CubaCurious is a weekly news mashup from the Cuban underground—stuff state-controlled media doesn't cover. I translate and compile stories from respected Spanish-language sources that reveal the hidden Cuba, the one average Cubans live.
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Cuban schools open with 27% teacher shortage, but shock troops, indoctrination abound.
(For actual video link see in UNO below.) Students are comforted on first day of school as special forces demonstrate hand-to-hand combat. Screen shot of video posted by exiled opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer on Facebook.
4 de septiem...
In Cuba, citizen control is the name of the game.
The regime has given indie journalist Austin Llerandi two months to leave the country—or go to jail.
28 de agosto 2026
Hola y welcome back to CubaCurious.
Thanks for being here.
In a one-hour interview with a Brazilian reporter this we...
Blackouts for Cubans, extravagance for Fidel.
20 de agosto 2026
Hola y welcome back to CubaCurious.
Thanks for being here.
It’s great to be back after a two-post break to catch up on Cuba news with you.
Choosing just three stories proved as hard as ever. In recent days:
- Cuba...
“Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism”
Former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha (l) and Pentagon official Ana Montes pleaded guilty and were convicted of spying for Cuba.
“I would rank them as probably the most aggravating intelligence
service I’ve ever worked against. That’...
Cubans have lost much more than can be seen.
Havana has been experiencing a sanitation and health crisis for years, as uncollected trash piles up. Photo: @ X/Yandi
24 de julio 2026
Hola y welcome back to CubaCurious.
Gracias for being here.
A street-level view of the real Cuba. T...
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