Cubana de Aviación denies ceasing operations after IATA measure
On Monday, the state-owned airline Cubana de Aviación assured that it would not cease its operations despite the measure of...
August 17, 2021Section
Cuba News in English
The Rio Times covers Cuba daily in English — the economy, the peso, politics, tourism and daily life on the island. Today’s Cuba news in English, updated every day, plus our guides for visitors, expats and investors.
Costa Rica grants refuge to Cuban journalist banned from returning home
Journalist Karla Pérez recounted that in March 2017 she was expelled from Las Villas University, in the Cuban province of...
August 11, 2021
Latin America and Caribbean resurgent leftists condemn U.S. policy on Cuba
Many Latin American and Caribbean nations, a region marked by U.S.-backed coups during the Cold War and which has been...
August 3, 2021
Cuba completes Covid-19 immunization with home-grown vaccines in 20 municipalities
Cuba culminated this Monday the vaccination against covid-19 in 20 of its 168 municipalities. More than 2.6 million people have...
August 2, 2021
U.S. sanctions Cuba’s National Police and prepares measures to restore internet connectivity
The US imposed sanctions on Cuba's Police (PNR), while president Biden announced measures to improve Internet connectivity on the island
July 30, 2021
Cuba to allow private import of photovoltaic solar energy systems
Non-commercial imports of photovoltaic systems have been exempted from customs duties by the island's Ministry of Finance and Prices, according...
July 30, 2021
U.S. Coast Guard repatriates 14 Cubans intercepted off Bahamas cost
The interception occurred last Tuesday, when a Coast Guard surveillance aircraft notified the Key West naval station of the presence...
July 29, 2021
Governments of 21 countries repudiate “mass arrests” in Cuba
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governments of 21 countries, including the United States and five Latin American countries, condemned...
July 26, 2021
Cuba warns U.S. regarding Miami exiles’ flotilla, to avoid incidents that “do not suit anyone”
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday called on the U.S. to act "seriously" given the upcoming trip of a...
July 23, 2021