Remittances to Cuba Once Again in Danger

On December 3, 2024, an investigation by journalist Nora Gamez Torres published in El Nuevo Herald uncovered the links between the company Orbit S.A. and the Cuban regime. Since March 2023, Orbit —partnered with the multinational Western Union— has been managing a portion of the remittances sent to the island.

Violence Against Cuban Women on the Migration Route

The lifeless bodies of Cuban women Ana Mercedes Capetillo Savón and Leydi de la Caridad Rodríguez Acosta, aged 33 and 36 respectively, were found on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.

Cuba: Tourism First, Housing Recovery Later

The Cuban government has acknowledged that it will only be able to address 50% of the damage to roofs of homes caused by hurricanes Oscar and Rafael, as well as the earthquakes on November 10, 2024.

Marco Rubio’s Rise: What Awaits Cuba in the New Trump Era?

Many analysts predicted that tough times were ahead for relations between Cuba and the United States. They argued that Donald Trump’s election, by itself, was enough to foresee the return of a hardline policy toward the island. The appointment of Marco Rubio as the candidate to head the State Department under the new Administration —which begins on January 20, 2025— only confirms these expectations.

Strong Earthquakes Worsen the Crisis in Eastern Cuba

On the morning of Sunday, November 10, 2024, a pair of high-intensity earthquakes shook the southern part of eastern Cuba. The tremors were recorded by the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) and the United States Geological Survey.

What Could a New Trump Presidency Mean for Cubans?

The election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was decided in the early hours (local time) of November 6, 2024. Trump won the “swing states” of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, giving him the necessary electoral votes to gain the presidency.

Kamala or Trump: Who Do Voting Cubans Prefer?

When it comes to personal preferences and assessments in uncertain scenarios, there isn’t one correct answer. For this reason, when discussing preferences and probabilities in the electoral arena, it’s advisable to first focus on the priorities of those eligible to vote.

Cubans Offer Help in Guantánamo to Hurricane Oscar Victims

Around Yainet, there’s only muddy clothes, dirty bottles, and pieces of wood. Two single mattresses lie on the damp ground. She holds her oldest daughter by the hand and has a baby in her other arm. They are barefoot. They survived Hurricane Oscar, but the structure of what they knew as home broke apart in the early hours of October 21, 2024.

One Hundred Years of Celia Cruz: Two Shores and One Emotion

Celia Cruz (1925-2003) never stopped singing her truth to the world. That’s why now, as tributes begin for the 100-year anniversary of her birth, her songs continue to resonate in Havana, Miami, Paris, and Madrid.

Hurricane Oscar and Delayed Rations in Guantanamo, Cuba

Abandoning state paternalism, when the government is unable to ensure the minimal functioning of the country, means leaving people to their fate, bound hand and foot. One need not wait for disaster situations to confirm this.

Cuba in Darkness: Government Admits No Solution in Sight

On Thursday, October 17, 2024, more than half of Cuba was without electricity, according to data from the state Electric Co. (UNE). On the same day, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero appeared on national television to address the energy “emergency” in a broadcast that was delayed due to “technical difficulties”.

Former Swiss Ambassador to Cuba Speaks Out

Swiss diplomat Mauro Reina, currently ambassador to Denmark, denounced the situation of repression that Cubans experience on the island on October 1, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.

New Repressive Action Underway Versus Cuban Civil Society

Using statements obtained under coercion and interrogation sessions lasting between eight and 12 hours, filled with threats and blackmail, the scriptwriters of State Security’s Villa Marista headquarters will pretend to have conducted a criminal investigation with guarantees and to have uncovered a new “conspiracy against Cuba.” The reality, however, is quite different.

Cubans in Limbo in Russia Between Raids and Scams

Some shouts in Russian followed by a loud bang, woke Yoel on a cool early morning of the Moscow summer. The hostel where he was staying, in the Vidnoe area, south of Moscow, was the epicenter of one of the frequent police raids on places that house migrants. More than 75 Cubans, including women and some minors, mostly in irregular situations, ended up that night in a police station.

Cuba’s Banks Unable to Pay Certificates of Deposit

Almost four years after the monetary unification that forced many Cubans to convert their “foreign currency savings accounts” into “certificates of deposit”. The excuse given to Daymi, Iran, and other clients of any Cuban bank is almost always the same: “we don’t have liquidity.”