Cuba was once a tropical paradise and economic gem in the Caribbean, known for its sugar exports, tobacco, and booming ...

Cuba’s fragile communist system is showing increasing signs of strain as the island grapples with deepening economic hardship, crumbling infrastructure, and dwindling external support, raising ...

Cuba's private sector is accounting for more retail sales by value on the Communist-run island than the state for the first ...

In the last five years, he said, Cuba’s economy has shrunk by 11%. Agriculture declined by over 50% during that period, which explains why food scarcity is such a pressing issue in the country.

Cuba has opened a shop in Havana that could eventually operate as the Communist-ruled island's first wholesale store for the fledgling private sector, offering products in bulk at lower prices ...