Avianca Will Stop Flying to Cuba in August Due to Lack of Passengers

Canadian WestJet will add another route to Havana in December. The route, which Avianca had recovered in December, lasted a little more than eight months. / EFE 14ymedio, 13 July 2025 — The Colombian airline Avianca will abandon its route between …

‘There Are No Beggers in Cuba, These Are People in Disguise,’ Insists the Minister of Labor

Economist Pedro Monreal calls Feitó’s words “insolently reactionary” for fighting the poor instead of fighting poverty. “They are illegal self-employed workers who are violating the tax authorities,” the minister told Parliament. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, …

A Cuba Without Disguise

Leftist Hungarians Demand End of US Blockade against Cuba

Havana, July 14 (ACN) Leftist Hungarian organizations expressed their solidarity with Cuba in a public statement issued Monday in the context of Cuban National Rebellion Day, July 26th, and the 99th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution …

Cuba mourns death of former Nigerian president

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 15 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, expressed his heartfelt condolences on the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on behalf of …

Austrian Communist Youths Demand End of US Sanctions on Cuba

.Havana, July14 (ACN) Austria’s Communist Youth (KJÖ) issued a statement rejecting the recent US Presidential Memorandum No. 5 which further tightens Washington’s economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba. According to the Cuban Foreign …

Cuba secures six bronze medals at Guizhou Open Boxing Tournament

HAVANA, Cuba,Jul 15 (ACN) Cuba increased its bronze medals to six at the Guizhou Open Boxing Tournament in China, following Jorge Cuellar's (71 kg) easy 5-0 victory over local champion Gang Wang on the fourth round of the event. Cuellar joined world …

Summer in Cuba: “These People are Obsessed with US Dollars”

Playa Cara Beach on Cayo Cruz in Camaguey, Cuba. By Amado Viera HAVANA TIMES – Nearly three months before the start of the summer holidays, in April, Ledis Fernandez went to one of the travel agencies in the city of Camagüey to book a day trip to Cayo Cruz …

Cuba's economic crisis worsening

Cuba's economic crisis continues to worsen, with Economy Minister Joaquin Alonso reporting a 1.1 per cent contraction last year, adding to a 10 per cent decline since 2019.   Alonso, speaking before the Cuban Parliament,  warned there's little hope …

Iran condemns US ‘criminal economic blockade of Cuba’

Iran has issued a strong condemnation of America’s “criminal economic blockade of Cuba” that violates international law and undermines the human rights of the Cuban people. “Once again, the US addiction to coercion and bullying has targeted a sovereign …