Boxer Giselle Bello Garcia, left, throws a punch at Ydamelys Moreno during a training session in Havana, Cuba, Monday, December 5, 2022. Cuban officials announced on Monday that women boxers would be able to compete for the first time ever. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Ydamelys Moreno, right, watches as fellow female boxers train in Havana, Cuba, Monday, December 5, 2022. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





People in a makeshift boat with the U.S. flag painted on the side are captured by the Cuban Coast Guard, seen from the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, Monday, December 12, 2022. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Boxer Daniela Lao, 22, rests before a fight in Havana, Cuba on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





Boxer Legnis Cala cools down with ice as she listens to teammates' advice after losing her bout in the first official women's boxing program in Cuba, at the Giraldo Cordova boxing school in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, December 17, 2022. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





A shopper leaves the 17 and K Market on a bike in Havana, Cuba, Friday, December 23, 2022. In October, the Cuban government reported that inflation had risen 40% over the past year and had a significant impact on the purchasing power for many on the island. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)





People wait in a park to be called on by the nearby U.S. embassy on the day of its reopening for visa and consular services in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)





Melanie Rolo Gonzalez holds her daughter Madisson in their home's garden, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Days later, they left to migrate to the U.S., along with Melanie’s sister. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Marcos Marzo hugs two of his friends who came to say goodbye upon receiving the news that he had obtained a permit to travel to the United States, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Now in the U.S., his dream is to do a master’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and work as an engineer, which he says is his passion. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





A man is seen in an antique store in Havana, Cuba, 28 January 2023. (Photo by Yander Zamora/EPA/EFE)





Children riding bicycles pass by an abandoned building in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, January 28, 2023. This far-flung peninsula - on Cuba's north-central coast just 130 miles (210 km) south of the Florida Keys – is poised to once again become a barometer for measuring the impact of U.S. immigration policy, say residents, who for decades have watched the ebb and flow of migrants from the town's sand- and mangrove-lined shores. The latest twist: A U.S. “parole” program announced in early January that allows up to 30,000 migrants from Cuba and some other countries to enter the United States each month provided they apply online, find a financial sponsor and pay airfare. “Everyone is talking about it”, said Carlos Hernandez, a 49-year fisherman. He told Reuters the town was fast losing its population, fleeing the worst economic crisis to hit the country in decades. “People here are desperate to leave”. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





Fishermen observe as the electricity-generating vessel Suheyla Sultan, owned by the Turkish corporation Karadeniz Powership, arrives to Havana Bay on February 1, 2023. A large Turkish floating plant for the generation of electricity entered Havana Bay on Wednesday to increase the energy capacity of Cuba, which for the past year suffered from daily blackouts. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)





An aerial photograph shows the areas affected by the large-scale forest fire, which today affects the Pinares de Mayari plateau, in the municipality of Mayari, Holguin province, Cuba, 23 February 2023. The large-scale fire has affected more than 600 hectares of that protected natural area, according to preliminary data cited by state media. (Photo by Juan Pablo Carreras Vidal/EPA/EFE)





A boy runs during a baseball training class in Havana, on March 6, 2023. The 2023 World Baseball Classic begins March 7, 2023 when the Netherlands and Cuba kick off the fifth edition of the international event. For the first time, major and minor leaguers who defected from Cuba are being allowed to play for the team in international competition. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Phoot)





Congressional candidates Denisse Ricardo, stops at a vegetable stall while campaigning in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Some eight million Cubans will vote on Sunday, March 26, for the deputies that will make up the People's Power National Assembly, a unicameral parliament. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





A man wearing a shirt with an image of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara prepares to vote at a polling station in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 26, 2023. Cubans vote for the deputies that will make up the People's Power National Assembly, a unicameral parliament. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Men ride a motorcycle carrying a fan in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 6, 2023. As Cuban citizens deal with the country´s many problems like electricity blackouts, empty stores and long lines for almost any service, they also have to manage with the lack of public transportation as there is a shortage of working buses and few privately owned vehicles. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Residents ride a Coco taxi normally used for tourism, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





A vintage car passes by an image of Cuba's former President Raul Castro and Cuba's President and First Secretary of the Communist Party Miguel Diaz-Canel beside a sign that reads: “We are continuity”, in Havana, Cuba on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)





People wait in line to be able to refuel their cars in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 24, 2023. Cuba’s capital has been restricting fuel sales, threatening to further weaken an economy reeling from power blackouts and rampant inflation. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)