Recent Articles on Cuba

Boston Globe Article on Cuba's Economy as of August 2009
Cuba's failing economy has become a very serious crisis that is negatively affecting the island and those living there.

NY Times-The Cuba Feed
Various articles involving many different aspects on Cuba from late August to the present day. Articles vary from controversies faced by Cuba alone to those affecting their relationship with the United States.

NY Times-U.S. and Cuba Working Together
Portrays the ability of both Cuba and the U.S. to band together in times of crisis. As two very contradicting countries, we are capable of working together when faced in danger. This particular story focuses on the weather and how it has been a popular concern lately for all countries in its path.

NY Times-Cuba's Former Leader Fidel Castro Appears on Television
Since undergoing intestinal surgery in July 2006, Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro, has not appeared in public. This article explains his appearance on Cuban television for the first time in over a year.

Cuba's Revolution at 50: Gains Fade, Despair Endures
This article, published in the Miami Herald, is about the Cuban government celebrating its 50-year anniversary of its revolution back in 1959 and its affects on Cuba in both the past and present day.

Cubans in Cuba 'excluded from everything,' says reader
Also published in the Miami Herald, this article discusses "The Cuba Puzzle," a multimedia series about the watch-and-wait game for democratic change in Cuba and the overwhelmingly positive response it received from readers.

The Cuban Experience-Current Events
This is a website covering all aspects of Cuban culture, history, and politics. It also discusses the people, places, recent events, and travel opportunities that it believes adds to the uniqueness of the island.