By REGINA GARCIA CANO MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal authorities in the United States have charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro and five fighter pilots in the 1996 downing of small civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles. The indictment announced Wednesday emerged as the…
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. The indictment was related to…
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER MIAMI (AP) — The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Trump threatens…
By MILEXSY DURÁN and DÁNICA COTO HAVANA (AP) — Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumble. The Ministry of Energy…
By MILEXSY DURÁN, DÁNICA COTO, MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has held talks with the U.S. government, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday, marking the first time that the Caribbean country has confirmed such speculation as it grapples with a severe energy crisis. Díaz-Canel…
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba said Wednesday it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it claims were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that is alleged to have opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast. The Prosecutor’s Office said in…
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Cuba’s electrical grid has gone offline after one of the island’s major power plants failed and as a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island. Cuba’s energy ministry said that the grid had gone down…
HAVANA (AP) — A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak Friday killed at least eight people and injured 40 when it blew away outer walls from a five-star hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital. No tourists…
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men and a woman who says they’d been stranded for 33 days on a deserted island between Florida and Cuba.
Today, Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich met with a Cuban official at Biloxi City Hall to discuss a variety of potential partnerships in Biloxi and the Mississippi Coast. Miguel Fraga was welcomed with open arms at Biloxi City Hall as…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich returned from his four day trip to Cuba. The goal of his trip was to bring the Cuban National Baseball Team to Biloxi for a series game at MGM Park. He says Biloxi would need…
Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich is taking a swing at bringing the Cuban National Baseball team to Biloxi. Mayor Gilich takes off for Havana, Cuba tomorrow for a four day trip with four other Gulf Coast locals. Mayor Gilich and Biloxi’s…
Tonight an international guest joined the Biloxi Yacht Club at dinner to discuss an event that would create a potential partnership between two nations. Commodore Diaz Esrich is visiting Biloxi from the Hemingway International Yacht Club, the only club in…
On a visit to Havana, Governor Phil Bryant, said President Donald Trump should start talks with Cuba. Bryant went to the island to scout trade opportunities for the Magnolia state. Governor Bryant met with Cuba's trade minister and said he…
Developing trade ties with Cuba it's something state leaders are working toward. The Mississippi Development Authority will meet with thouse who work in Cuba's major sectors and industries at the end of October in Jackson, They're set to discuss the…
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration has issued five rounds of regulatory changes to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, but the travel ban still exists. Engage Cuba, an organization dedicated to the lifting of travel and trade…
Baseball is known as America's favorite past time, but the last few decades have seen an explosion of international interest, and Cuba is no exception.