The Independent17d
Falling off the map: how Cuba has vanished from travellers’ itineraries
I first arrived in the Caribbean’s largest city in January 1989 to research the first independent guidebook to Cuba. Fidel Castro began that year basking, as he had for three decades ...
SanLuisObispo19d
Hundreds of witches and warlocks turn out to paddle and cackle in Morro Bay. See the photos
Hundreds of witches and warlocks took over the waters in Morro Bay on Saturday for their annual cackling cruise around the harbor. The event, which encourages people to dress up in their most ...
ksby20d
Witches on the water in Morro Bay
Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. The annual Witches and Warlocks Paddle in ...
Reuters22d
Cuba keeps schools closed, workers home during recovery from power failure, hurricane
HAVANA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Cuba said on Wednesday it would keep schools closed and non-essential workers home through Sunday as the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation struggled to recover from ...
The Conversation22d
Cuba’s power grid collapse reveals the depth of the country’s economic crisis
Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex Cuba’s national grid collapsed four times in as many days last week, after the ...
Vox23d
Blackouts aren’t unusual in Cuba, but this one is different
She previously worked at Business Insider covering the military and global conflicts. Cuba is suffering a nationwide blackout after the collapse of its electrical grid. Power went out all over the ...
PBS23d
Cuba fights to recover from nationwide blackout and storm that killed six
HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm ...
The Globe and Mail24d
Canadian tourists reconsider Cuba vacations as blackouts cause food, fuel shortages
Some Canadian tourists are reconsidering vacations in Cuba as the Caribbean island continues to cope with power outages and shortages of basic necessities. Cuba’s national electrical grid first ...
The Economist24d
Blackouts in Cuba highlight the island’s extreme energy fragility
Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s president, usually wears boxy suits with a revolutionary-red tie. But on October 20th ...
Global News24d
Canadian in Cuba urging others to stay home
A large swath of Cuba remained powerless Monday, plunged into days of darkness following four power grid collapses in 48 hours. No electricity has forced people to cook on open campfires along the ...
Bloomberg L.P.24d
Cuba Warns Against Protests as It Struggles to Restore Power
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned citizens there would be consequences for taking to the streets as many on the island were still without power after more than 72 hours. Diaz-Canel, in a ...