From 35 billion to a new Cuban business class: The exile's plan to rebuild Cuba

Tens of billions of dollars potentially available for the reconstruction of Cuba and a roadmap outlining the conditions for investing them: in recent months, a segment of the Cuban-American business community has begun to provide figures and concrete …

Mexican happy with his trip to Cuba, including power outages and mosquitoes

A Mexican tourist became a social media sensation after posting a video in which he describes his recent visit to Cuba as an experience he enjoyed "every minute, every second," despite experiencing power outages, mosquito bites, and shortages of …

Official report reveals that in 2025, 49 femicide cases were tried in Cuba

The Cuba Gender Equality Observatory (OCIG), part of the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI), published this month the official data on feminicide violence on the island: 49 women aged 15 and older were victims of gender-based murder in …

Cuba Confirms No Earthquake Registered After False Mobile Alert

Cuban authorities urged citizens to ignore unverified notifications and rely strictly on official state reports. Photo: EFE. August 18, 2026 Hour: 5:44 pm 🔗 Comparte este artículo PDF Cuba’s Civil Defense and the National Seismological Research Center ( …

Manuel Marrero: Cuba is integrating into the global economy, but sovereignty is non-negotiable

The Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz stated this Tuesday that Cuba is integrating into the global economy "with sovereignty and not with submission," in a message posted on his X account that reflects statements made during the I …

Cuba maintains a high adolescent fertility rate in several provinces

Adolescent fertility rates in Cuba have remained persistently high over the past five years, with a notable worsening in the eastern provinces, according to data from the Gender Equality Observatory of the National Office of Statistics and Information ( …

Without Giving Details on the Sentences, an Official Report in Cuba Registers 49 Femicide Trials in 2025

Adolescent pregnancy, starting at age 10, remains at a high level and is considered a “serious social and health problem” “Behavior by skin color corresponds to the structure of the Cuban population, white women remain the majority” / 14ymedio 14ymedio …

This is how the informal market closes in Cuba: the dollar ends stable while the euro loses ground

At 8:00 PM, local Cuban time, closes for this Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with a relatively calm outlook for the dollar and a slight dip for the euro. The Cuban peso remains stable against the U.S. dollar, while the European currency has incurred losses for …

Did Castro's Decades-Long Defiance Doom Cuba?

The odyssey of renting a car in Cuba: They run out of gas just after leaving the airport

A traveler identified as Rachel Zanabria posted a video on TikTok last Saturday that sums up in 30 seconds what it means to rent a car in Cuba: receiving the vehicle without a drop of fuel even before leaving the airport area. In the viral clip that has …