Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months
Havana — Cash-strapped Cuba on Wednesday was struggling to revive its power grid, after fixing a failure at the... Read more
5 Dec
After hurricanes, two earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba
Havana — Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, just days after... Read more
11 Nov
Cuban president leads pro-Palestinian march in Havana
Havana — Thousands of Cubans, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other leaders of the communist-run island, marched in... Read more
15 Oct
Cubans stage rare protests demanding electricity,food
Havana – Cubans staged rare street protests Sunday over food and electricity shortages as the country suffered long outages... Read more
18 Mar
Hurricane Idalia intensifies as nears Florida
St. Petersburg — Hurricane Idalia intensified early on Wednesday as it hurtled towards northwest Florida, threatening “catastrophic” impacts including... Read more
30 Aug, 2023
Algeria to help Cuba as energy shortages bite
Algiers – Algeria said on Thursday it would restart energy supplies to Cuba and donate a solar plant to... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
60 years after Cuba crisis, nuclear war suddenly thinkable again
Washington – For 60 years, the Cuban missile crisis has loomed both as a frightening lesson on how close... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Italian tourist dies in Cuba’s first case of monkeypox
Havana – An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry... Read more
23 Aug, 2022
No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport
Santa Clara – There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Naledi Pandor: SA will donate food and medical supplies, not R50m in cash to Cuba
Cape Town – Department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor has reportedly said that South Africa... Read more
14 May, 2022
