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Ortega and Murillo’s Son Laureano Signs Weapons Contract

The agreement states it is “for the supply of equipment for the Nicaraguan Army to strengthen the defense of sovereignty and peace.”

The inspectors with their fines and evictions no longer instill fear in the people at these illegal settlements.

If she had a crystal ball to see the future, she would’ve stayed home. But magic doesn’t exist—at least not for poor Cubans.

Currently, more than 100 Cubans are working in Bahamian hospitals and health institutions such as Princess Margaret and Rand Memorial.

The Tiendas Caribe chain, part of the GAESA military consortium, inaugurated a new wholesale establishment that functions with US dollars.

Canada-Cuba tourism has taken a major hit in early 2025. The number of Canadian tourists to Cuba dropped by 30% in the first quarter.

President Diaz-Canel proposes a direct flight between St. Petersburg and Havana to relaunch Russian tourism.

A friend of ours still living in Cuba, recently wrote to us, nearly in tears, because his phone fell to the ground and the screen shattered.

In five years, pork production has dropped by 95%, pasta 92%, rice 82.4%, yogurt by 81.2%, coffee 65.6%, ice cream 62% and flour 60%.

Airbnb has indefinitely suspended both payments and services on the island, offering no clear explanation to those hosts affected.