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ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ

ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ

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A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba's economic troubles mount and tourism plummets

The tallest building in Havana is impossible to miss

A new luxury hotel towers over Havana as Cuba's economic troubles mount and tourism plummets
Americas|Business|Economy|Food|News|World

Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them

Dozens of tiny grocery stores have sprung up around Cuba in recent months

Cuban private grocery stores thrive but only a few people can afford them
Americas|Economy

Cuban government defends plans to either cut rations or increase prices

The Cuban government says it will have to either increase prices for fuel and electricity, or reduce rations for basic supplies

Cuban government defends plans to either cut rations or increase prices
Americas|News|Opinion|US|World

Cuban political dissident to receive 2024 International Women of Courage award by US government

Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello, a veteran Cuban dissident and leading proponent of human rights who was imprisoned twice but never left the island, will be awarded the 2024 International Women of Courage Award, a recognition granted by the U.S. Department of State

Cuban political dissident to receive 2024 International Women of Courage award by US government
Americas|News|Political|World

Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages

Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago decryng power outages lasting up to eight hours across the Caribbean nation

Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages
Americas|Arts|Opinion|World

Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective 'alter ego' solves gripping crimes

Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has managed to turn his series of detective novels into a social and political chronicle of Cuba, especially his native Havana

Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective 'alter ego' solves gripping crimes
Americas|Economy|News

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
News|World

Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

A fleet of Russian warships have reached Cuban waters ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean

Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean
Americas|Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|World

Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island's troubles in new album

He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped evoke

Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island's troubles in new album
World

Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behind

Although there are no official figures or estimates of how many pets have been left behind by their owners who leave Cuba, the number of abandoned cats and dogs has spiked in the last two years as Cubans migrate in record numbers, animal activists say

Cubans searching for a better future leave their pets behind
Americas|World

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails

Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power

Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Americas|World

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

Hurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island
Americas|World

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

Cuba has been left reeling after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across western portions of the island, knocking out the country’s power grid, downing trees and damaging infrastructure

Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid
Americas|Environment|World

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Cuban authorities make arrests after protests broke out over blackouts

Cuban authorities say they have arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks

Americas|Crime|Political|World

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests against shortages and blackouts

Americas|Economy|World

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again

A new, widespread power outage has plunged Cuba into darkness after one of the island’s major power plants failed

A major power plant fails in Cuba, plunging the island into darkness — again
Americas|Economy|Environment|Technology|World

Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day

After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid has been restored, authorities said, adding that scheduled power outages will now resume

Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day

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