Havana Club will keep churning out its famously smooth rum even as Cuba's sugar cane harvests plummet to historic lows and tensions ratchet up between Washington and Havana, the company's top executive said this week.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would once again restrict financial transactions with many Cuban military- and government-linked entities, just weeks after the Biden administration had sought to roll those sanctions back.

Soaring above all other buildings in Havana, a new 42-storey hotel that is due to open in Cuba’s capital is causing a stir.

A local nursery is recovering after a rare snowfall blanketed the Big Bend last week, damaging structures and plants.

MIAMI – A man providing unofficial transportation services was stabbed Tuesday after an altercation with two passengers in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, according to police. Miami police officers responded to an emergency call around 12:15 p.m. near the 600 block of Southwest 10th Avenue.

A Virginia federal court on Friday ruled against Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] for the second time in the liquor company's fight with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over the Cuban government's trademark rights to "Havana Club" rum.

Located near the legendary Habana Libre hotel and the iconic Coppelia ice cream parlor, the new hotel is part of a government plan to build a dozen luxury establishments — mainly in Havana — that did not stop even during the COVID-19 pandemic and while existing luxury hotels remained largely unoccupied.

The Selection La Habana hotel, managed by Spanish chain Iberostar, has yet to be inaugurated but it is already the target of criticism.

Penelope Bourbon announced its latest innovation in cask-finished bourbon with the release of Havana.

MIAMI – A large police presence was observed in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood early Sunday morning. It was in the area of Northwest Second Street and 14th Avenue. According to police, officers responded to the scene at approximately 1:52 a.m. after receiving reports of an unresponsive man inside a car.

A duo art show opens at Havana House, 5801 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles, with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. Both Max Scabilloni and Mia work in acrylic on canvas or linen, and both borrow from surrealism,

It’s impossible to miss. The huge rectangular mass of concrete and glass — the tallest building in Havana — dominates the city skyline, towering 150 meters (490 feet) above colonial homes with its 542 luxury rooms and majestic views of the city and the sea.