Cuba - Page 27

September 20, 2022

Illegal immigration crisis can be helped by threatening to withhold US funds from Venezuela, Cuba: Pirro

The United States sends hundreds of millions of dollars to three key nations that are the latest source of a large amount of the illegal immigrants at the border.

August 9, 2022

Video shows massive fireball rising out of stricken Cuban oil storage facility

A video taken by a Cuban resident shows a huge fireball rising into the sky following an explosion at an oil storage facility in Matanzas, outside of Havana.

August 7, 2022

At least 121 injured as firefighters battle vast blaze at Cuban oil facility

Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.

August 7, 2022

Fire at Cuban oil facility leaves 1 dead, 121 injured: officials

A fire at a Cuban oil storage facility killed one person, injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. About 800 people were evacuated from the closest neighborhood.

July 11, 2022

Reconnect Cuba to internet: Biden admin can show support for pro-democracy movement

When pro-democracy demonstrators in Cuba took to the streets last year, the Cuban government shut down the internet. Here's how the Biden administration can override restore online access.

June 29, 2022

Coast Guard sends back 46 Cubans encountered at sea

Nearly 50 Cubans were sent back to their home country Wednesday after they were spotted by Coast Guard crews near Florida.

June 29, 2022

Florida USCG cutter sends dozens of Cubans attempting to get to the US back

The U.S. Coast Guard said one of its Cutters repatriated dozens of Cubans to Cuba on Tuesday, part of a growing trend of migration from Cuba to the U.S.

June 28, 2022

Cuban authorities have intercepted more than a dozen US speedboats this year

Cuban authorities have intercepted multiple U.S. speedboats this year. There has been a sharp increase in migration from Cuba to the U.S.

June 5, 2022

Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high winds

Tropical Storm Alex moved toward Bermuda Sunday, prompting tropical storm warnings in the area after passing Florida as the first Atlantic hurricane of the season.

June 2, 2022

Biden administration lifting Trump-era restrictions on Cuba flights

The U.S. Transportation Department lifted restrictions on flights to Cuba put in place during former President Trump's presidency on Wednesday.