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Trump Claims US Will Control Venezuela in Transition
During a press conference on Saturday, January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump stated that the United States will run Venezuela until his administration can “ensure a peaceful transition” of power. He did not, however, provide tentative dates for this process.
Nicolas Maduro Captured as USA Attacks Venezuela
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro “was reportedly detained and removed from Venezuelan territory,” according to a message published by US President Donald Trump on his social network platform. In that same post, Trump stated that US forces carried out attacks inside Venezuela, following reports of explosions in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, as well as in Caracas.
Faby Rodriguez’s Return Journey to Cuba
Faby Rodríguez, 22, did not think she would be detained that morning, that it would be her last day of freedom in the United States. She arrived on time for her immigration check-in appointment in San Antonio, Texas, as she always had. That day, her journey back to Cuba began.
More Gov. Control Over Foreign Currency and Cuba’s Farmers
Farm production in Cuba’s countryside is thinning out and state investment is minimal. However, in bureaucratic offices ideas abound for tightening control over the flow of foreign currency in the agricultural and forestry sector and over those who work the land.
Arrest of Cubans at ICE Supervision Appointments Continue
While many families were preparing for the Christmas holidays, Belixa Cubena’s greatest wish is for her husband, Daniel Alejandro Escobar, to be released from the detention center where he has been held since early December 2025.
Cuba: The Country That Is Running Out of People
If Cuba’s political landscape does not change, there is a real risk that in 50 years the Cuban nation will no longer exist as we know it, but only as an ever-diminishing remnant: an aging, impoverished population trapped in the prolongation of a regime that presents itself as mutable in form, but eternal in essence.
From a Cuban Medical Mission in Venezuela to Limbo in Colombia
The car Manuel* was traveling in moved slowly at dawn along a muddy dirt track in the Venezuelan state of Táchira. Four passengers were crammed into the back seat, while the driver turned off the headlights every time he heard the sound of an engine in the distance.
Conclusions from Cuba’s National Assembly Session
The structural crisis Cuba is going through is becoming increasingly evident. In 2025, the tourism industry—one of the country’s main sources of income—recorded its worst performance in decades, while deficits in the energy sector continue to greatly affect the daily lives of Cubans.
The Key Figure in the Flow of Oil Between Venezuela & Cuba
In late September 2025, the name Ramon Carretero Napolitano appeared in several press reports across the region. The Panamanian businessman was aboard the Learjet 55 that crashed in Maiquetia, Venezuela.
Cuba: The Secret Trips of Raul Castro’s Grandson to Panama
Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, known as “El Cangrejo” (the Crab) and grandson of Cuban general Raul Castro, has become a frequent visitor to Panama, using private planes for his travels
US Ends Family Reunification Parole Affects Thousands of Cubans
The United States government announced today, December 12th, the immediate termination of the Family Reunification Parole program, a mechanism that allowed certain relatives—adult children or siblings of US citizens—to enter the United States with temporary permission even when their immigrant visa was not yet available.
An Incredible Example of Cuban Democracy
Jorge Fernández Era’s satire on the election of Havana’s Deputy Governor.
Soweto–Prague–Caracas: One Year Without Jesus Armas
On December 10, 2024, while I was teaching a class in New York, dozens of messages began lighting up my phone all at once. Each one brought the news I had feared for months: Venezuelan security forces had kidnapped my friend, the community leader Jesus Armas. I felt my heart collapse. For years, I urged him to leave the country, but Jesus is Caracas — and Caracas is Jesus.
Cuba on the Brink: Protests and Pot-Banging Over Blackouts
On the night of December 8 and the early morning of December 9, 2025, Cuba experienced a new wave of protests and pot-banging demonstrations triggered by prolonged blackouts, amid a worsening energy collapse and growing desperation.
Cuba: Alejandro Gil Gets Life Imprisonment +20 Years Extra
After the closed door trials last month against the former Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil Fernandez, on the evening of December 8, 2025, the Supreme Court published the sentences.
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During a press conference on Saturday, January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump stated that the United States will run Venezuela until his administration can “ensure a peaceful transition” of power. He did not, however, provide tentative dates for this process.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro “was reportedly detained and removed from Venezuelan territory,” according to a message published by US President Donald Trump on his social network platform. In that same post, Trump stated that US forces carried out attacks inside Venezuela, following reports of explosions in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira, as well as in Caracas.
Faby Rodríguez, 22, did not think she would be detained that morning, that it would be her last day of freedom in the United States. She arrived on time for her immigration check-in appointment in San Antonio, Texas, as she always had. That day, her journey back to Cuba began.
Farm production in Cuba’s countryside is thinning out and state investment is minimal. However, in bureaucratic offices ideas abound for tightening control over the flow of foreign currency in the agricultural and forestry sector and over those who work the land.
While many families were preparing for the Christmas holidays, Belixa Cubena’s greatest wish is for her husband, Daniel Alejandro Escobar, to be released from the detention center where he has been held since early December 2025.
The car Manuel* was traveling in moved slowly at dawn along a muddy dirt track in the Venezuelan state of Táchira. Four passengers were crammed into the back seat, while the driver turned off the headlights every time he heard the sound of an engine in the distance.
In late September 2025, the name Ramon Carretero Napolitano appeared in several press reports across the region. The Panamanian businessman was aboard the Learjet 55 that crashed in Maiquetia, Venezuela.
The United States government announced today, December 12th, the immediate termination of the Family Reunification Parole program, a mechanism that allowed certain relatives—adult children or siblings of US citizens—to enter the United States with temporary permission even when their immigrant visa was not yet available.
On December 10, 2024, while I was teaching a class in New York, dozens of messages began lighting up my phone all at once. Each one brought the news I had feared for months: Venezuelan security forces had kidnapped my friend, the community leader Jesus Armas. I felt my heart collapse. For years, I urged him to leave the country, but Jesus is Caracas — and Caracas is Jesus.
After the closed door trials last month against the former Minister of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil Fernandez, on the evening of December 8, 2025, the Supreme Court published the sentences.
If Cuba’s political landscape does not change, there is a real risk that in 50 years the Cuban nation will no longer exist as we know it, but only as an ever-diminishing remnant: an aging, impoverished population trapped in the prolongation of a regime that presents itself as mutable in form, but eternal in essence.
The structural crisis Cuba is going through is becoming increasingly evident. In 2025, the tourism industry—one of the country’s main sources of income—recorded its worst performance in decades, while deficits in the energy sector continue to greatly affect the daily lives of Cubans.
Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, known as “El Cangrejo” (the Crab) and grandson of Cuban general Raul Castro, has become a frequent visitor to Panama, using private planes for his travels
Jorge Fernández Era’s satire on the election of Havana’s Deputy Governor.
On the night of December 8 and the early morning of December 9, 2025, Cuba experienced a new wave of protests and pot-banging demonstrations triggered by prolonged blackouts, amid a worsening energy collapse and growing desperation.
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