Sources: Straits Times
Cuba reports 33 deaths from dengue and chikungunya amid a widespread mosquito-borne disease outbreak, with health officials reporting thousands of new cases. 2025-12-1
The United States declares Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Cuba was removed from the list by the Obama administration in 2015 during the Cuban thaw. 2021-01-11
Christian Life Movement spokesman Regis Iglesias Ramirez in Cuba announces the launch of a new Facebook page called “Waiting for Benedict XVI” to promote the pontiff's upcoming visit and defend the right of all Cubans to welcome him. 2012-02-21
President Hugo Chávez returns to Venezuela after undergoing surgery for cancer in Cuba. 2011-07-4
The Cuban Roman Catholic Church claims that the Government of Cuba plans to release 10 dissidents including Óscar Elías Biscet. 2011-03-10
Guillermo Fariñas, known for his hunger strike campaigns, is detained by authorities for the second time in as many days. He is being held in the Cuban city of Santa Clara. 2011-01-28
Cuba eases property laws, allowing foreign investors to lease government land for up to 99 years. 2010-08-28
Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas ends a 134 day hunger strike after the Cuban government is to release 52 political prisoners. 2010-07-8
Cuban President Raúl Castro "laments" the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata, who was on a hunger strike for more than 80 days in protest of prison conditions in the country. 2010-02-24