Frances Robles

Guidance for NGOs, political parties, Substack writers and public relations folks everywhere: please don't take the fact that I share my email address publicly to mean that I'd like to be on your listserve. I don't. I won't read it, and my inbox is out of control. Thanks

Cuban Americans Will Be Allowed to Own Businesses in Cuba, but Is That Enough to Rescue the Economy? nytimes.com/2026/03/17/wor… via @NYTimes

Gift link to @nytimes story by me, @FrancesRobles and @anniecorreal: nytimes.com/2026/03/16/wor…

NEW: Trump wants Cuba's president out. (While keeping the communist government in place.) nytimes.com/2026/03/16/wor…

Cuban President Acknowledges Talks with the Trump Administration. Reporting with @FrancesRobles nytimes.com/2026/03/13/wor… via @NYTimes

"The Trump administration, in its quest to topple Cuba’s government, has targeted the country’s main sources of foreign currency, including tourism, but also medical missions to other countries in exchange for payments to Cuba's government" @FrancesRobles nytimes.com/2026/03/04/wor…

Thanks to Trump policies, tourism is tanking in Cuba. nytimes.com/2026/03/04/wor…

#Cuba #NYT #Mar3_26 . Attacks on #Iran Heighten Fears in Cuba, Already Under US Pressure @EdAugReporter @FrancesRobles @dadams7308 nytimes.com/2026/03/02/wor…

Diesel fuel is starting to trickle into Cuba, but it won't be enough to cover the massive needs. nytimes.com/2026/02/28/wor…

The Cuban government admits it named wrong man as a participant in the attempted raid. nytimes.com/2026/02/26/wor…

After Venezuela, Is Cuba Next? A discussion on The Daily- nytimes.com/2026/02/17/pod… via @NYTimes

Meliton Cordero worked there 6 years. The incident is a "slap in the face" to immigrants who don't jump the line, US Attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, told me. He's charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and visa fraud. "He did it for money, and that's pretty shabby," she said.

DEA supervisor at the U.S. embassy in Santo Domingo was arrested and charged with visa fraud, after he had processed 119 visas in about two years -- an "alarming" number. Feds say in at least one case, he took a $10K bribe and coached a person on pretending to be an informant.

Cuba’s Government Has Lasted 67 Years. Will It Fall Under Trump? With @FrancesRobles nytimes.com/2026/02/08/wor… via @NYTimes

Jeff Bezos just laid off hundreds of journalists at The Washington Post — including the Amazon reporter. When billionaires own the news, truth takes a back seat to profit and power. That’s dangerous for all of us. We must demand better, #SaveThePost: actionnetwork.org/letters/save-t…

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/… via @NYTimes

U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu is visiting Caracas tomorrow.