MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Fay has formed over the Dominican Republic. ...more

August 15, 2008

President Raul Castro continued his rollout of changes in Cuba on Friday with the start of a plan to boost the island's sluggish food production by granting private farmers access to up to 99 acres of unused government land. ...more

July 19, 2008

The egalitarian wage system former President Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday. ...more

June 12, 2008

Cuba announced a major shake-up of its troubled farm sector on May Day, shifting control of the island's farms from officials at the Agriculture Ministry to more than 150 local delegations. ...more

May 2, 2008

Fidel Castro on Saturday rejected the idea of major political change after Cuba's parliament chooses a new president - his final published comments as the nation's longtime leader. ...more

February 24, 2008

Fidel Castro said Friday that he made the right call when he called it quits, and he is exhausted and overdue for a vacation. But the old man can't put away his pen just yet, not when U.S. presidential candidates are one-upping each other to show who's toughest on Cuba. ...more

February 23, 2008

HAVANA (AP) – An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. ...more

February 19, 2008

LA HABANA (AP) _ El siguiente es el texto completo del mensaje publicado la madrugada del martes por el todavía presidente cubano Fidel Castro en la edición en internet del diario oficial Granma, donde señala sus razones para no buscar un nuevo mandato al frente del Consejo de Estado. ...more

February 19, 2008

A bus collided with a train in eastern Cuba, killing at least 28 people and injuring another 73, including 15 in critical condition, state media reported Sunday. ...more

October 8, 2007