CGTN AmericaLuis Chirino is the CGTN Correspondent in Havana.
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March 19, 2025
Cuba’s Agro-Industrial Food Fair
Produce, meats, and technology are on display at this year’s Agro-Industrial Food Fair, with the hope of improving the local agricultural output in Cuba. The sector is still trying to come back following the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing U.S. economic sanctions. Luis Chirino reports from […] Read More...
March 8, 2025
U.S. Cuba-related visa restrictions thwart overseas medical missions
The U.S. State Department recently announced the expansion of Cuba-related visa restrictions applying to all those involved in the Cuban overseas medical missions. The move, which affects a major source of revenue for the island, was rejected by local authorities as the seventh anti-Cuba measure […] Read More...
February 19, 2025
China’s donation could boost Cuba’s energy future
Cuba has recently received a donation of Chinese parts and accessories for electrical generators to improve the island’s power generation. CGTN’s Luis Chirino reports from the capital Havana. Read More...
February 14, 2025
Western Union suspends transfers in Cuba
Trump's decision to suspend Western Union in Cuba could impact numerous families depending on remittances from their relatives in the U.S. Read More...
February 6, 2025
U.S. sends migrants with criminal records to Guantanamo Bay
The first U.S. military plane carrying a group of illegal migrants from the U.S. arrived this week at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It’s part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport migrants to the naval base, a move strongly rejected by […] Read More...
January 17, 2025
Chinese made floating dock has helped grow local economy
See how a Chinese-built floating dock has been helping to change the local economy in Cuba. Read More...
November 2, 2024
How U.S.-Cuba relations has evolved
Cubans have always paid close attention to presidential elections in the U.S., which has maintained trade sanctions against Cuba for more than 60 years. With the island facing its worst economic crisis in decades, CGTN’s Luis Chirino reports on the election’s likely impact on […] Read More...
October 21, 2024
BRICS expands to 10 Members, as more countries seek to join the Global South alliance
BRICS nations represent around 45 percent of the world’s population and 16 percent of global trade. Originally, comprised of four of the world’s fastest-growing emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, and China — South Africa joined two years later. This year, BRICS doubled in size […] Read More...
October 19, 2024
Cuba works to restore power after nationwide blackouts
Cuba is restoring some electricity, Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said on Saturday, Oct. 19. Its electrical grid collapsed for a second time Saturday morning, after first failing on Friday, Oct. 18. As CGTN’s Luis Chirino reports, the outage comes as the […] Read More...
September 30, 2024
