In Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, residents live self-sufficiently. Food is locally grown, and solar panels provide electricity. Despite Hurricane Melissa's passing, the community remains resilient.

On April 6, 1960, US diplomat Lester D. Mallory wrote a memo advocating an embargo against Cuba “to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Since most ordinary people on the ...

Cuba and Cuban science gained acclaim worldwide for producing their own very effective Covid-19 vaccines. The achievement stood out among nations of the Global South. The feat reflects Cuba’s ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University (THE CONVERSATION) The lights went ...

To traverse these ridgelines high in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains on horseback is to travel back a hundred years or more in time.

Few revolutions have fared worse. Virtually every human necessity is rationed, the country is in economic confusion, “voluntary” fund drives are confiscatory, wages are falling through the cracks in ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro told parliament on Saturday the communist country's market-oriented reforms must remain gradual, a clear signal he would resist calls to accelerate ...