Cuba News » Santiago De Cuba News Cuba » Santiago de Cuba » Life: Hunger, crime, blackouts: Cuba’s elderly bear the brunt of the island’s growing crisis
News channel or source: https://www.aol.com/articles/hunger-crime-blackouts-cuba-elderly-093000264.html
Published on: Wednesday 29 April 2026
On one corner of Calle Enramadas in Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, a group of homeless elderly people gather daily. What used to be a colorful strip of lively businesses have now ...
News Cuba » Santiago de Cuba » Life: Out of gas, Cubans cook with charcoal and wood to survive
News channel or source: https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/cuba-blackouts-fire-energy-oil-20260528.html
Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026
The U.S. blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.
News Cuba » Santiago de Cuba » Life: Trump says Cuba ‘not in a hurricane zone.’ He clearly hasn’t done his homework
News channel or source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article315079811.html
Published on: Monday 16 March 2026
A farmer remains inside his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa battered the town of San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province on Oct. 29, 2025. A powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in ...