The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire street ...

Some 305,000 Cubans have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border during the past year, most of them asking for asylum. Here is what life is like for the people left behind.

Life Expectancy (LE) in US and Cuba, 2017-2021 This continued through the beginning of Covid, which sharply changed the pattern. LE in the US suddenly dropped behind that in Cuba.

In the midst of the misery plaguing the island, the Cuban military has dollar reserves larger than the international reserves of nations like Costa Rica, Uruguay and Panama.

The US on Wednesday announced it was revoking the visas of two Brazilian officials who allegedly played a role in Cuba's ...

When she fell in love with Maikel, Yen Nhi discovered Ropa Vieja (Spanish for old clothes), a dish that mirrors everyday life ...

HAVANA — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer ...

Cuba adapts quite quickly to new environments and her fun playful personality shines through. “One of her favorite activities is looking out the window and watching over the neighborhood.

Cuban writer Leonardo Padura gives an interview at his home in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Padura has managed to turn his series of detective novels into a social and political ...

On the front page of Cuba's state newspaper Granma last week, the lone star on the Cuban flag had mysteriously faded away in an old black-and-white photograph announcing a celebration of patriot ...