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French Tourist Flies in For Michigan’s Famous Sloppy Joe
Some say the Sloppy Joe began in Cuba in 1918, but for some reason, people are willing to travel across the world to Michigan for its version of the sandwich. The Michigan Sloppy Joe FrechTastic Exploratons YouTube Channel FrechTastic Explorations...

Cuba Defeated Bulgaria in the Volleyball Nations League
Cuba VNL Havana, July 16 (RHC) - The Cuban men's team defeated Bulgaria in five sets today at the start of the final week of competition in the regular season of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League. The Antilleans came back in the final sets to win...

Poverty Also Drives Cuba’s East-West Internal Migration
Many arrive in the capital, where they are required to meet legal requirements that, in most cases, eastern Cuban migrants cannot meet. / 14ymedio Without housing, formal employment, and a ration book, these internal migrants are “illegal” in...

Stop flying to Cuba as tourist finds Europe alternative that 'feels like movie set'
A seasoned traveller has confessed that his latest jaunt across Europe has "completely changed" his perception of Spain, leaving him baffled as to why he'd never heard the name of the hidden gem of a city mentioned before. Rob Adcock, who...

Alexander County Summer Concert Series To Feature Caribbean Chillers And Fireworks On Saturday, July 19
Taylorsville, NC – Alexander County is pleased to announce the 2025 Summer Concert Series on the Rotary Performance Stage at Alexander County Courthouse Park in downtown Taylorsville. The remaining concerts are scheduled for July 19, September 6,...

Mango Season in Cuba
With food scarce in Cuba, mango season is a blessing. By Lien Estrada HAVANA TIMES – The season has arrived for a fruit so cherished by Cuban women: the mango. We eat it in every way possible—juice, sweets, smoothies, raw. There are many...

Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza Bogota, July 17 (RHC)-- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his country "must leave" NATO during the emergency conference on Gaza, which wrapped up on...

Mark Cuban Reveals 10 Rules He Follows in His Personal and Professional Life — #8 and #9 Stand Out
Mark Cuban was just a kid from Pittsburgh when he started lugging trash bags around the neighbourhood, knocking on doors. Twelve years old and broke, he figured out something important pretty quickly—when he got pumped up about those garbage bags,...

Labour minister resigns after her suggestion beggars were pretending sparked backlash
HAVANA (AP): A Cuban minister who sparked criticism after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, resigned Tuesday. Cuba’s Presidency said in a post on X that Minister of Labour and Social Security Marta Elena...

Moscow to Present Latin American and Caribbean Culture
Thu 17 Jul 2025 | 02:30 PM From 19 to 27 July, Moscow will host the Festival of Latin American and Caribbean Culture, according to TV BRICS. The main venue for the event will be the Hermitage Garden, where musical and dance performances,...
Cuban minister forced to resign immediately after claiming there are no beggars
Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, Cuba’s Minister of Labour and Social Security, resigned on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, following intense backlash over remarks made during a parliamentary session on Monday. Feitó’s statements, which denied the existence of...

New food business reopens at new home in Stroud
Bringing the sizzling spirit of Havana to Gloucestershire, Los Cubanos’ new purpose-built unit now sits proudly alongside a colourful new bar area, serving up signature mojitos, Cuban cocktails, and an irresistible party vibe. The move marks a...

Cuban PM details economic strains, key reform strategy
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz outlines the country’s economic performance during the first half of the year and presents a roadmap for the months ahead. Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz delivered a detailed address before the...

Cuban Government Announces Pension Increase
Cuba’s Prime Minister speaking to the National Assembly. Screenshot By El Toque HAVANA TIMES – During his address to the National Assembly on July 17, 2025, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz presented an overview of the measures implemented by...

The Minister Resigns, but the Government Still Refuses To Acknowledge Poverty in Cuba
In Cuba, no one is allowed to resign from their position; disgrace and dismissal always come from “the top.” A disabled man searches for something to eat in a garbage container in Havana. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Generation Y, 16 July...

Cuban Minister Faces Backlash, Says No “Beggars” In Cuba
CUBA – A Cuban Minister is under fire after claiming there are no beggars in Cuba, only people pretending to be, sparking outrage in a country grappling with deepening poverty. Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó said those seen begging or cleaning...

US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to African kingdom of Eswatini
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United States sent five immigrants it says were convicted of serious crimes to the African nation of Eswatini, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said — an expansion of the Trump administration's largely...

The Regime Dismisses the Minister Who Said There Were No Beggars in Cuba, Only People “Disguised” as Beggers
In fact, Marta Elena Feitó’s words reflect the official policy of denying poverty. Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, dismissed as Minister of Labor on Tuesday. / Facebook/Presidency of Cuba 14ymedio, Madrid, 16 July 2025 — “The lack of sensitivity in...

Cuban Parliament analyzes measures to address water supply deficit
The issue of water supply was widely debated. Photo taken from Prensa Latina Havana, July 15 (RHC)-- Cuban authorities informed Parliament of the measures to address the water supply crisis affecting more than one million people, 300,000 of them...

Mark Cuban Once Defended Ripple And XRP: Today, The Legal Drama With SEC Is All But Settled, And The Coin Is Sitting On 295% Gains
Billionaire entrepreneur and popular television personality, Mark Cuban, was among the few voices that strongly backed Ripple Labs and XRP XRP/USD during their years-long legal struggle with the SEC. What happened: In an X post from July 2023,...