Strong quake rocks eastern Cuba, damaging buildings, infrastructure
Havana, Cuba Reuters An earthquake rocked eastern Cuba on Sunday, shaking buildings in Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, and the surrounding countryside. The quake, which the US Geological Survey listed as magnitude 6.8, struck Cuba’s southeastern coast in Granma province near the municipality of Bartolome Maso, where former Cuban leader Fidel Castro had […]
In Havana’s still dark corners, a protest erupts
Havana, Cuba Reuters Just three or four city blocks in all of central Havana remained without electricity on Monday evening – an island of darkness in the Cuban capital’s sea of flashing lights, pounding reggaeton and jammed bars and cafes. That is where an unusual protest broke out. Cuban police and military stand next to […]