Cuba's Labor Minister, Marta Elena Feito, was dismissed following controversial remarks suggesting the country's beggars were fakes. Her statements ignited public outrage amid Cuba's economic struggle ...

“We’ve seen people who appear to be beggars,” Feitó told the commission. “When you look at their hands, at the clothes these people are wearing, they’re disguised as beggars; they’re not beggars.

Cuba has not had enough money in the last four years to keep up with spending on social programmes. Read more at straitstimes ...

The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people rummaging ...

Sandro Castro, grandson of Fidel Castro, faces backlash for flaunting his wealth on social media amid Cuba's economic crisis.

HAVANA - The Cuban government fired its labor minister after she was publicly rebuked by the president for saying the country's beggars were all phonies in disguise. Read more at straitstimes.com.

William Abel peers inside a plastic bag he dug out of a trash can in Havana while scrounging for his next meal.- 'A small ...

Cuba's labor minister denied there are beggars in the poor, Communist-run country in official testimony, prompting rare ...

The Cuban government fired its labor minister after she was publicly rebuked by the president for saying the country's beggars were all phonies in disguise. A brief announcement Tuesday evening said ...

A Reuters report in July revealed that Cuba has lost 30% of its foreign currency revenue, driving inflation and leading to ...

Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" caused an uproar on ...

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