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Caribbean Matters: Puerto Rico’s complicated history as a US colony
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. While the use of the term “territory”...
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Travel insurance is becoming mandatory in more destinations. Here’s what you need to know.
In this commentary: Mandatory Travel Insurance is Back in this commentary A look at the growing list of countries that now require travel insurance for entry. The reasons why governments are bringing back this rule and why it’s likely here to...
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Cuban president highlights need to coordinate the global left
5 The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has emphasized the need for the left to coordinate its struggles globally in the face of the challenge of fascism. On...
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Over 600 billion VND raised for Cuban people
Hanoi (VNA) - Total donations to the “65 Years of Vietnam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached 615 billion VND (23.34 million USD), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hanoi on October 18. Addressing the...
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Over US$23.34 million raised for Cuban people
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HÀ NỘI — Total donations to the “65 Years of Việt Nam–Cuba Solidarity” campaign reached VNĐ615 billion (US$23.34 million), 9.5 times higher than the initial target, heard the campaign's closing ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday. Addressing the...
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From booth to business, this Baton Rouge woman teaches artists how to turn their craft into cash
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Ana Andricain has worn many hats. She has acted, sang and danced across Broadway stages. Then she mastered the art of crafting jewelry. Now she’s mentoring others on how to turn their craft into cash. “When I was an actor, I never bought into this...
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US detains 2 survivors of latest military strike in Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy has rescued two survivors of a U.S. military strike on a semisubmersible vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and is holding them aboard a Navy ship there, two U.S. officials said Friday. The Navy for...
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Private Companies Have No Interest in Sponsoring Cuban Baseball
The Sports Law approved last July opened the door to investments, but no firm has approached the clubs Sponsorships, in general, have not been successful in Cuban sports. / Jit 14ymedio, Havana, 16 October 2025 — The National Series baseball teams...
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Surprise Arrival of Cuban Migrants Causes Shock in Celestún
5 An unusual scene unfolded last night in Celestún, in western Yucatán, when a group of approximately 25 to 30 Cuban migrants was seen walking through the port’s main streets, causing surprise and confusion among residents. According to witnesses,...
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Maduro praises Cuban solidarity, highlights military exercises
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro thanks Cuba for massive solidarity, emphasizing unity, and reports the completion of Independence 200 military exercises. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in a speech early on Saturday, thanked the people...
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Cuban missile crisis: 13 stormy days in Oct 1962 when US, USSR came to brink of nuclear conflict
New Delhi: Miscalculation, misinformation and misperceptions in the fall of 1962 almost brought the two superpowers of the time, the US and the USSR, to the brink of nuclear conflict, as the sandy beaches of Cuba became home to a mini-arsenal of...
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Cuban President reaffirms solidarity and support to Venezuela
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, expressed Cuba's solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela, in light of the...
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Cuban president congratulates the Armed Forces on the 66th anniversary of their foundation
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (ACN) A congratulatory message to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) on its 66th anniversary was sent by Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba...
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Cuban President Congratulates Russian TV on its 20th Birthday
Havana, Oct 17 (ACN) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Russia’s RT Television Network on the 20th anniversary of its founding and thanked for the presence of its signal on the Island. In a video message, President Díaz-Canel said...
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President Maduro thanks Cuba for solidarity after collecting 4.3 million signatures
“You do not know how important it is for our people to be united and receive the love and solidarity support of the Cuban people,” said President Nicolás Maduro. President Nicolás Maduro thanked Cuba for its support with more than 4.3 million...
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Cuba secures rowing spots at Santo Domingo qualifier
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (ACN) Cuba secured spots in the women's and men's singles (1x) and gold and silver medals in the coxless four (4-/m and f) in the qualifying tournament for the Santos Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, held on...
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He hijacked a plane in Cuba, made it to Florida and was deported to Mexico: The life in the shadows of Adermis Wilson González
You can’t say Adermis Wilson González doesn’t know fear. Nor that he scares easily. On March 31, 2003 he knocked on the door to the cockpit of a Russian Antonov-24 plane on which he was traveling from Cuba’s Isla de Juventud to Havana with his...
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Cuba Rallies In Support of Venezuela Amid Tensions With U.S.
CUBA – Thousands gathered in Havana Friday in a state-organized rally showing support for Venezuela and condemning what they called a U.S. “flagrant violation.” Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero led the event amid...
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Another crisis is driving Cubans to despair: More than three million suffer from water shortages on the island
On the afternoon of September 30, the sun was as strong as it had been on previous days. The heat was pretty much the same as always, while the sea remained blue and subdued. And the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform, a plaza that hosts public...
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Coffee Harvest in Eastern Cuba with High Output
Havana, Oct 17 (ACN) Coffee is one of Cuba’s main export products and the eastern province of Guantanamo is a large coffee producer, which has reported nearly 90 tons of the product out of an 82.2-ton plan up to early October. According to local...
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