Sources: Straits Times
A nationwide power outage occurs in Cuba following a critical failure at the Antonio Guiteras power station in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province. 2024-10-18
Widespread flooding and power outages are reported as Idalia makes landfall in Cuba. 2023-08-29
A boat crash off the coast of Florida leaves two dead. Eight others have been rescued. The boat had departed from Cuba on May 23. 2021-05-27
Citing "influence operations against the United States," the US expels two Cuban diplomats at the United Nations. Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla dismisses the accusations as "vulgar slander." 2019-09-19
Cuban state television announces that former President Fidel Castro has died at age 90. 2016-11-26
Hurricane Matthew makes landfall near the eastern tip of Cuba. 2016-10-4
Spain receives a group of seven dissidents freed by Cuba for human rights reasons. 2010-07-13
Cuba releases 7 political prisoners and sends them into exile in Spain, the first in a wave of 52. 2010-07-12
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