Rolando Cubela, who plotted with CIA to kill Cuba's Castro, dies at 89

In March 1966, Rolando Cubela stood before a Havana military tribunal accused of leading a plot to kill his former comrade, Fidel Castro. During the two-day proceedings, Cubela never denied he sought to assassinate Cuba’s “maximum leader,” but reportedly blamed himself for falling

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Travellers who have visited Cuba in last 11 years will need visa to enter US

In one of his last acts as US president, Donald Trump added Cuba to the American list of “state sponsors of terrorism” (SST). His successor, Joe Biden, has left the designation in place.

As a result, any British holidaymaker who has been to Cuba in the past 11 years is disqualified

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‘There will be more failures’: frustration as Cuba’s infrastructure crumbles

Yamile Sánchez leaned from her colonial-era window into the street in central Havana, a large pile of avocados visible behind her. “The damage used to be sorted out much faster,” she said. “Even when the storms were worse.”

The avocados, dusty green in contrast to Sanchez’s worn

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Cuba Family Code: Country votes to legalise same-sex marriage

About two-thirds of the population voted to approve reforms in a new Family Code, which will also allow surrogate pregnancies and give gay couples the right to adopt children.

It marks a big moment for Cuba, which saw gay people persecuted and sent to work camps in the 1960s and 70s.

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Cubans rage against the dying of the light

On September 27th Hurricane Ian took out Cuba’s electricity grid. The blackout meant that the island’s food, which is scarce anyhow, rotted in the heat. But the cover of darkness also provided the opportunity for Cubans to protest. In several neighbourhoods of Havana, the capital,

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Cuba Gooding Jr. says ‘no thanks’ to booze at club with Claudine De Niro

Cuba Gooding Jr. is no longer drinking for now, but the Academy Award-winning actor still loves the nightlife.

On Wednesday, he and girlfriend Claudine De Niro were spotted at New York hot spot The Nines, where he “politely declined” a female patron’s offer to buy them a drink.

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Inflation, blackouts and collapsing peso pile pressure on Cuban govt

Havana cafeteria owner Claudia Ramirez likens the Cuban peso to a piece of chocolate in hand on a hot day.

“It has melted, faster and faster and now is almost worthless, making running my business nearly impossible,” she said.

The peso, worth roughly four U.S. cents in July, is now

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