Miguel Diaz-Canel

US launches first deportation flight to Cuba since COVID-19
The US anticipates an increase in arrivals across its southern border with Mexico as COVID-19 restrictions expire.
Published On 25 Apr 2023
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Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time
US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.
Published On 9 Jun 2022
US accuses Cuba of using upcoming summit as propaganda
The White House has said it has not yet sent out invitations for the June 6-10 summit and refused to provide details.
Published On 19 May 2022
Cuban hotel blast death toll rises to 35, official says
Rescue teams are combing through rubble of historic Hotel Saratoga, where massive explosion also injured dozens.
Published On 9 May 2022

Cuban president’s office says preliminary investigation indicates blast at Hotel Saratoga was caused by gas leak.

Cuba’s economy shrank by 11 percent in 2020, the sharpest contraction since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Cuba’s musicians have long supported the state but many are speaking out in favour of protesters.

Authorities will also unify Cuba’s two currencies, keeping the peso but eliminating the convertible peso, Reuters said.

Cuba wants to jump start a state-dominated economy hit hard by Venezuela’s implosion, US sanctions and a pandemic.

‘From the economic point of view, the pandemic has been terrible for me, but I hope everything will return to normal.’

A hostile Trump administration and crises in Venezuela have left the landmark Obama-era detente hanging in the balance.

The EU says it will continue helping Cuba to develop its economy following reimposition of US sanctions.

Rights group says detentions show not much has changed since Raul Castro handed over power to a younger leader in 2018.

The electoral law allows for both a president and a prime minister but bars a multiparty system.

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