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.

They offer contracts in US dollars and work visas for the island of Grenada to Cuban masons and carpenters.

The announcement made on November 13, 2025, regarding the discussion of the Government Program to reinvigorate the Cuban economy — within the structures of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and other social organizations, between November and December — indirectly but unmistakably confirms that there will be no official floating exchange rate before the end of the year.

Official discourse in Cuba has once again equated citizen protest with the right to complain, deeming any public demonstration outside the framework of “institutionality” as illegitimate.

In the midst of blackouts lasting up to 25 hours and more than 3 million Cubans facing limited access to drinking water, Miguel Díaz-Canel once again promised “victories.” Yet while his talk centers on creative resistance, families turn to homemade inventions to collect rainwater and survive in increasingly precarious conditions.