Protesters took to the streets of Cuba on Sunday in a rare outburst of social unrest as a fresh wave of blackouts exacerbated tensions on the cash-strapped island. Social media posts showed crowds of people in Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the eastern part of the island, chanting “corriente y comida”—power and and … Read more
Joe Cuba Sextet, ‘Vagabundeando! (Hangin’ Out!)’ – Photo: Courtesy of Craft Latino Craft Latino will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Joe Cuba Sextet’s classic Tico Records debut, Vagabundeando! (Hangin’ Out!), with the album’s first vinyl reissue in nearly 50 years. Freshly remastered from all-analog sources, the 1964 LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and … Read more
MIAMI — A former career American diplomat was charged Monday with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. Court papers alleged that Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The Justice Department unsealed charges Monday against a retired ambassador, accusing him of being a “clandestine agent” for decades — allegedly betraying his country by acting covertly on behalf of Cuba’s spy agency. The arrest of 73-year-old Manuel Rocha capped an undercover sting operation that lasted more … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about … Read more
A couple are remonstrating at the American Airlines counter in Havana’s Jose Marti airport, before being silenced by Cuba’s ubiquitous expression of exasperation, a sweeping hand. “You’re not getting on the flight,” the clerk says. “Go to the US embassy.” “Don’t go to the embassy,” I say as I take their place. After I check … Read more
Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday ByThe Associated Press October 18, 2023, 12:27 PM MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president says the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Honduras will attend a summit on migration that Mexico will host Sunday. … Read more
Kenya’s government has announced that it won’t renew a deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country travelled to Cuba for specialized training ByEMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press October 11, 2023, 9:55 AM NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that … Read more
Mexico’s president says that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blames U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx Guardsmen encourage migrants waiting on a sand bar to turn around as they attempt cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S., Saturday, Sept. … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday slammed U.S. aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level U.S.-Mexico meetings got underway in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy, saying U.S. economic sanctions were forcing people to emigrate … Read more