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3 Mexican navy ships en route to Cuba to deliver humanitarian aid

3 Mexican navy ships ships en route to Cuba to deliver humanitarian aid

HAVANA, July 30th Three Mexican ships carrying diesel, medical supplies and food set sail for Cuba this week in what experts described as Mexico’s biggest aid run to the island nation in three decades. Read more

30/07/2021/by Havana Live

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The EU Has A Message For The Cuban Government

HAVANA, July 30, 2021 (Reuters) The European Union is “very concerned about the repression” of protests in Cuba and urges the government to release all arbitrarily detained protesters, the EU said on Thursday in its strongest statement…

Comienza en Cuba ensayo clínico de la vacuna contra la Covid-19

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Iran to start producing Cubas COVID-19 vaccines

HAVANA, July 29th (Reuters) - Iran will next week become the first country outside of Cuba to start producing one of the Communist-run island’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccines on an industrial scale,Cuban state-run media said on Wednesday. The…

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The mysterious deaths of five Cuban generals

HAVANA, Jul 28 (EFE) Cuban Brigadier General Armando Choy Rodríguez died on Monday night at the age of 87, reported the Central University of Las Villas in his home region of Villa Clara. With him, there are already five soldiers…

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Cuba blames US for molotov cocktail attack at embassy in Paris

HAVANA, July 27th (AFP) Cuba denounced the targeting of its Paris embassy on Monday as a "terrorist attack" encouraged by the United States after the building was bombarded with Molotov cocktails. Firefighters in the French capital said two…

Mexico will send two ships with food, medicine and oxygen to Cuba

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Fuel tanker owned by Mexico’s Pemex on its way to Cuba

HAVANA, July 26th (Reuters) A diesel cargo sent by Mexico's state-run Pemex is due to arrive in Cuba's Havana port on Monday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and sources, after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador promised humanitarian…

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Why is Biden continuing to starve the Cuban people?

HAVANA, July 26th (By Dennis Antenore) The Cuban people are hurting. Food is in short supply and some are on the verge of starvation. The virus is rampant and there is a severe shortage of syringes to administer vaccines. Pharmacies are…

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Cuban leftists begin to turn their fire on the ‘harmful practices of the state’

HAVANA, July 25th Luis Emilio Aybar is a voice from the left, which in Cuba means pretty far left. By any measure, he should be a stalwart defender of the island’s communist regime. After widespread public protests that two weeks ago roiled…

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Russia sends aid to Cuba after anti-government protests

HAVANA, July 24th Russia dispatched nearly 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Cuba, the defence ministry said Saturday, following unprecedented street protests over Cuba’s worst economic crisis in decades. The delivery was directly ordered…

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Small Flotilla Leaves Miami For Cuba Despite Homeland Security Warning

HAVANA, July 23th (AP) A small group of Cuban Americans launched motorboats from Miami early Friday, planning to approach Cuba in a show of support for people experiencing hardships on the island. Five boats left from Miami’s Bayside…

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Biden Says Cuba Sanctions ‘Just the Beginning’ After Crackdown

HAVANA, July 22. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions on Cuba target those responsible for a crackdown on protesters and that they are only the first step in the American response. “I unequivocally condemn the…

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U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Cuban Officials

HAVANA, July 21st The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that it will impose sanctions on Cuban officials responsible for violence against Cuban protesters calling for an end to the regime in the country. A State Department spokesperson…

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What next for Cuba after unprecedented protests?

