May 30 Supreme Court allows Trump to strip humanitarian parole of 500,000 people from 4 countries By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Continue reading
Mar 15 Electric grid failure in Cuba leaves millions without power for 4th time in 6 months By Associated Press The massive blackout is the fourth in the last six months as a severe economic crisis plagues the Caribbean country. The Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a statement on social media, attributed the latest outage to a failure at a substation in the… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 8:09 Cimafunk describes his unique sound and how he’s bringing Cuban music to the world By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates his own unique sound. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 9:01 ‘Poet of Havana’ uses his music to address pain caused by politics By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” has been addressing the… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 10:00 Trombone Shorty and other musicians use their art as a gateway to better relations between the U.S. and Cuba By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Can music be the gateway to closer relations between Americans and Cubans and help provide relief amidst the economic downturn and isolation? That is the hope of a group of musicians who have been forging a bond between young students. Continue watching
Jan 14 Biden prepares to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba in deal to free political prisoners By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Senior U.S. administration officials, who on Tuesday previewed the announcement on the condition of anonymity, said "many dozens" of political prisoners and others considered by the U.S. to be unjustly detained would be released by the end of the Biden… Continue reading
Jan 10 U.S. intelligence finds no link between ‘Havana syndrome’ and foreign power, but two spy agencies say it’s possible By David Klepper, Associated Press A new report from U.S. intelligence finds no evidence linking a foreign power to the mysterious "Havana syndrome" injuries experienced by U.S. personnel. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 9:33 Arturo Sandoval on falling in love with music and his journey to international fame By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport Famed musician Arturo Sandoval was among those celebrated at the 47th Kennedy Center honors in early December. But as a young boy in Cuba, Sandoval's rise to the top of the music world was inconceivable. He has now won 10… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Israeli strike on house in northern Gaza kills at least 17 people In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit Lebanon and northern Gaza with more deadly airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Cuba days after Hurricane Rafael pummeled the island, Trump was declared the winner of the… Continue watching
Nov 10 Cuba shaken by 6.8-magnitude earthquake after enduring hurricanes and blackouts By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. Continue reading