When Raul Castro announced the end of his family dynasty’s grip on power in Cuba, Horacio Llerena was happy to see him go. Llerena, a New Jersey contractor, escaped the Communist island as part ...

Raul Castro has led the country since taking over from his late brother, Fidel. — -- Raul Castro will step down as Cuba's president on April 19, 2018, he announced Thursday during the ...

When Raul Castro announced three years ago that he would step down in 2021 as head of Cuba’s all-powerful communist party, he surely envisioned the island on firmer economic footing and the ...