/tags/miguel-diaz-canel Miguel Diaz-Canel en-US WLRN Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:52:52 GMT /americas/2024-03-18/cuba-protest-food-shortages Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago decryng power outages lasting up to eight hours across the Caribbean nation. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:52:52 GMT /americas/2024-03-18/cuba-protest-food-shortages Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /americas/2023-06-22/convalescing-pope-francis-holds-talks-with-cubas-president-at-vatican Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:09:09 GMT /americas/2023-06-22/convalescing-pope-francis-holds-talks-with-cubas-president-at-vatican Associated Press /latin-america/2023-04-20/cubas-parliament-ratifies-president-diaz-canel-for-new-term Cuba’s National Assembly has ratified President Miguel Díaz-Canel for a new five-year term, in a decision to maintain continuity as the island faces a deep economic crisis. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:28:19 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-20/cubas-parliament-ratifies-president-diaz-canel-for-new-term Andrea Rodriguez | Associated Press /latin-america/2022-12-02/cubas-resident-calls-his-economic-lifeline-tour-a-triumph-cuba-experts-say-otherwise Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel insists allies like China are rescuing his communist island from its economic disaster. Cuba economy watchers disagree. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 18:29:08 GMT /latin-america/2022-12-02/cubas-resident-calls-his-economic-lifeline-tour-a-triumph-cuba-experts-say-otherwise Tim Padgett /latin-america/2022-11-28/will-a-wrecked-cuban-economy-and-record-cuban-migration-revive-u-s-cuba-engagement U.S.-Cuba relations were re-frozen five years ago — but the U.S.'s border crisis and Cuba's economic desperation may make cooperation necessary again. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-11-28/will-a-wrecked-cuban-economy-and-record-cuban-migration-revive-u-s-cuba-engagement Tim Padgett /latin-america/2022-09-26/cuba-approves-same-sex-marriage-in-unusual-referendum Cuban voters have approved a sweeping “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents. Official news media say the measure passed by 66.9% to 33.1% in an unusual national referendum. The reforms met unusually strong open resistance from the growing evangelical movement in Cuba. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-09-26/cuba-approves-same-sex-marriage-in-unusual-referendum Cristiana Mesquita /commentary/2022-09-01/oye-miguel-its-not-too-late-to-be-like-mikhail COMMENTARY The death of reformist Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is a reminder to Cuba's Miguel Díaz-Canel that change is possible once the old guard dies. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-09-01/oye-miguel-its-not-too-late-to-be-like-mikhail Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-05-12/if-biden-keeps-the-diaz-canels-out-of-the-summit-he-should-keep-the-diaz-balarts-out-too COMMENTARY Biden has little choice but to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Americas Summit. Nor can he welcome U.S. democracy-defilers. Thu, 12 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT /commentary/2022-05-12/if-biden-keeps-the-diaz-canels-out-of-the-summit-he-should-keep-the-diaz-balarts-out-too Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are COMMENTARY On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, calling leaders like Nicolás Maduro "president" feels like complicity in their dark charade. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are Tim Padgett /news/2021-06-22/cuba-touts-effectiveness-of-its-vaccines-and-not-a-moment-too-soon-as-covid-surges-there Cuba says its Abdala and Soberana vaccines look ready for wider use — good news as COVID cases spike and less than a tenth of the population is fully vaccinated. Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:40:49 GMT /news/2021-06-22/cuba-touts-effectiveness-of-its-vaccines-and-not-a-moment-too-soon-as-covid-surges-there Tim Padgett