News of cuba

Left-wing LatAm governments agree joint inflation plan

06-04-2023 16:01 New ‘Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación’ scheme will see 11 leftist nations adopt common strategies to tackle price hikes.

INFLATION IN CUBA

Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages

04-04-2023 12:09 "Prices....exploded and salaries did not follow," as the Cuban government phased out parallel currencies and raised salaries.

FACEBOOK FAKES

Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

23-02-2023 17:57 Facebook parent company takes down two fake account networks with links to the governments of Cuba and Bolivia that were used to spread official propaganda and discredit the opposition.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

25-08-2022 00:34 Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico slam “unjustifiable judicial persecution” of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in communiqué.

Grounded plane mystery

Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba

01-07-2022 15:21 Mario Abdo Benítez claims that “large number” of Venezuelan-Iranian crew of plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport have “links to international terrorism.”

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.

Summit of the Americas

Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit

10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints.

by Rosario Ayerdi

EDITORIAL

Never a peak period for summits

09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.

Summit of the Americas

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.

Summit of the Americas 2022

Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit

09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.

Summit of the Americas

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.

Summit of the Americas

US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them

07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.

Summit of the Americas

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.

Summit of the Americas

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.

Summit of the Americas

US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge

06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.

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Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.

EDITORIAL

Where angels fear to tread

03-06-2022 11:19 President Alberto Fernández seems to be doing his best to inject some Hollywood drama into what should be regional routine.

Summit of the Americas 2022

President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden

02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit

31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela

26-05-2022 23:55 President declares that he will no longer “be silent” and calls on Latin American nations to unify their voices at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month.

DIPLOMACY

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit

24-05-2022 16:00 The leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will gather in Havana Friday with allied counterparts, the Cuban Foreign ministry said.

Summit of the Americas 2022

US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit

23-05-2022 19:49 The United States said Monday it was looking for ways to represent the people of these three nations in a summit next month following threats to boycott over their governments' exclusion.

Cuban Embargo

US announces easing visa and family remittance restrictions for Cuba

17-05-2022 13:21 The United States said Monday it is easing restrictions imposed during former president Donald Trump's administration on travel to Cuba and on the sending of family remittances between the US and the island.

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Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats

12-05-2022 17:32 President confirms attendance in Los Angeles next month, but backs Mexican leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s demand that Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela be invited.

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Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden's Americas summit

10-05-2022 17:26 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that he would skip the June Summit of the Americas if Biden's administration excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the talks.

LATIN AMERICA

Soldier who killed Che Guevara dies in Bolivia

10-03-2022 21:24 The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto 'Che' Guevara died on Thursday aged 80.

COURTS

Judge shelves abuse case by Maradona’s ex-girlfriend

04-03-2022 01:15 An Argentine judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit over alleged people-trafficking brought by Mavys Álvarez Rego, a Cuban ex-girlfriend of the late football icon Diego Maradona.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict

25-02-2022 00:12 Region is divided on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with most condemning military action but a few asserting Moscow's "right to defend itself" against perceived NATO encroachment.

FOREIGN POLICY

US to use Summit of the Americas to press nations on democracy

21-01-2022 19:37 Los Angeles to host event in June; Washington considers linking attendance to democratic standards.

GUEST VOICE

Human rights: for more principles and less affinities

10-12-2021 22:20 In a world still convulsed by the pandemic, and in a region marked by a growing mistrust towards democracy and the rise of more extremist parties, Argentina is still recognised for its human rights and democratic policies.

Death of Diego Maradona

Still in the headlines: Diego Maradona’s ongoing legal disputes

25-11-2021 22:21 Diego Maradona’s death on November 25, 2020 has prompted a series of legal cases ranging from the determination of responsibility for his alleged killing to the distribution of the star’s multi-million-dollar inheritance.

MARADONA ALLEGATIONS

Cuban woman alleges Maradona abused and raped her

23-11-2021 10:17 Mavys Álvarez Rego, a 37-year-old Cuban woman who had an affair with Diego Maradona as a minor 20 years ago, accuses late footballer and his entourage of violence and abuse, including rape and holding her against her will.

