HAVANA (AP) — An exploratory oil well off the coast of Havana has failed and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said Friday, a disappointment for Cuba but far from a death-blow to the island's petroleum dreams.

I am back in Barbados, safe and sound, but I have to tell you that for a while in Miami on Tuesday my mind was consumed with the possibility that I might end up in the detention centre for terrorists at the American military base at Guantanamo in Cuba. 

Cubans take to the streets to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.

Friday, May 18, 2012HAVANA—An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish company Repsol said yesterday, a disappointment for a cash-strapped nati

Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuban first daughter Mariela Castro has been granted a US visa to attend events in San Francisco and New York. The travel permission yesterday sparked a firestorm of criticism from Cuban-American politicians who say she is an enemy of democracy and a shill for the Communist government her family has led for decades.

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a US visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed today.

Thursday, May 17, 2012The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business of the University of the West Indies officially launched the first Caribbean commercial business incubator yesterday at its Mt Hope campus.

Thursday, May 17, 2012The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business of the University of the West Indies officially launched the first Caribbean commercial business incubator yesterday at its Mt Hope campus.

As buildings crumble in Havana, Cuba, a housing shortage has arisen as residents look for limited options to rebuild or move.

A total of 26 nurses from Cuba are currently employed to the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), giving a boost to the nursing staff in the parishes of St Catherine, St Thomas, Kingston, and St Andrew.

A total of 26 nurses from Cuba are currently employed to the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), giving a boost to the nursing staff in the parishes of St Catherine, St Thomas, Kingston and St Andrew.

In Havana, a British man and his Cuban wife have just opened the Caribbean island's first curry house.

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has returned home following 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba - declaring that the radiotherapy has been a success.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns from Cuba, saying his radiotherapy treatment for cancer is over and has been successful.

Saturday, May 12, 2012The 70 Cuban doctors and nurses expected to take up two-year government contracts at the end of this month are likely to be the last batch of medical professionals from that country being hired by

A railroad upgrade project in Cuba has trains travelling faster and that means more danger for careless motorists and pedestrians, authorities said Monday, reporting 33 collisions involving cars and 47 pedestrians hit last year.An article in labour...

Cuba recorded close to two million arrivals this ‘high season’ reports Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says 56 nurses and 14 doctors from Cuba are expected to take up duties at public health facilities in Trinidad and Tobago soon.

Trinidad and Tobago will turn to Cuba for assistance once again regarding beefing up staff within the health care system. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says 56 nurses and 14 doctors from Cuba are expected to take up duties at public health facilities in Trinidad and Tobago soon. According to the Prime Minister, this has been approved by cabinet as a short term solution to the severe shortage of medical personnel at the nation’s hospitals. She [...]