Cuban Sports Trainers in Venezuela “Waiting for Orders”

Víctor C., a Cuban coach in Caracas, woke up on January 3 with his heart in his throat. “We got a big scare, but we’re okay.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cuban Historian Denounces Repression for Criticizing Gov.

On November 28, 2025, historian Alexander Hall Lujardo published an open letter to Cuba’s ruler, Miguel Diaz-Canel, denouncing that he is suffering a serious “violation of rights” and “political persecution” at the hands of State Security, a political police body under the Ministry of the Interior.

How the Cuban State Represses Women Who Dissent

Since July 11, 2021, Yenisey Taboada Ortíz is a different person from who she used to be. Her days pass between posting videos on Facebook to denounce the abuses against her imprisoned son, protester Duannis Dabel Leon Taboada, or searching for food and hygiene products to fill a bag she will bring him—when she is not forbidden from visiting—at Combinado del Este prison.

With “the Virus” Sweeping Cuba – Where’s the Government?

Perhaps you who’s reading this would feel the same way if your entire family—I repeat, your entire family—had recently been infected with a “virus” or is currently infected, and you don’t even know what it is, how to treat it, or who to turn to. You also know that the country’s healthcare system is in chaos.

Cuba’s Promised Floating Exchange Rate Still Pending

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.