Cuba

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will deport up to 30,000 migrant detainees to a detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.  The Details: Trump signed a presidential memorandum that ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense to expand the migrant...

Hurricane Rafael, the 17th named storm of the 2024 season, tore through the Caribbean before hitting Cuba as a category 3 storm. What Happened: Two earthquakes impacted Cuba following the hurricane, according to Bloomberg. While electrical workers restored power to the vast majority of Havana by...

An outdated infrastructure and fuel shortages have again caused severe power blackouts in Cuba, embodying the crisis deeply rooted in the troubled economy. The situation, already critical in recent years, has deteriorated further during hurricane season — Hurricane Oscar just dumped heavy rain —...

North Korea has indicated a willingness to re-engage in nuclear discussions with the United States, provided Donald Trump secures a second term in office. This information comes from Ri Il Gyu, a senior North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea. What Happened: Ri, a high-ranking North...

A North Korean diplomat and his family, under Kim Jong Un‘s regime, have defected from Cuba to South Korea. This is the first defection of its kind in five years, occurring against a backdrop of growing challenges for ordinary North Koreans attempting to flee their country. What Happened: Ri...

Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. State Department official, has been charged by the Justice Department for allegedly serving clandestinely as an agent for the Cuban government. What Happened: The allegations claim that Rocha, a Miami resident, covertly aided Cuba in its intelligence-gathering...

Former President Donald Trump‘s national security adviser, John Bolton, on Wednesday, said the U.S. should not sit “idly” as Xi Jinping mulls a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles from Florida.  What Happened: "...

China and Cuba are in advanced negotiations to establish a joint military training facility on the island, raising concerns in Washington about the potential for Chinese troops and other security operations to be stationed just 100 miles off Florida’s coast, according to a report by The Wall...

A Biden administration official has disclosed that China has maintained a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 as part of its worldwide initiative to enhance intelligence collection capabilities. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the senior official stated that the U.S....

What Happened: The Cuban government is reportedly looking to recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies as a means of payment, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report citing the country's Official Gazette stated that the government, along with the Central Bank, wants to recognize...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted temporary approval to small cargo airlines in South Florida to fly emergency aid to Cuba, where large protests have erupted in recent days in response to a long-simmering economic crisis worsened by the COVID pandemic. The department said IBC...

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has Cuban state-run oil importer and exporter Cubametales in its regulatory sights. On Nov. 26, the agency added Corporacion Panamericana S.A. to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List for being...

The Trump administration has further restricted the Cuban government's access to commercial aircraft and vessels and other U.S. exports.  The regulatory actions, announced by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in an Oct. 21 Federal Register notice, are a response to...

The Trump administration is tightening restrictions on Cuba with new sanctions and a crackdown on tourism to the island disguised as family visits or other official business. What Happened President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton announced the move during a...

It has been about eight years since Cuba began a series of economic reforms aimed at modernizing and jumpstarting the communist economy. But while Cuba has taken some positive steps in recent years, the progress has been slow and there’s still a long way to go. American Relations The U.S....