hunger strike; MINREX willing to negotiate for Gross.
Havana to play host to FARC peace talks; cholera eradicated after outbreak; private sector employment grows; VP’s daughter defects.
Eastern Cuba recovers from Tropical Storm Isaac; dissidents denounce ‘wave of repression’; Nyad abandons fourth attempt at Cuba-Florida swim.
Spaniard Angel Carromero charged in death of dissident Oswaldo Payá; bad news for Cuban agriculture; Cuban medalists return home.
Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá dies in a controversial accident; Cuba’s Popular Assembly passes economic reforms; Cuba’s Yanet Bermoy wins the country’s first medal at London.
Cholera cases continue to rise in eastern Cuba; government announces improvements to water system; bartenders break record for World’s Largest Daiquiri.
Number of cholera cases on the rise; Castro returns from China, Vietnam, and Russia; and government proposes new cooperatives.
President Raúl Castro visits China and Vietnam; government confirms cholera outbreak; and number of Cubans intercepted at sea up.
USAID documents show plans to circumvent internet censorship; Cuba recalls ambassador from Paraguay; Namibia donates 146 animals to Cuba’s National Zoo.
Havana hosts the Clic Festival on internet technology; government raises tariffs on food imports, and 24th Bolero Festival kicks off.
Famed boxer Teófilo Stevenson dies; government replaces key ministers; 11th Havana Biennial concludes.
Cuba and Bacardí face off over the Havana Club brand, Ladies in White meet with Cardinal Ortega, and reports finds Cubans unsatisfied with reforms.
Cuba’s self-employed advertise for first time, Repsol abandons oil explorations, and Ciego de Ávila become champions of Cuban baseball.
Rains flood Sancti Spíritus, Mariela Castro visits the US, questions arise concerning the internet cable, and UN denounces Cuba’s human rights record.