It’s impossible to miss. The huge rectangular mass of concrete and glass — the tallest building in Havana — dominates the city skyline, towering 150 meters (490 feet) above colonial homes with its 542 luxury rooms and majestic views of the city and the sea.
The Selection La Habana hotel, managed by Spanish chain Iberostar, has yet to be inaugurated but it is already the target of criticism.
Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.
HAVANACuba on Thursday released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from prison, as part of a government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners following talks with the Vatican. Ferrer, a strong opponent of the island's communist ...
A Virginia federal court on Friday ruled against Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] for the second time in the liquor company's fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the Cuban government's trademark rights to "Havana Club" rum.
Jose Daniel Ferrer, the leader of one of the largest banned anti-government groups in Cuba, was released two days after a surprise flurry of diplomatic activity involving the communist-run island in the waning days of the Biden administration.
Certain Miami travelers visiting Cuba in the coming months will have to comply with a requirement that Havana will impose in order to “modernize” its consular services. Cuban official media reported that the new requirement will be mandatory for international travelers to enter the island as of June 30.
Cuba has started releasing some prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Young men lured by high salaries and Russian citizenship to enlist for a year are now trapped on front lines of war indefinitely
The move was part of a sweeping executive order signed by Trump on Monday night that rescinds 78 executive actions taken by Biden over the course of his presidency.
Soaring above all other buildings in Havana, a new 42-storey hotel that is due to open in Cuba’s capital is causing a stir.
Fifty years ago today, the Puerto Rican separatist group, the FALN, bombed Manhattan's historic Fraunces Tavern, but no one has ever been charged in the attack.