HAVANA, July 21st (AFP) A week after unprecedented anti-government protests in Cuba, a superficial calm appears to have returned to the island. But experts told AFP discontent will continue simmering unless people see a clear improvement to…

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Twitter blocks Cuban account

HAVAVA, July 21st TWITTER blocked the account of a Cuban woman on Monday after she complained that her image was being used as a symbol of anti-government protests in a US-backed media warfare campaign. Betty Pairol Quesada raised objections…

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Biden orders review of Havana embassy staff, remittances

HAVANA, July 20th President Joe Biden took steps on Monday to respond to an historic wave of protests in Cuba , ordering the State Department to review an increase in staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana and forming a working group that will…

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Cuba, gripped by unrest, battles highest COVID caseload in the Americas

HAVANA, July 19th (Reuters) Cuba, which kept coronavirus infections low last year, now has the highest rate of contagion per capita in Latin America. That has strained its healthcare sector and helped stoke rare protests that have roiled…

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‘I’m surprised it took so long’: Cubans find anger in their souls

HAVANA, July 18th There’s a man from the government playing love songs in the park. Orlando Fuentes has a table, an awning against the hard Caribbean sun, and a sound system from which floats Silvio Rodríguez’s Cita con Ángeles. A…

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Cuban government holds mass rally in Havana after protests

HAVANA, July 17th (Reuters) Raul Castro was among thousands who attended a government-organized rally in Havana on Saturday to denounce the U.S. trade embargo and reaffirm their support for Cuba's revolution, a week after unprecedented protests…

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DHS warns Florida organizers not to launch flotilla to Cuba

HAVANA, July 17th The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that individuals planning to sail into waters near Cuba could face thousands of dollars in fines and possible prison time if they enter Cuban territory without…

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UN rights chief urges release of Cuban protesters

HAVANA, July 16th The U.N. rights chief is urging the release of all those detained in Cuba’s protests and calling on the government to address their grievances. In a statement Friday, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet…

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It’s Time for Biden to Choose Between Starving Cubans and Votes in Florida

HAVANA, July 15th For its first six months in office, the Biden administration did its best to ignore Cuba, slogging through a seemingly endless policy review and responding to questions about it with campaign platitudes.< The…

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Cuba: Homeland and Life

HAVANA, July 15th (DT) “For Cuba that suffers the first word.” It was with these poignant words that José Martí began one of his most enlightened speeches back for November 26, 1891, before the Cuban Lyceum of Tampa — when Cuba was…

Célebres artistas cubanos condenan la violencia contra los manifestantes

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Once-reticent Cuban music stars raise voices for protesters

HAVANA, July 15 (Reuters) High-profile Cuban musicians from salsa band Los Van Van and jazz pianist Chucho Valdes to pop star Leoni Torres have offered rare public support to protesters and criticized Communist authorities’ handling of the…

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Cuba’s leader lays some blame for protests on his government

HAVANA, July 15th (AP) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying that the government shortcomings in handling shortages and other problems played a role in this week's protests. But…

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Cuba lifts food, medicine customs restrictions after protests

HAVANA, July 15th (Reuters) Cuba announced on Wednesday it was temporarily lifting restrictions on the amount of food and medicine travellers could brin g into the country in an apparent small concession to demands by protesters who took…

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White House May Ease Ban on Remittances as Part of Cuba Review

HAVANA, July 14th (Reuters) President Joe Biden's review of Trump-era Cuba policy could lead to big changes in the U.S. posture toward the government in Havana as U.S. officials take stock of large protests in that country. The White House…

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Joe Biden should consider AIRSTRIKES against Cuba, Miami mayor says !!

HAVANA, July 14th Francis Suarez made his inflammatory remarks in an intervention that will further fuel already heightened tensions, with Russia and China issuing warnings about the danger posed by any US military intervention. Speaking…

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Cuba: Before and After the July 11th Protests

HAVANA, July 14th (HT) In his essential study “On Populist Reason”, Ernesto Laclau speaks about two political logics that any government project needs to face. The first was called “logic of difference” and it happened when society…

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Cuba curbs access to Facebook, messaging apps amid protests – internet watchdog

HAVANA, July 13 (Reuters) Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram since Monday, global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks said on Tuesday, amid widespread anti-government…

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3 Mexican navy ships en route to Cuba to deliver humanitarian aid

HAVANA, July 30th Three Mexican ships carrying diesel, medical supplies and food set sail for Cuba this week in what experts described as Mexico’s biggest aid run to the island nation in three decades. The José María Morelos II, a Pemex…

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