Cuba News

Women in Cuba cite a variety of reasons to explain their decision to have only one child, ranging from the housing shortage to the rising cost of living and the many work responsibilities they have to shoulder. But many say...

It has been three years since he separated from his second wife and realised he did not have a home to return to. Although he has always been able to count on a helping hand from one friend or another,...

Even with her house practically in ruins, Isabel Garc�a wouldn�t dream of living anywhere else. She�d rather stay where she knows that no matter what corner she turns she�ll always be able to gaze out into the blue sea or...

For eight years, Michel and Alexander S�nchez have been publishing Scriptorium, a fanzine (fan magazine) dedicated to rock music produced within Cuba and abroad, in a society that resists accepting this genre and its fans as part of the national...

Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar was released three months ago after serving 13 ½ years and has been getting his exit papers in order, said Thomas Cronin, a Cape Cod businessman and partner in the effort to help the players defect....

Cuban President Ra�l Castro is willing to risk unpopular measures to free the state from its excessive burden of subsidies and for-free services, as part of a programme to adjust public expenditure to shrunken government revenues and balance the budget....

When a dozen Cuban bloggers wanted to stage a protest last month, they simultaneously tweeted, texted and posted messages like ``Freedom.'' One later used a blond wig to sneak into a government building and complain against censorship of the Internet....

Three new international cooperation agreements channeled through the United Nations system in Cuba are aimed at strengthening food security, especially in the poorest parts of the country. "Thanks to the joint work of the international community, the United Nations and...

Fidel Castro has said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president Barack Obama was more a criticism of past US policies than recognition of his accomplishments. There have been mixed ractions to Obama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, with...

Cuban President Ra�l Castro is willing to risk unpopular measures to free the state from its excessive burden of subsidies and for-free services, as part of a programme to adjust public expenditure to shrunken government revenues and balance the budget....