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They left Cuba searching for the American Dream. ICE sent them home in shackles. cnn.com/2025/09/02/ame…

Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel just now responding to Trump Admin saying he needs to leave power: “In the face of the worst scenario, Cuba is accompanied by a certainty: any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”

"Cubans are the most resilient people on earth and yet they are living in very trying times. If this goes on for too much longer it will edge into that territory of a humanitarian crisis." @CNN_Oppmann reports from Havana as Cuba's power grid collapses cnn.it/47DKyCh

Cuba makes an offer to exiles but many hurdles remain, my story. cnn.com/2026/03/17/ame…

The concern now is with a full US oil blockade and failing infrastructure on the brink, if Cuba will be able to get the power back on at all.

Just in: all of Cuba is once again in the dark as the island’s entire electrical grid collapsed Monday afternoon.

The intern and Fidel, my new @Substack post. @cubareporter/note/c-228322691?r=7u1k69&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@cubareporter/…

Two more Mexican Navy ships carrying aid arrived in Havana this morning .

Miguel Díaz-Canel announcing this morning that Cuba is holding “sensitive” talks with the US to avoid “confrontation” between the two countries… A deal does not appear imminent…

Just in: The Cuban government to release 51 prisoners at the request of the Vatican. cubaminrex.cu/es/comunicado-…

Update: students have gone inside university to meet with officials and administrators. Students say that power cuts, transportation crisis and increased cost of internet have made their studies all but impossible.

Happening now: A group of about 20 students is carrying out a peaceful sit in to protest conditions at the University of Havana.

My latest @Substack post looks at the first time I came to Cuba more than 30 years ago. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/cubareport…

Several empty stands at agro market in Havana today as vendors tell me fuel shortages from US oil blockade making it tougher to bring products into city.

CNN's Patrick Oppmann breaks down why President Donald Trump, in an interview with CNN, said Cuba is going to "fall" and wants to make a deal with the United States. Read more: cnn.it/4rfltVm

Trump claims “Cuba is about to fall,” how Cubans are being impacted. cnn.com/2026/03/06/ame…

@BonillaLisett @Substack I was served Tenca one time years later and knew exactly what it was. Not aware of a more disgusting tasting fish.

@CNN_Oppmann @Substack I asked my mom if she ever had tenca in Cuba and her response was indeed very reassuring that tenca is something you should never have 😂

Today I am publishing my first post on @Substack. I am going to be writing in depth about the many challenges of living in Cuba that ultimately have made me and my family more resilient, creative and grateful for what we have. @cubareporter/note/c-223891658?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=7u1k69" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@cubareporter/…

@dadams7308 @JuanPappierHRW @Substack I own my anti-malanga bias.. fried it’s acceptable but why eat that when yuca and boniato are so superior? We do feed our three adopted Cuban strays a home brew of pressure cooked malanga with rice and picadillo which they seem to love.

@CNN_Oppmann @JuanPappierHRW @Substack Great story, but overly harsh on malanga. I once had acid reflux in Cuba and all I could eat was purée de malanga . I love it! But a whole week without coffee and rum in Cuba was tough!

Cooking over firewood tonight in Havana as the near island-wide blackout continues.

Cuba’s state-run power company says the latest massive black out extends from Camagüey to Pinar del Río, including all of Havana.