COURTS

Maradona’s Cuban ex-girlfriend testifies in underage trafficking case

19-11-2021 01:58 Former Cuban girlfriend of late footballer Diego Maradona testifies that she was underage victim of human trafficking and was forced to have cosmetic surgery, despite being a minor.

Coronavirus vaccines

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

07-09-2021 11:55 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs.

BLOOMBERG

Cuba lays groundwork to legalise cryptocurrency transactions

30-08-2021 10:43 Communist government is trying to legalise and regulate the growing use of cryptocurrencies on the island as citizens ramp up transactions to evade state controls.

Protests in Cuba

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Biden warns more to come

23-07-2021 02:58 US President Joe Biden warns sanctions on Cuba's defence minister and a special forces unit are "just the beginning" of punitive measures against Havana.

GEOPOLITICS

Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe

19-07-2021 11:29 US President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on China and frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. But his administration is finding it harder to avoid getting pulled into Latin America’s problems.

As I see it

Cuba’s hard-right dictatorship

17-07-2021 11:12 For fanatics, the cause they are devoted to is infinitely more important than anything else, and there can be no doubt at all that, despite the evident failure of the revolution to deliver the promised goods, there are still plenty of fanatics in Cuba.

by James Neilson

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR

16-07-2021 03:00 Cuba's deepest economic crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a spike in Covid-19 infections, power blackouts and increased use of social media all helped fan discontent with the 62-year-old communist regime.

DIPLOMACY

Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba

13-07-2021 16:37 President Alberto Fernández delivers his first comments on protests in Cuba. “I don't know what is happening, but let’s end the blockade,” he says.

UNREST IN CUBA

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

12-07-2021 15:19 Thousands of Cubans take part in demonstrations across country, chanting: "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urges supporters to confront demonstrators.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Venezuela deploys Cuban vaccines as WHO urges caution

02-07-2021 14:07 Venezuela is the first country outside of Cuba to include the Abdala vaccine in it’s national programme. It’s done so under heavy criticism from local medical associations and NGOs.

Global pandemic

Cuba receives syringes and needles from Argentine NGOs

02-06-2021 21:55 Cuba has received a batch of syringes and needles for its vaccination campaign against Covid-19, thanks to a donation from civil organisations in Argentina.

News of cuba

Left-wing LatAm governments agree joint inflation plan

Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages

Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba

Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America

Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit

Never a peak period for summits

Biden faces discord at Americas summit

Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit

Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works

US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them

Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit

Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas

US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge

Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties

Where angels fear to tread

President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden

President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit

Fernández slams US blockade of Cuba and Venezuela

Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua to attend allied, regional summit

US 'evaluating' inclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua voices in summit

US announces easing visa and family remittance restrictions for Cuba

Fernández to attend Summit of the Americas despite LatAm drop-out threats

Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden's Americas summit

Soldier who killed Che Guevara dies in Bolivia

Judge shelves abuse case by Maradona’s ex-girlfriend

Latin America divided on Russia-Ukraine conflict

US to use Summit of the Americas to press nations on democracy

Human rights: for more principles and less affinities

Still in the headlines: Diego Maradona’s ongoing legal disputes

Cuban woman alleges Maradona abused and raped her

Maradona’s Cuban ex-girlfriend testifies in underage trafficking case

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

Cuba lays groundwork to legalise cryptocurrency transactions

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Biden warns more to come

Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe

Cuba’s hard-right dictatorship

Cuba protests fanned by worst economic crisis since fall of USSR

Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

Venezuela deploys Cuban vaccines as WHO urges caution

Cuba receives syringes and needles from Argentine NGOs

JP Spinetto: Lula’s dreams ignore Brazil’s economic reality

Latin America's leaders and UNASUR: unity in the midst of divergence

Newmont to invest US$540 million in gold mine, Argentina says

That fracture called ‘La Grieta’ has been there a long and bloody time

Scaloni names Argentina squad for Asia tour friendlies

Plazo fijo: nuevamente aumentaron las tasas de interés en los bancos

Quién es Rajwa Al Saif, la futura reina de Jordania y protagonista de la "boda real del año"

La calculadora del plazo fijo: cuánto ganás invirtiendo 100.000 pesos con la nueva tasa de interés

Así será la boda del príncipe heredero Hussein de Jordania y Rajwa Al Saif

Quién es Andrés Torres: Un radical vinculado a la actual gestión municipal