Cuba’s communist regime has a history of exploiting its medical personnel by forcing them to work in difficult conditions and restricting their travel and communication rights, and it is

Cubans celebrated the anticipated release of jailed protesters in a deal struck under US then-president Joe Biden. Now hope is waning for hundreds still behind bars after Donald

It’s impossible to miss. The huge rectangular mass of concrete and glass — the tallest building in Havana — dominates the city skyline, towering 150 meters (490 feet) above colonial homes with its 542 luxury rooms and majestic views of the city and the sea.

Jose Daniel Ferrer, the leader of one of the largest banned anti-government groups in Cuba, was released two days after a surprise flurry of diplomatic activity involving the communist-run island in the waning days of the Biden administration.

Reuters reported that a Virginia court has once again ruled against spirits conglomerate Bacardi amid the company's ongoing fight over the "Havana Club" rum trademark. The move comes a little over a month after former President Biden signed legislation many speculated would give Bacardi the upper hand over the Cuban government and rival spirits firm Pernod Ricard.

Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.

In other news: remembering the January 28, 1969 hijacking of an LAX flight to Havana. Bonus track: Will talks with California Policy Center’s Edward Ring, the only policy guy in the room when President Trump discussed the L.A. wildfires with California ...

Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition recently arrived in Cuba as part of a 45-night cruise to the Caribbean. After departing from the United Kingdom in early January, the ship docked in Havana for a three-day call on Jan.

The Selection La Habana hotel, managed by Spanish chain Iberostar, has yet to be inaugurated but it is already the target of criticism.

Fifty years ago today, the Puerto Rican separatist group, the FALN, bombed Manhattan's historic Fraunces Tavern, but no one has ever been charged in the attack.

A Virginia federal court on Friday ruled against Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] for the second time in the liquor company's fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the Cuban government's trademark rights to "Havana Club" rum.

Soaring above all other buildings in Havana, a new 42-storey hotel that is due to open in Cuba’s capital is causing a stir.