Cuba on Thursday held its yearly May Day celebration amid its regular calls for increased economic efficiency, criticism of the United States and messages of support for the Venezuelan government and president, Nicolas Maduro Read More
Cubans awoke on Friday for the first time in half a century with the right to buy new and used vehicles from the state without special permission, but markups of 400 percent or more quickly dashed most people's expectations Read More
In a speech commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, Mr Castro said "global power centres" were "subtly introducing neo-liberal and neo-colonial thinking" into Cuba Read More