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

The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people ...

Over six decades of revolution have taken their toll. It is time for the international community to raise awareness of Cuba’s desperate reality — and to demand change from its leadership.

“We’ve seen people who appear to be beggars,” Feitó told the commission. “When you look at their hands, at the clothes these ...

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 ...

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.

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

Cuba's labor minister has denied the existence of beggars in the impoverished Communist-run country during official testimony, leading to ...

Cuba’s Labor Minister Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera faces backlash after controversial comments she made about poverty in the ...

Experts warn that the rise in poverty and begging reflects the ongoing economic crisis, exacerbated by limited access to basic resources.

A Cuba minister who sparked criticism after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, stepped ...

Cuba's Labor Minister claimed there are no beggars in the nation, drawing criticism from President Miguel Díaz-Canel. He ...