Viewing News From Cuba from December 2024
Cuba’s economic crisis: US sanctions and the problem of overcompliance
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 29 October 2024
There are two main factors that drive overcompliance with US sanctions: the ambiguity of the regulations, and the severity of the penalties It is well known that US sanctions against Cuba in fact affect not only US nationals, but also trade between Cuba and nationals of third countries. Known as ‘extraterritoriality’, ... read more
CUBA: BLACKOUT AND BLOCKADE
News from Cuba | Thursday, 24 October 2024
Cuba is going through its biggest energy crisis, with practically the entire island and 10 of 11 million inhabitants deprived of electricity. The blackouts that had been occurring with increasing frequency and duration for some time, became a total collapse of the electrical system following the shutdown of its main ... read more
Activists renew call for an end to the US blockade against Cuba as the Caribbean nation suffers electricity blackout
News from Cuba | Monday, 21 October 2024
ACTIVISTS renewed calls today for an end to the 64-year-old US blockade of Cuba after the government said that the restricitions were hampering efforts to fix a massive power cut. About half of the socialist island was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening, followed by all of it the following morning, ... read more
US complicity with violent acts against Cuba is strongly rejected - Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 7 October 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba strongly rejects a new US act complicit with terrorist violence against Cuba. The US judicial authorities have decided to release Alexander Alazo, the individual who, on April 30, 2020, stood in the middle of the street and shot 32 rounds with a machine gun ... read more
Israeli Aggression in the Middle East Must Stop - Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba
News from Cuba | Monday, 7 October 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses deep concern over the unfolding events in the Middle East, driven by the aggressive policies of the State of Israel, with military, logistical, and political support from the U.S. government. These actions have led to a dangerous escalation, further ... read more
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez wins record fifth straight gold, and then retires
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 7 August 2024
The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. He’s the first Olympic athlete to win gold in the same event at five consecutive Games, and the first wrestler to ... read more
Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy
News from Cuba | Monday, 5 August 2024
As Senator Robert Menendez cleans out his desk in the Hart Senate Office Building, he leaves Congress as one of the most corrupt US legislators in modern times. The senator’s July 16 conviction on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, and acting as an unregistered foreign agent has dramatically revealed how ... read more
Cuba Denounces Irresponsible Attempts to Resort to Violence and Destabilisation Aimed at Perpetrating a Coup d'État in Venezuela
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Statement by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs On Sunday, July 28, 2024, the Venezuelan people expressed their will for Comrade Nicolás Maduro Moros to continue as their President and affirmed their commitment to defending the peace, independence, and self-determination of their Homeland. In the face of imperialist harassment, external interference, media ... read more
Cuba, the Island of Olympic Champions
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Since the advent of the Revolution in 1959, Cuba has made the development of sport a national priority, becoming a world reference. Before 1959, Cuba had a modest record of five Olympic medals, four of them gold, won in Paris in 1900, Saint-Louis in 1904 and London in 1948. At the ... read more
Experts call for removal of Cuba from US States Sponsors of Terrorism list and lifting of blockade
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 30 July 2024
“We are seriously concerned at the redesignation by the U.S. Government since 2021 of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism (SSOT). The expansion of related restrictions has reportedly deepened the country’s international isolation for over 62 years as a result of the U.S. embargo,” the experts said. They said the ... read more
