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Naval blockade of Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 14 April 2025
No shipping company was willing to make the direct voyage to the port of Mariel in Cuba for fear of US sanctions, according to a report published by the daily Granma which addressed specific examples of the US blockade of the island. A test container was sent to evaluate the ... read more
Despite appearances, the defunding of USAID is no help to Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 14 April 2025
Interviewed on March 2, Cuban Vice-Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío reacted to the Trump administration’s move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He granted that “some of these [USAID] programs do benefit some countries … [but the agency] has been employed [also] to foment a fake opposition, ... read more
Lords urge Government to ratify agreement with Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Members of the House of Lords urged the Government to ratify an agreement signed between Cuba and the UK, and raised concerns about the extraterritorial impact of the blockade in Parliament on Tuesday 25 March. A wide ranging discussion on the impact of the US blockade on British business, lessons ... read more
Cuba restores pockets of electricity after major power outage
News from Cuba | Monday, 17 March 2025
Cuban authorities worked around the clock to restore pockets of electricity back to the country today. This comes after millions of people were left without power on Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night. The massive blackout is the fourth in ... read more
Cuba sends doctors… And the United States?
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Many people and authorities have spoken out loud and clear in recent hours against the recent measures taken by the United States government, which seek to intimidate this bastion of solidarity: our medical collaboration. And they have done so because, as Fidel said, our country is "capable of sending the ... read more
Cuban women’s struggles on screen and behind the camera
Campaign News | Friday, 7 March 2025
Cuban women won many rights and shaped future Cuban society through their participation in the armed struggle which led to the overthrow of Batista in 1959. Their “revolution within the revolution” sought to reverse the inequalities which existed in the country. Spearheading this transformation was the Federation of Cuban Women ... read more
Trump resumes his crusade against Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 3 March 2025
After Joe Biden’s cynical last-minute clemency for Cuba, the new administration has quickly returned to maximum subversive tactics. This socialist island needs our support now more than ever, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS Earlier this month, the 20th Latin America Conference convened under the looming shadow of the new Trump administration.On February 8, ... read more
Cymru Cuba North Wales tribute to founder Selwyn Williams
Campaign News | Saturday, 1 March 2025
Cymru Cuba North Wales are deeply saddened to share the news of Selwyn Williams' recent passing. He was a passionate advocate and supporter of Cuban Solidarity for many years. During the peak of Thatcherism in the mid-1980s, he and his longtime friend David Jones established 'Cymru-Cuba', the Wales branch of the ... read more
Screen Cuba tickets on sale now!
Campaign News | Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Tickets have just gone on sale for Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World 2025 which takes place at cinemas in London, Wales, Oxford and other cities next month. This Festival of Cuban cinema will look at the achievements and challenges of Cuban people through the lenses of their filmmakers since ... read more
Latin America Resists: reports and speeches from Adelante:Latin America Conference 2025
Campaign News | Thursday, 13 February 2025
The 20th Latin America conference took place under the shadow of a new Trump administration which had recently deported thousands of people to Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, imposed trade tariffs on Mexico and renewed threats against Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. Hundreds packed in to Hamilton House on 8 February to hear ... read more
