Cuba is facing a historic electricity crisis. Blackouts have gotten worse, and on some days the entire island is plunged into near total darkness.

According to Cuban authorities, about 45% of electricity service has been restored nationwide, but roughly half the country ...

Residents in many cities bang pots, and in one town they sacked the office of the Communist Party in a rare outburst of violence.

Barrio Bellavista is known as Santiago's bohemian quarter. Many of the city's intelligentsia and artists live there, in a neighbourhood where boutique galleries and craft stores are commonplace. It's ...