In reparto, Cuba's rising urban music sound, the lyrics paint women as objects, conquests and fantasies. Cuban reparteras — ...

In the wake of Fidel Castro’s death – and as the celebrations on Miami’s Calle Ocho and the days of official mourning in Havana subside in the coming weeks – Cubans and observers of the regime are ...

Recently, I had a conversation with an American acquaintance, who bemoaned the lack of "free" education and healthcare in the United States. "Even Cuba," he continued with a non-sequitur, "has higher ...

Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years. Yet, in 1960, the year after its revolution, Cuba had a LE ...

For the past 23 years of my life, that’s what a typical introduction to my culture sounded like. Because of multiple visits, I’d always felt connected to the Ecuadorian part of me. If you asked me ...

Only 90 miles from the United States, Cuba is close. But it is time, not distance, that makes the island seem far away. Home to 11 million people, Cuba is a country where music can be heard anytime of ...

She led a life overshadowed by violence — convicted of killing a state trooper, breaking out of prison and fleeing to Cuba 42 ...

To be sure, Cuba is not Venezuela. Its security forces remain disciplined. Tourism and remittances still bring in dollars ...

You would think if something was not officially permitted in communist-controlled Cuba then it would be forbidden. But that’s not the way Cubans see things. They regard many facets of daily life as ...

Since Fidel Castro ceded authority to his brother Raul in 2006, life in Cuba has slowly been changing. Young Cubans are more comfortable talking about their government and cellphones have begun to ...

Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters each year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Statistically, 920,000 of those animals ...

A mission team from Grapevine Baptist Church has returned from its second mission trip this year to Cuba and is rejoicing for ...