Diaz-Canel confirms conversations with the USA

Cuba’s appointed president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, confirmed at a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party held on March 12, and again in an address to the nation on the morning of March 13th, that recently Cuban officials have been holding conversations with representatives of the United States government.

This Is How Internet Is Being Rationed in Cuba

Neither the landline nor mobile data works. Xiomara remains cut off from communication for much of the day. “We don’t have transportation to go see our relatives, and now we can’t even find out how they are,” she complained from Villa Clara. Her experience is similar to that of millions of Cubans suffering a double blackout.

Cuba Falls to Puerto Rico Faces Canada on Wednesday

Beyond the final score, the real problem was an alarming offensive drought: just two hits in the entire game. In a tournament of this caliber, with high-level pitchers and razor-thin margins, that lack of production is a recipe for defeat.

Who is the Cuban Woman Maritza Lugo? Why is She Accused?

For many people, this is probably the first time they have heard her name; they may wonder about the story of this Cuban woman who was publicly accused of terrorism by the regime’s enforcers. Others have known very well who Maritza Lugo is for quite some time.

Cuba’s Complicated Scenario in World Baseball Classic VI

Cuba’s debut in the 2026 World Baseball Classic will take place on March 6, and the setting is as appealing as it is complex.

Cuba Regulates Partnerships of State and Private Sectors

On March 2, 2026, Cuban state media echoed a meeting of the Council of Ministers in which Miguel Diaz-Canel said that urgent transformations in the country’s economic and social model had to be promoted. Among those possible transformations was a change in the ways the state and private sectors of the economy can associate with one another. Hours later, the Official Gazette published Decree-Law 114/2025 and a complementary regulation governing partnerships between state-owned business entities and private actors.

Ecuador Expels Cuban Ambassador and Embassy Personnel

Ecuador declared the Cuban ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez García, persona non grata and extended the measure to the rest of the island’s diplomatic mission accredited in its territory.

Canada Examines the Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of Canada’s House of Commons convened a special session on February 26, 2026, to address the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Members of Cuban civil society were invited to provide testimony before the Canadian Parliament — a key country for the island due to its role in tourism, mining investment, and access to foreign currency.

Cuba: From Extreme Paternalism to Everybody for Themselves

In the face of these realities, authorities respond with “piecemeal measures that cannot resolve the crisis of social protection in Cuba,” notes sociologist Elaine Acosta, meaning that “we are facing a crisis of social assistance and of the State’s commitment to guaranteeing people’s rights.”

The Cuban Professor Sentenced to 10-Years for Graffiti

Ariel Manuel Martin was held “incommunicado for five or six months” after his detention in February 2025, his cousin told El Toque.

Outspoken Cuban Youths to Remain in “Pretrial Detention”

The Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Holguín confirmed on February 12, 2026 — the same day as a habeas corpus hearing filed on behalf of the detainees and admitted by the Holguín court — that it is pursuing a case against Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas for alleged “propaganda against the constitutional order” and “incitement to commit crimes.” These offenses are frequently used to criminalize freedom of expression and could result in sentences leaving them deprived of liberty for close to a decade.

Energy Crisis Threatens What Remains of Tourism in Cuba

The government finds it increasingly difficult to maintain the bubble in which it has tried to isolate tourism from the rest of the country.

The Truth Behind Reports about US Ships Near Cuba

Since February 5, 2026, media and political attention has intensified around the possible presence of United States military vessels in waters near the north of Cuba.

With Hotel Closures in Cuba, What Happens to Tourism?

We present a list of hotels closed in Cuba due to the 2026 energy contingency and also the airlines modifying their flights.

Cuban Migrants Die in Fire in Russia

The Russian winter shows no mercy. With temperatures dropping to 30 degrees below zero, the cold seeps through clothing and penetrates to the bone; heating is not an option but a matter of survival. Under such conditions, improvisation can be just as lethal as the absence of a heat source.