Cuba’s communist government has long prided itself on its ability to meet the basic needs of the island’s population, despite persistent evidence to the contrary. The contrast between the official ...

I have been thinking of the strange verb “immiserate,” plus its various forms like “immiseration,” meaning the act of impoverishing or making people miserable, as in, “The workers were immiserated.” ...

HAVANA – 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 ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

On one corner of Calle Enramadas in Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, a group of homeless elderly people ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

Millions of Cubans are slipping deeper into extreme poverty as runaway inflation and chronic shortages make daily survival increasingly difficult. The surge in prices has pushed basic goods far beyond ...