Cuba Airports Lack Jet Fuel Until 1 November
Cuba jet fuel stays unavailable at ten airports, Havana included, until 1 November, and five airports now open only part...
October 12, 2026Section
Cuba News in English
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Cuban I-220A Lawsuit Faces Second US Bid to Dismiss
The Trump administration asked a Miami federal judge on 9 October to dismiss the I-220A lawsuit of Cubans seeking a...
October 11, 2026
Cuba Grid Splits in East as 1,680 MW Shortfall Looms
A line failure cut eastern Cuba off the grid on Saturday as the state utility forecast a 1,680 MW shortfall...
October 10, 2026
US Ships US$75 Million of Fuel to Cuba in August
The United States shipped almost US$75 million of fuel to Cuba in August, while total US exports to the island...
October 10, 2026
Cuba Stays at Worst Tier 3 in US Trafficking Report
The US State Department kept Cuba at Tier 3, its worst trafficking grade, and says Cuban workers abroad fell from...
October 9, 2026
US Envoy Visits Cuban Influencer Convicted on 1 October
Mike Hammer, the top US diplomat in Havana, visited Cuban influencer Anna Bensi after her 1 October conviction over a...
October 8, 2026
US Seizes 90 Cuba-Bound Fuel Shipments
US agents seized 90 biodiesel shipments worth over US$2.8 million at Florida and Texas ports, all addressed to a sanctioned...
October 7, 2026
US Seizes US$2.8 Million of Cuba-Bound Fuel
US agents seized 90 Cuba-bound biodiesel shipments worth over US$2.8 million at Florida and Texas ports. What the ENETEC case...
October 7, 2026
Who Runs Cuba in 2026? Raúl Castro and the US Murder Charge
Raúl Castro, 95, holds no office yet still anchors Cuba's one-party state, and the US charged him with murder on...
October 7, 2026