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Biden to lift Cuba terrorism designation days before he leaves office, outraging Republicans

WASHINGTON — Less than a week before leaving office, outgoing President Biden lifted Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, infuriating Republican lawmakers who believe tougher sanctions should remain in place. Biden's decision to ease restrictions on the island, long ruled by communists, was first reported by the Associated Press, but the White House […]

Cuba Admits ‘Concern’ over Return of Trump but Vows Revolution Will ‘Survive’

Carlos Fernández de Cossio, Cuba's deputy foreign minister, said Tuesday that the communist regime will seek a second term for President-elect Donald Trump in January and the economic impact it could have on the cash-strapped regime. I'm concerned,” he admitted. Fernández de Cossio made the remarks to reporters at an official government event commemorating the […]

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Cuba, Crashing Grid, Fueling Protests

Protests against Cuba's communist Castro regime continued Monday amid near-endless power outages made worse by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Cuba's southeast coast on Sunday. Cuba's power grid is barely operational after more than 60 years of communist mismanagement, but it is fully operational folded On October 18th, I left the country without power […]

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall | Cuba

Cuba's national power grid suffered a nationwide power outage That's because Hurricane Rafael made landfall on the island's southwest coast as a strong Category 3 hurricane. The country's state-run power company Union Electrica said in a brief statement on Wednesday: “High winds from powerful Hurricane Rafael have disrupted the country's power system. Emergency response protocols […]

Hurricane Oscar brushes past Turks and Caicos and heads toward Cuba

Hurricane Oscar formed off the coast of the Bahamas on Saturday and passed south through the Turks and Caicos Islands overnight. The National Hurricane Center in Miami characterized the storm as “minor,” but hurricane warnings were in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, and the states of Holguin and Guantanamo on […]

Cuba experiences island-wide blackout | Fox News

The communist country's Energy and Mines Ministry announced Friday that one of Cuba's main power plants had malfunctioned, causing a power outage across the island. The electrical system at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant was “completely disconnected” at 11 a.m., authorities told X. The outage left millions of Cubans without power in a country […]

Cuba working to reestablish electrical service after second grid collapse

Cuba's government said it was working again to restore power to the entire island after state media reported early Saturday that the national power grid had collapsed for the second time in 24 hours. Lazaro Guerra, the country's top electricity authority, said on a morning TV news show that a new power grid failure has […]