As Trump Toughens Rules on Cuba’s Economy, Hotel Chains Pull Out

The Trump administration’s efforts to tighten the economic noose on Cuba appear to be working, as more international firms announced they would leave the island.

Cuba's battered tourism sector takes another hit as Spain's Meliá hotel chain shutters some locations

Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo.

Cuba: Iberia Airlines suspends direct flights in major blow to Havana

Nearly a dozen airlines have cancelled or restricted flights to Cuba since the start of the year.

Trump threatens huge attack on Cuba immediately after Iran was as WW3 fears explode

The US President issued a dire warning.

U.S. denies sanctions caused Cuba’s crisis as UN warns of worsening shortages

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. Spencer Platt The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday rejected claims the U.S. policies are responsible for Cuba’s worsening humanitarian crisis,

Cuba defends military-run GAESA as US sanctions prompt hotel exodus

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, June 2 (Reuters) - Cuba on Tuesday defended a military-run conglomerate long the target of U.S. sanctions, saying the group of businesses known as GAESA has contributed to the nation's economic and social development despite a recently ramped-up U.

What Trump really wants from Cuba and how he plans to get it

Raúl Castro will be 95 on Wednesday. The former Cuban leader, who helped lead the country to a revolution in 1959 alongside his brother Fidel, will probably spend his birthday in hiding.
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'It's a failed nation': Trump doubles down on comments about Cuba during remarks at the White House

At the White House today, President Trump doubled down on his comments about Cuba, stating, "It's a failed nation."

Meliá exits 15 Cuba hotels ahead of U.S. deadline

Spanish hotel operator Meliá Hotels International said Wednesday it will stop managing 15 hotels linked to Cuba's military-run conglomerate GAESA.

Cuba’s doctors are its biggest soft power export. Several Latin American countries are cutting ties

Several countries in the Americas have announced the cancellation of their contracts with Cuban medical missions – a foreign policy cornerstone and key source of foreign cash for the socialist island-

Cuba's Raul Castro, wanted by the US, celebrates 95th birthday

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, June 3 (Reuters) - Cuba's former leader Raul Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, though his whereabouts were still unknown two weeks after U.S. authorities charged him with murder in connection with the downing of civilian airplanes in 1996.

Cuba crisis: After power outages of up to 22 hours a day, shortages of tap water, US now imposes sanctions on President Raul Castro, family members

While Cuba has been under a US trade embargo since 1962, President Donald Trump has drastically ramped up pressure in recent months.