Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person checks a garbage container, looking for food, in Havana last summer. File Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA Aug. 13 (UPI) ...

The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people struggle to afford food. By David C. Adams Reporting from Florida Cuba’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Hurricane Melissa ravaged eastern Cuba last month and left thousands stranded without a home, a number of church groups, ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

Millions of Cubans are slipping deeper into extreme poverty as runaway inflation and chronic shortages make daily survival increasingly difficult. The surge in prices has pushed basic goods far beyond ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

The Cuban government attributes the figure to lost export revenues, trade reallocation costs, and disruptions in production and services. While these categories may sound reasonable at first glance, ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.

In an interview with CNN, he sought to blame the country’s dire poverty, rolling blackouts, and wasted potential on the U.S. blockade rather than the failures of Cuba’s communist system. Critics noted ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --Extreme poverty affects 94% of Cubans, and eight in 10 have been forced to skip a meal because of a lack of money or food, according to a study released Thursday as Cuba marks the ...

Screenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung, You Tube.