•View of traffic lights at the coastline of Havana during a blackout, yesterday Cuba scrambled today to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the communist-run island just as US President Donald Trump proclaimed he will “take” it over. The government did not specify what caused the latest of Cuba’s frequent power outages but [&he...
•Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) and US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump urged Cuba yesterday to “make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. The communist-run island near Florida has been a US foe and ally of Caracas for decades, […]...
•Former Cuban Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Cuban prosecutors have charged the country’s former economy minister with espionage and various other crimes, including bribery, embezzlement, and tax evasion, the attorney general announced yesterday. Alejandro Gil, 61, served as minister of economy and planning from 2019 until his removal in Febru...

