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Costa Rica Reaffirms Cuba Split After Havana Denies Being Notified

Costa Rica's foreign minister spent the weekend defending a diplomatic split with Cuba that Havana says it was never formally told about, and by...

Rural Cuba Still Struggles After Last Year’s Hurricane as U.S. Aid Arrives

On a modified bicycle that serves as a wheelchair, Teodardo Debardet returns home after receiving a humanitarian aid package sent by the United States...

U.S. Calls Cuba’s New Economic Reforms Superficial Smoke Signals

The U.S. State Department on Friday dismissed Cuba’s newly approved economic overhaul as cosmetic, casting doubt on whether Havana’s biggest opening toward market-style reforms...

Cuba Weighs Major Economic Reforms After Raúl Castro Gives Approval

Former Cuban President Raúl Castro gave his approval Wednesday to a package of economic reforms debated by top representatives of the Communist Party, Cuba’s...

Cuba’s Tourism Industry Is Collapsing in Real Time

Cuba’s tourism industry is facing one of its sharpest collapses in decades, with visitor numbers plunging, major hotel brands pulling back, airlines cutting service...

Raúl Castro Indicted in U.S. Over Deaths of Four Cuban Exiles

The United States on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two small aircraft, marking the first time a...

US Plans to Indict Former Cuban President Raúl Castro

The US Justice Department is preparing to seek a federal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, according to multiple officials familiar with the...

Cuba and the United States Held Talks Recently in Havana

Despite ongoing tensions, Cuba and the United States are continuing their discussions and recently held high level diplomatic talks in Havana, a Cuban Foreign...

Canadian Operators Halt Cuba Packages From June to October 2026

Sunwing Vacations and WestJet Vacations will suspend all flights and vacation packages to Cuba from June 20 through October 9, 2026. The Sunwing Vacations...

Cuba Accuses US of Extorting Latin American Countries

Cuba accused the United States on Thursday of extorting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to cancel medical cooperation agreements with Havana in...

Cuba Frees 2,010 Prisoners as Trump Pressure and US Talks Intensify

The Cuban government announced Thursday the early release of 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture במסגרת Holy Week, the second prisoner release announced in...

FBI Sends Team to Cuba to Investigate Deadly Boat Incident Linked to Florida

An FBI delegation is in Cuba to take part in the investigation into the incident involving an armed boat from Florida and Cuban coast...

Cuba Aid Sailboats Arrive in Havana After Disappearance at Sea

The two sailboats transporting humanitarian aid to Cuba arrived in Havana yesterday after a long journey from Mexico during which they disappeared and were...

Humanitarian aid flotilla arrives in crisis-hit Cuba

The first boat in a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food, and solar panels arrived in Cuba on Tuesday to help the island as a...
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Five More Arrested as Costa Rica Steps Up Sea Turtle Protection at Ostional

Five more people have been detained during sea turtle protection operations at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge in Guanacaste, bringing the number of people arrested...

Costa Rica Airport Warns Drone Incidents Are Disrupting Flights

Reports of drones flying near San Jose's Juan Santamaría International Airport have increased sharply this year, prompting airport officials to warn that unauthorized flights...

Costa Rica Proposes 15% Tax on Certain Foreign Income

Costa Rica has proposed a 15% tax on certain passive income earned abroad, including interest, dividends, rents and capital gains. The measure is not yet law

Costa Rica Pauses School Rebuild Over Possible Archaeological Site

Costa Rica's National Museum sent an archaeologist to a rural high school in Pérez Zeledón yesterday after construction crews rebuilding the campus turned up...