Cuba

  • May 22, 2018
  • 2 min read

Cuba air disaster will probably end Mexican airline

Cuba has seen its worst plane crash since 1989, and the death toll may rise further

Cuba
  • Apr 20, 2018
  • 2 min read

Diaz-Canel will provide post-Castro continuity in Cuba

First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel was sworn in as president yesterday to succeed the octogenarian Raul Castro

Cuba
  • Apr 16, 2018
  • 7 min read

Cuban vice-president looks set for top job

Cuba is about to get a new president but the Castro legacy will continue

Cuba
  • Mar 13, 2018
  • 2 min read

New Cuba government will maintain political continuity

Castro’s standing down will mark the end of an era, but those hoping for sudden, dramatic change will be disappointed

Cuba
  • Jan 2, 2018
  • 2 min read

Corruption to dominate election campaigning in 2018

Corruption will bring down some political figures, but will provide others with their routes to victory

Latin America
  • Dec 22, 2017
  • 2 min read

Cuba’s Castro to maintain influence post-presidency

With political continuity carefully planned, Cuba’s president has no need for a power grab

Cuba
  • Dec 13, 2017
  • 7 min read

Economic woes to mark succession preparation in Cuba

Castro’s departure will mark the end of an era, but his successor is unlikely to bring rapid change

Cuba
  • Nov 9, 2017
  • 2 min read

US travel restrictions will hit ordinary Cubans

New US travel restrictions are ostensibly aimed at directing tourism income away from the state, towards local people

Cuba