Natural disasters had an unusual behavior at the end of the year. The hurricane season was active and the east of the island shook with intense tremors.

The number of migrants arriving in the United States through the humanitarian parole program in November was only 50, among whom none were Cuban citizens. According to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a total of 531,670 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans arrived legally in the country, where they obtained conditional freedom according to the parole programs. The number of Cubans, however, remained the same as it had been reported in October, at 110,240. On the other hand, authorizations fell for Cubans from 110,980 in October to 110,970 in November. The humanitarian parole program, established in January 2023 by the Joe Biden administration to facilitate the legal entry of citizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, remains practically paralyzed. The program began to show signs of stagnation last August, when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported irregularities in the handling of cases. Since then, reviews have resulted in an almost total freeze. Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, has promised to eliminate the program by executive order on his first day in office. Trump has referred to the humanitarian parole program as “ineffective, riddled with fraud and an economic burden on taxpayers.” Immigration has been a...

Currently, for every thousand people aged 0 to 14 in Cuba, there are 1,511 aged 60 or older, explained Prime Minister Manuel Marrero during an intervention before the parliament.

Expectations for next year differ radically between the government and ECLAC, as in one case it means an end to the recession that has lasted for two years, and in the other, the opposite.

Manuel Marrero spoke this Wednesday before the National Assembly of People’s Power. Despite the wave of inflation, the government is determined to eliminate subsidies for goods and services and only particularize them in cases of proven need.

The news was announced by the governor of that city, Alexander Beglov, during a work meeting, in which he ordered the education committee to organize the “necessary preparations” for the date.

This is a call launched days ago by the Cuban capital’s authorities in alliance with international agencies, which focuses on the management of the paper and cardboard value chain and will be valid until January 10, 2025.

Some 127 of them have been “probably perceptible,” a category that applies when they have magnitudes greater than 2.5 degrees on the Richter scale.

The specimens were found in the Viñales National Park. According to a published article, its distribution area is restricted, making it a “conservation priority.”

What is it like to be a high-performance Cuban athlete today? This was the question that came to mind when I was about to talk to triple jumper Cristian Nápoles. The conventional athlete who only cared about training and being the best in his specialty, at least a decade ago, has mutated. Now, while maintaining their sports discipline, these athletes have, at the same time, new interests. While active, they start businesses, are creators of content for social media, aspire to be influencers and promote themselves as artists. This is the case of Nápoles, 25 years old and a native of Marianao, Havana, who is also a world and Pan American medalist. His story of redemption is worth telling. In less than a year, he went from being excluded from the national team and unable to participate in the Barrientos Memorial, to being a bronze medalist at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Life, almost always unfair, allowed Nápoles to have his moment in a jump this time. A few centimeters less, a bad step, a few badly placed spikes, and this story would be different. Cristian Nápoles, Cuban triple jump athlete. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez As a child, he liked...

This venture was born three years ago on the initiative of a Cuban-American businessman who decided to invest in clean energy in Cuba.

At FIHAV 2024, OnCuba News connects expertise and entrepreneurs to improve performance in an oft-tangled environment.

So far, no deaths have been officially reported as a result of the earthquakes, although local media have reported injuries.

Amidst so many vicissitudes and damage, Havana residents tried to get on with their lives on Thursday. But the wounds from the hurricane’s harsh blow will take some time to forget.

Of these two occurred at the end of October in Havana and Holguín. Both victims were mothers and were murdered in public places.

According to the Ministry of Finance and Prices, the measure seeks to “correct fiscal indiscipline and increase revenues to the State Budget”. It goes into effect on November 15.

The place had many attractive features: miraculous waters, a hill with a Christ, beautiful houses and a children’s park. But the best of all is its people.

How did it get to this point? What has happened in recent years that has accentuated the fragility of power generation in Cuba?

The letter is signed by the citizen organization The People’s Forum, which joins the voices that demand the lifting of sanctions against the island.

The White House said this Monday that it is closely monitoring the blackouts in Cuba and denied being responsible for the outages, while the Cuban Foreign Ministry pointed to the responsibility of the embargo in the current crisis.

The 78-year-old lawmaker is an activist for the lifting of sanctions on Cuba, a country with which she has forged a relationship of more than half a century.

Also on his wish list for the last 100 days of the Democratic administration is the return of the territory of the Guantanamo naval base, a colonial possession of Washington for more than 120 years.

A must for many Havana residents, its fame is mostly a legacy of the past, a memory of times long gone when it was resplendent for its urban prestige and, above all, for its gastronomy.

Her last performance will be next Sunday in Budapest, “where she will be honored by the Orchestra and the audience,” says a note signed by her son and manager Ariel Jiménez Portuondo.

My first trip to the city with the theater as a pretext was in 2007. And it was very important in my life.