For Elaine Vilar Madruga, writing begins with a small group of obsessions: desire, violence, memory, land and motherhood. These “fundamental roots”, as the Cuban writer calls them, follow her from one page
Bronze sculptures commemorating the historic meeting between Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were recently removed from a public square in Mexico City’s Cuauhtémoc borough. The statues, depicting the iconic revolutionary leaders in
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“We look for the poorest patients,” the Cuban doctor in charge of the eye clinic said. “Often we travel to remote rural areas and bring them to the clinic in a bus.”
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Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis, not due to the hurricanes that pummel through the Caribbean every year, but from the relentless and suffocating pressure exerted by its powerful neighbour to the
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The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as
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I had the privilege of accompanying the papal flight to Cuba and the United States in September 2015. As the only journalist from the country being visited, I was granted the first
More Cuba has received its first shipment of solar power plant equipment from China as part of a major initiative to reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels and ease the country’s persistent
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In an address to the High-Level Segment of the Fifty-Eighth Session of the Human Rights Council, Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, delivered a pointed critique of international economic coercion,
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The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs has vehemently condemned the recent decision by the U.S. government to house migrants at the Guantanamo Naval Base, describing it as a “brutal” and “irresponsible” act.
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Editorial Marco Rubio, as the first individual of Cuban descent to assume the esteemed position of U.S. Secretary of State, now occupies a unique moment in history. His appointment not only holds
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Jimmy Carter’s lifelong commitment to improving U.S.-Cuba relations has come into sharp focus with the recent publication of a 2004 interview by the National Security Archive. In the interview, released alongside declassified
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The following editorial, adapted from The Washington Post, discusses the ongoing struggles to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility as President Joe Biden’s term comes to a close. Despite efforts to reduce
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In a significant move hailed as a step toward improving U.S.-Cuba relations, the Biden administration has removed Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The decision, announced just days before
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Cuba remains steadfast in the face of ongoing challenges, particularly in relation to the United States’ economic blockade, which continues to weigh heavily on the island. The latest session of the National
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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated the island’s commitment to establishing respectful relations with the United States, despite ongoing tensions and the imposition of economic sanctions. In his statements last Friday, the President
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Editorial Yesterday, November 25, 2024, marks eight years since the death of Fidel Castro—a man whose name continues to ignite debates, inspire movements, and challenge conventional narratives about power and resistance. Castro’s
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