False War by Carlos Manuel Álvarez review – a new vision of migration A novel of interlocking stories captures the ordinary lives and interior worlds of Cuban exiles seeking sanctuary in Miami The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
Cuban Rapper Chocolate MC Accused of Hiring Hitman to Kill Cuban Artist El Taiger's Murderer The Cuban rapper, also known as Yosvani Sierra Hernández, allegedly tried to set up the murder of Damian Valdez Galloso, the accused murderer of El Taiger. Latin Times · Aug 21, 2025
Vietnamese Rice Grower Helps Tackle Cuba's Food Shortage Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land -- in a first -- to help address acute food shortages in the country. International Business Times · Aug 15, 2025
US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions Washington claims the health officials were involved in Cuba’s ‘coercive labour export’ of medical workers. Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2025
Miami’s Freedom Tower reopens as Trump ramps up arrests in city of Cuban migrant pride Miami’s Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for Cubans fleeing communist rule at the height of the Cold War The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Cuban Media Criticizes Miss Cuba Universe 2025, Lili Estefan's Daughter and Gloria Estefan's Niece The recently crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025, is facing sharp criticism from Cuba's state-controlled press, which has accused the beauty pageant of being a "superficial" industry that "objectifies" women. Lina Luaces was elected the representative of the island in Miss Universe on July 2025 in Miami. Latin Times · Aug 12, 2025
Cuban Peso Drops To All-Time Low As Economic Crisis Shows No Sings Of Abating The Cuban peso reached a new all-time low on Monday as a partial dollarization of the economy continues Latin Times · Aug 12, 2025
People in ICE Custody Complain of Long Waits for Deportation Many say they are still in immigration detention facilities months after agreeing to leave the U.S. Capital & Main · Aug 12, 2025
Miami Republican Slams Cuban Govt. Over Documents Exposing Billions In Hidden Reserves: 'Not Only Murderous And Cruel' Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed the Cuban government following a report revealing a military-controlled conglomerate has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets Latin Times · Aug 8, 2025
Cats and dogs abandoned in tourist hotspot as economic crisis worsens For years, Nélida Pérez has fed street cats, but Cuba’s worsening economic crisis is making it increasingly difficult The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
In Cuba, Castro's 'Influencer' Grandson Causes A Stir Cuban influencer Sandro Castro has chosen a very different path to his revolutionary grandfather Fidel, using his name to pursue online fame while occasionally poking fun at the island's dire shortages of food, medicine, power and fuel. International Business Times · Aug 6, 2025
Leaked Documents Expose Cuban Military's $18 Billion in Hidden Reserves: Report Cuba's military-controlled conglomerate, GAESA, has stashed away as much as $18 billion in offshore and dollar-denominated assets, according to a new report Latin Times · Aug 6, 2025
Cuban Donor Behind Pro-immigrant Billboards in Miami Steps Into the Spotlight After Getting Threats: 'I Will Not Be Intimidated' Michael B. Fernández, a Cuban-American billionaire and philanthropist, has revealed himself as the anonymous donor behind a series of billboard campaigns in Miami criticizing Republican lawmakers over their stance on immigration Latin Times · Aug 5, 2025
‘Our north is the south’: Softball leagues flourish in Brazilian city as Cuban arrivals outnumber Venezuelans for first time Southern city of Curitiba ranks just behind northern entry-point towns in Cuban asylum requests The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025
Cycling News · Jul 29, 2025 Mother, mentor and meteor on a bike - Road and track success with US team leads Cuban Marlies Mejías back towards Olympic Games 'Marlies lives at the intersection of performance and purpose, and she's just getting started' says team director
The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2025 She fled Cuba for asylum – then was snatched from a US immigration courtroom Jenny, 25, entered the US legally, but Ice agents arrested her after a hearing, part of a growing trend of court detentions
The Conversation · Jul 25, 2025 Cuban government scrambling to deal with outrage about country’s economic crisis Cuba doesn’t have any beggars, according to the country’s minister of labour, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera. In a speech to the national assembly on July 15, she denied the existence of destitution in the communist country, claiming the problem was actually people “disguised as beggars”.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Eswatini opposition attacks US deal as ‘human trafficking disguised as deportation’ Men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to be temporarily held in kingdom
Latin Times · Jul 21, 2025 Cuban Contestant Plummets Midair After Harness Failure on Telemundo's Miss Universe Latina Cuban contestant Laura Pérez suffered a terrifying fall during the live broadcast of Miss Universe Latina, Telemundo's popular reality show that selects the U.S. Latina representative for Miss Universe 2025.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025 What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025 Cuban minister resigns after saying beggars in the country were all fakes Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera resigned after her comments on Monday
The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2025 US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights record Announcement that people from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen were deported comes after eight others were sent to South Sudan this month
International Business Times · Jul 16, 2025 Cuban Minister Resigns After Downplaying Poverty The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging through garbage cans were only pretending to be poor and not truly desperate.
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025 The money-spinning doctor who swapped medicine to breed black soldier flies These flies are gaining global attention, with many countries investing in farming insects over the past decade
International Business Times · Jul 12, 2025 US Sanctions Cuban President Four Years After Historic Protests The United States announced its first sanctions on Friday against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role "in the Cuban regime's brutality toward the Cuban people."