2026 in Cuba
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This article covers events in the year 2026 in Cuba.
Incumbents
[edit]- First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Prime Minister of Cuba: Manuel Marrero Cruz
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 3 January – 2026 Cuban crisis: The US puts sanctions on oil sent to Cuba after the intervention in Venezuela, starting a crisis.
- 4 January – The government confirms that 32 members of its security forces were killed during the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela the previous day and declares two days of national mourning beginning on 5 January.[1]
- 27 January – Mexico suspends oil shipments to Cuba.[2]
- 29 January – US president Donald Trump issues an executive order imposing tariffs on countries exporting oil to Cuba.[3]
February
[edit]- 3 February – The lowest temperature recorded in Cuba is measured at 0 °C (32 °F) at a weather station in Matanzas Province.[4]
- 8 February – Nicaragua suspends visa-free entry for Cuban nationals.[5]
- 9 February – Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba, citing ongoing fuel shortages in the country.[6]
- 11 February
- Cuba–Russia relations: Russian airliners Rossiya and Nordwind suspend flights to Cuba, citing ongoing fuel shortages in the island.[7]
- Canada–Cuba relations: Canadian airlines Air Transat and WestJet suspend all flights to Cuba amid a fuel shortage for commercial aviation.[8]
- Cuba–Mexico relations: Mexico confirms it suspended all fuel shipments to Cuba to avoid punitive tariffs by the United States, but vows to continue shipments of humanitarian aid.[9]
- 13 February – A fire breaks out at the Ñico López Refinery in Havana.[10]
- 14 February – Organizers announce the indefinite postponement of the 2026 edition of the Habanos Cigar Festival.[11]
- 25 February –
- 2026 Cuban boat incident: The Cuban coast guard kills four people on a United States-registered speedboat near Cayo Falcones during a shoot-out. Six boat passengers are injured.[12]
- The United States allows the export of Venezuelan oil to Cuba for humanitarian purposes.[13]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[14]
- 1 January – Liberation Day
- 2 January – Victoria Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25–27 July – National Revolutionary Day
- 10 October – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Deaths
[edit]- 10 January – Manolo Villaverde, 91, actor (¿Qué Pasa, USA?, Taina, Wiseguy)[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cuba says 32 Cuban fighters killed in US raids on Venezuela". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba". AP News. 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Cubans scramble to survive as US vise on island tightens in push to oust government". AP News. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Tropical Cuba registers freezing point for first time". GMA News. AFP. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States". AP News. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortage". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Russian Airlines Suspend Flights to Cuba, Evacuate Tourists Amid Fuel Crisis". The Moscow Times. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "More Canadian Airlines Halt Flights to Cuba Amid Fuel Shortage". Bloomberg News. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Mexico confirms standstill in oil shipments to Cuba". Anadolu Ajansi. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ "Oil refinery blaze hits Cuba as fuel crisis deepens". BBC. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Cuba cancels cigar festival amid economic crisis". France 24. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Debusmann Jr., Bernd (25 February 2026). "Cuba says four shot dead on US-registered speedboat". BBC.
- ^ "US to allow Venezuelan oil sales to Cuba as alarm grows in the Caribbean". Al Jazeera. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Cuba Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Fernández, Damian (11 January 2026). "Fallece el actor cubano Manolo Villaverde, el querido Pepe en "¿Qué pasa USA?"". Cubanet (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
