Luis Chirino

Luis Chirino is the CGTN Correspondent in Havana.

STORIES BY LUIS CHIRINO

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

Cuba celebrates the founding of the People’s Republic of China

Cuba celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Learn more. Read More...

September 21, 2024

Cuba’s clean energy push

Havana hosted an international fair promoting renewable energy sources this week, aimed at facilitating new deals and attracting investment in this expanding field. This comes as Cuba’s government looks to ramp up its use of renewable energy in coming years. Cuban officials highlight the importance […] Read More...

September 14, 2024

Cuba addressing water shortage issues

Nearly 600,000 out of the 10 million people living in Cuba have not been receiving full water supply service over the past several months. Authorities say they are addressing the factors that have caused the water system failures in order to ease the crisis. CGTN’s […] Read More...

September 11, 2024

Chinese music rings out in Cuba

Chinese and Cuban artists from different companies staged a joint performance this week at Havana’s National Theater called “Songs from the Silk Road.” The event marks China’s upcoming Mid-Autumn on Sept. 17. The free event highlighted the close cultural bonds between the two nations. CGTN’s […] Read More...

September 6, 2024

Oropouche virus growing in Cuba

Cuba has registered over 500 cases of Oropouche fever, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and midges, which is affecting several Latin American and Caribbean countries. Luis Chirino reports from Havana, Cuba. Read More...