Cuba

Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines says a total disconnection of the National Electric System has occurred, marking the second nationwide blackout reported in a week. That's according to a statement posted on social media Saturday. The ministry says protocols to restore electricity service across the country are already being implemented.

Officials in Cuba report an islandwide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen. The Ministry of Energy and Mines notes a “complete disconnection” of the country’s electrical system and says it is investigating. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday warned that the island had not received oil shipments in more than three months and that it was operating on solar power, natural gas and thermoelectric plants. Cuba has blamed its woes on a U.S. energy blockade. U.S. President Donald Trump warned in January of tariffs on any country that would sell or provide oil to the island.

The Supreme Court recently allowed the Trump administration to continue the plan to revoke the temporary legal status for hundreds of thousands of migrants.

A sampling of Clyde Butcher's work went on display at the Marco Island Historical Society Tuesday in an arresting exhibit of his 2002 journey to Cuba. Cuba: The Natural Beauty, will be at the Marco Island Historical Museum through April 29, 2023.

The park closed Monday Jan. 1 after hundreds of Cuban refugees landed there.

The Homeland Security Task Force - Southeast said they have stopped or removed more than 1,300 refugees at sea or from Dry Tortugas National Park and other areas of the Florida Keys since Dec. 30 and urged family members of Cubans and Haitians thinking of making their way to the U.S. to dissuade such efforts.

Activists and Demonstrators from Southwest Florida Return from Cuban Freedom Rally in Washington D.C.

Fueled by solidarity for the people of Cuba, approximately 1,000 people marched in Downtown Fort Myers Tuesday.

Last week, we asked if the U.S. should loosen economic sanctions against countries during grave crises like the new coronavirus. We considered Venezuela...

Cuba has confirmed only four cases of the new coronavirus. But the island is about to get at least five more cases – temporarily.