A wooden migrant boat lies grounded on a reef alongside mangroves, at Harry Harris Park in Tavernier, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Increasing numbers of Cuban and Haitian migrants have attempted the risky Florida Straits crossing in recent months to illegally enter the Keys Island chain and other parts of the state as inflation soars … Read more
Like the rest of the Caribbean, Cuba is suffering from longer droughts, warmer waters, more intense storms, and higher sea levels because of climate change Like the rest of the Caribbean, Cuba is suffering from longer droughts, warmer waters, more intense storms, and higher sea levels because of climate change Yordán Díaz Gonzales pulled weeds … Read more
CNN — Protestors in Cuba who have been taking to the streets after Hurricane Ian damaged the island’s already faltering power grid could face criminal charges, Cuba’s Attorney General’s office said Saturday. In a note published in the island’s communist party newspaper, Granma, prosecutors said they were investigating cases of arson and vandalism of state … Read more
The new Family Code was accepted by a majority of two-thirds of voters. The new Family Code was accepted by a majority of two-thirds of voters. The story so far: In a referendum held on Sunday, September 25, citizens of Cuba voted to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption in the country. The new legislation, called … Read more
A special forces vehicle passes a vintage car in downtown Havana, Cuba. Since the pandemic, long queues, squeezed salaries and power cuts have become a grinding reality for millions. On 11 July tensions boiled over in the largest anti-government protests for decades. Thousands took to the streets in cities throughout the island, demonstrating against food … Read more
At the close of June 21, 2021, Cuba had 4,979,420 doses administered with its vaccine candidates. (Representational Image) By Alfredo Boada Mola Cuba and its scientists are celebrating in the midst of the country’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic as its Abdala vaccine candidate showed 92.28 per cent efficacy in the final results of a … Read more
Mark Zaid, lawyer, Washington, DC. James Giordano, PhD, Georgetown University, senior fellow in biosecurity, technology, and ethics, U.S. Naval War College. National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: “An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies.” Journal of the American Medical Association: “Neuroimaging Findings in US Government Personnel With … Read more